- Do You Read Labels?
By: Marylee Evans
The first ingredient of any product
is what makes up the majority of that product. For example if
the first ingredient of your cleanser is water, than the majority
of your cleanser is nothing but water. That is why it is important
to know what is in your products. Are you interested in knowing
what you are applying to your skin? Just as there are healthy
and unhealthy foods, the same applies to skincare products.
Here is a list of skincare
ingredients to avoid.
* MINERAL OIL - A liquid
mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum, mineral oil
can attract dirt and causes blackheads and eruptions. It can
accelerate free radical damage, thus speeding up the aging process,
because it causes toxins to build up in the skin.
* All waxes such as PARAFFIN,
BEESWAX, CANDELLIA WAX, CARNUBA WAX - Waxes are widely used in
cleansing creams, eye creams and moisturizers. Waxes clog pores
creating blackheads and whiteheads. They also smother the skin,
which over a period of time, creates an enlarged pore problem.
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* LANOLIN - A yellow,
semi-solid, fatty secretion from sheep's wool is widely used
in skin and beauty care products. It can cause an allergic reaction
in some people, as well as enlarged pores.
* PETROLATUM - This familiar
semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons is derived from petroleum.
Literally, "paraffin jelly" or "petroleum jelly"
- it is not absorbed by the skin and suffocates pores. All petrochemicals
pollute our water and destroy marine life - avoiding them is
essential for humans, animals, fish, water, land and air.
* ACETONE - Used in nail
polish and nail polish removers, this colorless, volatile liquid
is often used in astringents, fresheners or clarifying lotions.
It is extremely toxic and will dehydrate the skin while speeding
up the aging process. |
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* BORAX (Sodium Borate
Boric Acid) - Used in baby powders, eye creams, skin fresheners,
and protective creams as a preservative- it is rapidly absorbed
by the skin. And it is still widely used, despite repeated warnings
from the American Medical Association.
* ALCOHOLS SUCH AS ISOPROPYL
ALCOHOL, SD ALCOHOL 40,
* ETHYL ALCOHOL- Alcohols
dissolves the body's own natural moisturizers and strips the
skin of its own protection, leaving it vulnerable to infection.
Alcohols destroy the skin ph balance and since they absorb water
they speed up wrinkling of the skin.
* FD&C- When this
abbreviation precedes the name of a color, it means that the
FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has certified it as safe for
use in drugs and cosmetics, but not in food. D&C colors are
usually synthetic, coal tar colors; they're toxic and should
be avoided when at all possible.
I challenge you to read labels,
to find out what is safe and effective and would benefit you
and your skin the most. There are many safe products on the market
today and they are not expensive and easy to use and will have
your skin looking healthy and radiant. |
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