When you expose your skin to chemicals, you are unnecessarily 'playing with fire'. Many workers in the construction business found that when they handled lumber that had been treated their livers became damaged. No, they did not eat the wood, they merely touched it! This lumber was treated with arsenic and when they repeatedly touched and handled the wood it played havoc with their bodies. The largest organ of the human body is the skin. Now that we realize this, we must put this question to ourselves - "Are we safe when we repeatedly use chemical based skin care products?"
Eye makeup has mercury added to it at a rate of up to 65 parts per million. Repeatedly we hear on TV that there is mercury in canned fish and pregnant women should limit their intake of fish. However no one ever mentions anything about the effect that mercury in eye makeup may have. This deadly metal is absorbed easily 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.
Preservatives in many different lotions and hair care products release formaldehyde. Ingredients like imidazolidinyl urea and DMDM hydantoin can irritate the respiratory system, cause skin reactions, asthma, allergies and sometimes trigger heart palpitations.
Exposure to formaldehyde can have various side effects such as headaches, immune dysfunction, chest pain, dizziness and even cancer. Be on your guard against trade names that include formid, aminoform and uritone. You should also be concerned about others, but this is a beginning.
Coal tar derivatives are also absorbed through the skin. Ingredients like 1-Naphthol and 2- Naphthol are included in this group. If taken orally an amount as small as 2 teaspoons is fatal.
Ingredients such as Vitamin E and C are usually added to make up in order to block the toxic effects of nitrosamines which can come in the forms of, monethanolamine (MEA), lauryl sarcosine, laureth sulphate and cocoyl sarcosine. Before purchasing makeup that promotes the addition of these vitamins, please read the rest of the ingredients. The job that these vitamins have may well not be in providing something extra but in blocking the effects of carcinogenic substances that the products contain.
Makeup often contains ingredients that act as emulsifiers, moisture retainers and solvents. These ingredients also are part of the products such as antifreeze and brake fluid! One of these ingredients is propylene glycol. Due to the toxicity of this substance, the EPA states that workers must wear skin protection when working with this product. Safety Data Sheets also give the warning that if propylene glycol is absorbed through the skin, then one may suffer from abnormalities in the liver, brain and kidneys. Despite all of its ill effects, it still 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. - 15255
Eye makeup has mercury added to it at a rate of up to 65 parts per million. Repeatedly we hear on TV that there is mercury in canned fish and pregnant women should limit their intake of fish. However no one ever mentions anything about the effect that mercury in eye makeup may have. This deadly metal is absorbed easily 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.
Preservatives in many different lotions and hair care products release formaldehyde. Ingredients like imidazolidinyl urea and DMDM hydantoin can irritate the respiratory system, cause skin reactions, asthma, allergies and sometimes trigger heart palpitations.
Exposure to formaldehyde can have various side effects such as headaches, immune dysfunction, chest pain, dizziness and even cancer. Be on your guard against trade names that include formid, aminoform and uritone. You should also be concerned about others, but this is a beginning.
Coal tar derivatives are also absorbed through the skin. Ingredients like 1-Naphthol and 2- Naphthol are included in this group. If taken orally an amount as small as 2 teaspoons is fatal.
Ingredients such as Vitamin E and C are usually added to make up in order to block the toxic effects of nitrosamines which can come in the forms of, monethanolamine (MEA), lauryl sarcosine, laureth sulphate and cocoyl sarcosine. Before purchasing makeup that promotes the addition of these vitamins, please read the rest of the ingredients. The job that these vitamins have may well not be in providing something extra but in blocking the effects of carcinogenic substances that the products contain.
Makeup often contains ingredients that act as emulsifiers, moisture retainers and solvents. These ingredients also are part of the products such as antifreeze and brake fluid! One of these ingredients is propylene glycol. Due to the toxicity of this substance, the EPA states that workers must wear skin protection when working with this product. Safety Data Sheets also give the warning that if propylene glycol is absorbed through the skin, then one may suffer from abnormalities in the liver, brain and kidneys. Despite all of its ill effects, it still 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. - 15255
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About the author: Jemma Rivera offers more reasons for choosing organic hair care on her website where you can discover information on the healthy, natural products available from miessence.
