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Natural Skin Care - Skin Pollution?
By Ian Taylor of Green People
Did you know... • That 'natural' skincare products only need 1% of natural ingredients to be called 'natural'?
• That each year over 100,000 tons of man-made chemicals are dumped into so called 'natural' skin care products!
• That you absorb up to 60% of any substance applied to you skin?
• That women can absorb up to 2 kg (4.4 lb.) of chemicals through their skin every year. Most women spend hours every week looking after their skin. We buy cleansers, toners, day creams, night creams, eye gels, body lotions, anti-cellulite lotions to name a few. We are willing to try almost anything that promises beauty - especially if it is 'natural'. How natural is 'Natural'?
Almost every skin care product on the market today describes itself as natural or pure. It's the marketing buzzword of today and it sells. Applied to skin care products it is also the most misused word in the English language. There are thousands of chemicals in 'natural' products, up to 20 in any one product. It may be misleading, but it's not illegal. The beauty industry must be the only one in the world where a product laden with chemicals and synthetic additives can be labelled 'natural' providing it contains as little as 1% natural ingredients! Yet the glossy images of attractive models with smooth skin often hide a dangerous secret; - a carcinogenic cocktail of hazardous waste. Most of the chemicals that go into our toiletries are little or no different from the harsh, toxic chemicals used in industry. The cosmetic industry will not tell you that some of the ingredients used in its products are health hazards, but that is no reason to remain uninformed. Who wants stinging eyes, reddened skin, or allergic contact dermatitis, not to mention an increased cancer risk? Fortunately, some natural skin care products really are as natural as they say they are but they can be hard to find. When you are looking at 'natural' products, either online or in the shops, have a glance at the ingredients. What to avoid
If any of the following are present, you should think twice about buying: - parfum/perfume
- 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol
- Diazolidinyl urea
- DMDM hydantoin
- Imidazolidinyl urea
- Quaternium 15
- Methylchloroisothiazolinone
- Methylisothiazolinone
- Parabens (butyl-, ethyl-, methyl- and propyl-paraben)
- Artificial colours
- Cosmetic grade lanolin
- Cosmetic grade talc
This intel first appeared on: http://ezinearticles.com/?Natural-Skin-Care---Skin-Pollution?&id=17...
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PLEASE VISIT THE CONTRIBUTOR'S WEBSITE
Green People
Online store with organic beauty ranges
www.greenpeople.co.uk
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This intel was contributed by vithe
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