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Organic skin care is the best way that you can pamper yourself and protect your largest organ. There are a variety of safe “non toxic” Organic skin and hair care products available. Many people switch to organic skin care products because of allergic reactions to chemicals found in many conventional skin care lines. When looking for organic skin care its best to choose brands that specifically say certified organic on the label. Many name brand conventional skin and hair care products contain harmful chemicals such as parabens which are linked to breast cancer. Organic skin care products contain “non toxic” ingredients that come directly from nature that provide many benefits to the skin.
Many ingredients such as Shea butter, olive oil, Aloe Vera, vitamins, minerals, papaya, herbs, and fruit extracts are found in organic skin and hair care products. Your skin absorbs everything that you put on it and by giving your skin only the best natural ingredients you are safeguarding your youth and beauty. Our skin is what wraps and protects our body; it is a complex living tissue system. Give your skin only the best that nature has to offer.
Harmful Ingredients to Avoid
Many of the following ingredients are found in most conventional hair and skin care products. There are thousands more ingredients out that are used in many of the major brands. For a more extensive list of cosmetic ingredients and what they do you can buy the book, A Consumers Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients by Ruth Winter M.S.
Aluminum
This ingredients is found in most antiperspirants. It works by blocking pores so that sweat can't be released by the skin. Studies have shown aluminum to be linked to Alzheimer's disease.
Benzoates
this is used as preservative in some carbonated drinks and cosmetics. It can cause numbing in the mouth, gastric irritation and has been known to bring on asthma attacks. Other names for this ingredient are bezoic acid, sodium benzoate, and parahydroxy benzoate.
Dibutyl phthalate
Used in hair skin and cosmetic products to increase absorption of other ingredients. Known to cause birth defects in animals, and damages the reproductive system of both men and women.
Formaldehyde
Used as preservative in hair skin and cosmetics. Can cause skin reactions and harmful to breath in directly.
Fragrances
Can be in the form of over 200 undetected substances some of which can cause serious skin reactions, dizziness, skin allergies, and hyper-pigmentation.
Isopropyl Alcohol
A drying agent from petroleum. This ingredient has been linked to certain cancers.
Keratolytic chemicals
Can be used in peels. Can cause a person to become more sensitive to the sun, thickens skin cells and can cause peeling. Other names for this are hydroxyl acids, retinoic acid.
Artificial Colors
Known to cause hyperactivity in children, blurred vision, water eyes, and headaches, FD&C derived directly from coal tar. These dyes are especially harmful to people who suffer from eczema and have sensitivities to aspirin.
Parabens
A petroleum product which can cause skin irritation and is also a xerestrogen contributing to the rise in breast cancer.
Many ingredients such as Shea butter, olive oil, Aloe Vera, vitamins, minerals, papaya, herbs, and fruit extracts are found in organic skin and hair care products. Your skin absorbs everything that you put on it and by giving your skin only the best natural ingredients you are safeguarding your youth and beauty. Our skin is what wraps and protects our body; it is a complex living tissue system. Give your skin only the best that nature has to offer.
Harmful Ingredients to Avoid
Many of the following ingredients are found in most conventional hair and skin care products. There are thousands more ingredients out that are used in many of the major brands. For a more extensive list of cosmetic ingredients and what they do you can buy the book, A Consumers Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients by Ruth Winter M.S.
Aluminum
This ingredients is found in most antiperspirants. It works by blocking pores so that sweat can't be released by the skin. Studies have shown aluminum to be linked to Alzheimer's disease.
Benzoates
this is used as preservative in some carbonated drinks and cosmetics. It can cause numbing in the mouth, gastric irritation and has been known to bring on asthma attacks. Other names for this ingredient are bezoic acid, sodium benzoate, and parahydroxy benzoate.
Dibutyl phthalate
Used in hair skin and cosmetic products to increase absorption of other ingredients. Known to cause birth defects in animals, and damages the reproductive system of both men and women.
Formaldehyde
Used as preservative in hair skin and cosmetics. Can cause skin reactions and harmful to breath in directly.
Fragrances
Can be in the form of over 200 undetected substances some of which can cause serious skin reactions, dizziness, skin allergies, and hyper-pigmentation.
Isopropyl Alcohol
A drying agent from petroleum. This ingredient has been linked to certain cancers.
Keratolytic chemicals
Can be used in peels. Can cause a person to become more sensitive to the sun, thickens skin cells and can cause peeling. Other names for this are hydroxyl acids, retinoic acid.
Artificial Colors
Known to cause hyperactivity in children, blurred vision, water eyes, and headaches, FD&C derived directly from coal tar. These dyes are especially harmful to people who suffer from eczema and have sensitivities to aspirin.
Parabens
A petroleum product which can cause skin irritation and is also a xerestrogen contributing to the rise in breast cancer.
