Exposing your skin to chemicals is not only hazardous but unnecessary. Many people in the construction business found that their livers were damaged when they handled lumber that had been treated. Of course, the wood was not consumed, the workers only touched it. This prolonged and repeated action of touching the lumber that was coated with arsenic played havoc with their bodies. Your body's largest organ is your skin. Knowing this we have to ask ourselves this question - "Are we really safe when we repeatedly use chemical based skin care products?"
Mercury is added to eye make up at a rate up to 65 parts per million. While questions are asked about mercury in canned fish, no one mentions the potential danger it poses as an ingredient in makeup. This deadly metal easily absorbs through the skin and accumulates in the body.
Bronopol, often found in mascara, is another chemical to avoid if possible. This skin irritant has a history of causing blindness and eventually death in lab animals. Whilst an extremely high concentration is required for this to occur, consider a woman that uses the same brand of mascara for decades.
Formaldehyde is a chemical that is found in many different hair care products and lotions. Ingredients such as DMDM hydantoin and imidazolidinyl urea are known to irritate the respiratory system, can cause asthma, skin reactions and allergies and have even been known to trigger heart palpitations.
When you have been exposed to formaldehyde you can experience such side effects as immune dysfunction, headaches, dizziness, chest pain and even cancer. Be careful about trade names that contain aminoform, formid and uritone. You should also be concerned about others, but this is a good start.
Other chemicals absorbed by the skin include coal tar derivatives. Ingredients such as 1-Naphthol and 2-Naphthol are named in this group. If these ingredients are ingested orally, only 2 teaspoonfuls are fatal.
Ingredients such as Vitamins C and E are usually added to makeup in order to block the toxic effects that nitrosamines have. These come in the forms of monethanolamine (MEA), lauryl sarcosine, laureth sulphate and cocoyl sarcosine. Before you go out and purchase makeup that promotes the addition of Vitamins C and E, please carefully read the rest of the ingredients. The job that these vitamins have may not be to provide something extra; instead they may be blocking the effects of carcinogenic substances that these makeups contain.
Often makeup contains ingredients that act as oil emulsifiers, moisture retainers and solvents. These same ingredients also go into antifreeze and brake fluid. Propylene glycol is one of them. Because of its toxicity the EPA requires workers to wear skin protection when working with this product and Safety Data Sheets warn that absorption through the skin can cause abnormalities in the liver, brain and kidney. Despite this it remains an ingredient in makeup and some stick deodorants.
Skin care products, cosmetics and lotions are regularly applied. Before you purchase a product, be sure you read the ingredients on the label. The parts per million of certain toxic ingredients may be very small, but if you use a product over a period of years, there will be a slow and steady build-up in your body. Mysterious illnesses can often be traced back to things that the patient thought had no consequences. One option for you would be to go organic. It would definitely be the kindest thing to do for your skin. Be sure that you start monitoring what you put on your skin before you apply it. - 15683
Mercury is added to eye make up at a rate up to 65 parts per million. While questions are asked about mercury in canned fish, no one mentions the potential danger it poses as an ingredient in makeup. This deadly metal easily absorbs through the skin and accumulates in the body.
Bronopol, often found in mascara, is another chemical to avoid if possible. This skin irritant has a history of causing blindness and eventually death in lab animals. Whilst an extremely high concentration is required for this to occur, consider a woman that uses the same brand of mascara for decades.
Formaldehyde is a chemical that is found in many different hair care products and lotions. Ingredients such as DMDM hydantoin and imidazolidinyl urea are known to irritate the respiratory system, can cause asthma, skin reactions and allergies and have even been known to trigger heart palpitations.
When you have been exposed to formaldehyde you can experience such side effects as immune dysfunction, headaches, dizziness, chest pain and even cancer. Be careful about trade names that contain aminoform, formid and uritone. You should also be concerned about others, but this is a good start.
Other chemicals absorbed by the skin include coal tar derivatives. Ingredients such as 1-Naphthol and 2-Naphthol are named in this group. If these ingredients are ingested orally, only 2 teaspoonfuls are fatal.
Ingredients such as Vitamins C and E are usually added to makeup in order to block the toxic effects that nitrosamines have. These come in the forms of monethanolamine (MEA), lauryl sarcosine, laureth sulphate and cocoyl sarcosine. Before you go out and purchase makeup that promotes the addition of Vitamins C and E, please carefully read the rest of the ingredients. The job that these vitamins have may not be to provide something extra; instead they may be blocking the effects of carcinogenic substances that these makeups contain.
Often makeup contains ingredients that act as oil emulsifiers, moisture retainers and solvents. These same ingredients also go into antifreeze and brake fluid. Propylene glycol is one of them. Because of its toxicity the EPA requires workers to wear skin protection when working with this product and Safety Data Sheets warn that absorption through the skin can cause abnormalities in the liver, brain and kidney. Despite this it remains an ingredient in makeup and some stick deodorants.
Skin care products, cosmetics and lotions are regularly applied. Before you purchase a product, be sure you read the ingredients on the label. The parts per million of certain toxic ingredients may be very small, but if you use a product over a period of years, there will be a slow and steady build-up in your body. Mysterious illnesses can often be traced back to things that the patient thought had no consequences. One option for you would be to go organic. It would definitely be the kindest thing to do for your skin. Be sure that you start monitoring what you put on your skin before you apply it. - 15683
About the Author:
Author: Jemma Rivera offers more on the benefits of organic hair care on her website where you can find information on the quality, all-natural alternatives on offer at miessence.
