Why Do So Many Skin Care Products Use These Potentially Hazardous Ingredients?
Dec 26, 2023
Simple answer: because they are cheap, readily available, and easy to dilute.
Are they in the products you currently use? It’s time to check. Go grab your containers of skin care products and check them against the following …
| Ingredient | Use | Dangers |
| Parabens | Heavily used preservatives in the cosmetic industry; used in an estimated 13,200 cosmetic and skin care products. | Studies implicate their connection with cancer because their hormone-disrupting qualities mimic estrogen and could disrupt your body’s endocrine system. |
| Mineral Oil, Paraffin, and Petrolatum | These petroleum products coat the skin like plastic – clogging pores and creating a build-up of toxins. They can slow cellular development, creating earlier signs of aging. They’re implicated as a suspected cause of cancer. Plus, they can disrupt hormonal activity. When you think about black oil pumped from deep underground, ask yourself why you’d want to put that kind of stuff on your skin… | |
| Sodium laurel or lauryl sulfate (SLS), also known as sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) | Found in over 90% of personal care products! They break down your skin’s moisture barrier, potentially leading to dry skin with premature aging. And because they easily penetrate your skin, they can allow other chemicals easy access. | SLS combined with other chemicals may become a “nitrosamine” – a potent carcinogen |
| Acrylamide | Found in many facial creams | Linked to mammary tumors |
| Propylene glycol | Common cosmetic moisturizer and carrier for fragrance oils | May cause dermatitis and skin irritation. May inhibit skin cell growth. Linked to kidney and liver problems. |
| Phenol carbolic acid | Found in many lotions and skin creams | Can cause circulatory collapse, paralysis, convulsions, coma, and even death from respiratory failure |
| Dioxane | Hidden in ingredients such as PEG, polysorbates, laureth, ethoxylated alcohols. Very common in personal care products. | These chemicals are often contaminated with high concentrations of highly volatile 1,4-dioxane that’s easily absorbed through the skin. Its carcinogenicity was first reported in 1965, and later confirmed in studies including one from the National Cancer Institute in 1978. Nasal passages are considered extremely vulnerable, making it, in my opinion, a really bad idea to use these things on your face. |
| Toluene | May be very poisonous! Made from petroleum and coal tar… found in most synthetic fragrances | Chronic exposure linked to anemia, lowered blood cell count, liver or kidney damage…May affect a developing fetus. |
You see, your skin is not only your largest organ – it’s also the thinnest. Only 1/10th of an inch separates you from all sorts of toxins. Your skin is highly permeable, allowing what you apply to your skin access to your bloodstream (and thereby to the rest of your body)…
SOURCE: www.drmercola.com
Question: So what are my options?
Answer: pH-Alkaline Skin Care
Alkaline body care means deeper cleansing and regeneration of the skin by thoroughly clearing away old layers. Unfortunately, this knowledge increasingly faded away over the past decades. Today’s acidic body care usually has a pH- value of 5.0-5.5. Until 70 years ago, body care was purely alkaline having a pH value of 8.5-9.0. pH-Cosmetics offers alkaline-based products to promote healthy, radiant and supple skin. Fresh plant extracts like violet, tangerine, and carrot oil are blended into a natural euphoric concoction. These products contain vitamins A, E, and C giving the skin a silky smooth feeling and preventing aging. Select naturals oils in combination with natural substances feed and nourish the skin. Valuable ingredients such as vitamin E, F, and B are provided exactly where the skin needs them. By the alkaline pH-value, the skin’s natural moisturizing process is stimulated, smoothing cracks and wrinkles and perfectly fitting the skin’s natural structure.
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