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5 Reasons to Ditch That
Skin Product
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Choosing the right skin product Facial is like picking the perfect mate: Look for the good things they offer, but be aware of red flags.
That’s because certain ingredients in skin treatments may irritate or damage your skin. If your skin’s been acting up, check your products’ labels
for any of these five red flags:
1. Smell-good fragrances: They may tickle your nose, but these little molecules set off allergic reactions in up to 14 percent of people. Symptoms
could range from itching and redness to vomiting and convulsions.
2. Suds-making sodium lauryl sulfate: It creates bubbles and foam in shampoos and cleansers but could strip your skin of lipids -- natural
moisturizers that smooth and soften it. The result: irritation and dryness
3. Two preservatives: imidazolidinyl urea and diazolidinyl urea. They’re used to prevent bacterial growth but can also cause contact dermatitis.
4. MEA, TEA: They’re common stabilizers, but when exposed to air, they form potentially irritating substances, tend to clog pores, and can create
blackheads. (Is your skin acne- (link to the article also attached on acne) prone? Try these pimple-preventing strategies.)
5. DMAE: This so-called "instant facelift" ingredient in wrinkle creams works by damaging cells, which causes slight swelling. Yes, the swelling
smoothes out wrinkles temporarily, but that doesn’t mean it’s good for your skin.
Remember…don’t put anything on your face that you wouldn’t want to eat. The body will drink in whatever you feed it just like it takes in food and
drink. How do you think the nicotine patches work?
Use sweet almond oil, rose hip oil, or any oil that is organic and pure. You can “pretty it up” with an organic essential oil that is good for the skin like
lavender or rose. Since our skin is lipid based, the oils penetrate into your skin much better than any lotion you can buy.
If you don’t like using oils or have problems with acne, use a pure, organic product – one that would be safe to ingest. This will ensure that you
put quality products on the body…just like you would be preparing for a meal.
CONTACT US for more information on organic facial products…it’s your best option for healthy, young-looking skin.
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