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Skin
Care Ingredients to Avoid
By L'Bri Pure n' Natural
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MINERAL OIL
A liquid mixture of hydrocarbons
obtained from petroleum, mineral
oil can attract dirt and causes
blackheads and eruptions. It can
accelerate free radical damage,
thus speeding up the aging
process, because it causes
toxins to build up in the skin.
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ALL WAXES SUCH AS PARAFFIN,
BEESWAX, CANDELILLA WAX,
CARNAUBA WAX
Waxes are widely used in
cleansing creams, eye creams and
moisturizers. Waxes clog pores,
creating blackheads and
whiteheads; they also smother
the skin which over a period of
time creates an enlarged pore
problem.
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LANOLIN
A yellow, semi-solid, fatty
secretion from sheeps wool is
widely used in skin and beauty
care products. It can cause an
allergic reaction in some
people, as well as enlarged
pores.
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PETROLATUM
This familiar, semi-solid
mixture of hydrocarbons is
derived from petroleum.
Literally, "paraffin jelly" or
"petroleum jelly" -- it is not
absorbed by the skin and
suffocates the pores. All
petrochemicals pollute our water
and destroy marine life --
avoiding them is essential for
humans, animals, fish, water,
land and air.
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ACETONE
Used in nail polish and nail
polish removers, this colorless,
volatile liquid is often used in
astringents, fresheners or
clarifying lotions. It is
extremely toxic and will
dehydrate the skin while
speeding up the aging process.
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BORAX
(Sodium Borate, Boric acid) Used
in baby powders, bath powders,
eye creams, skin fresheners, and
protective creams as a
preservative -- it is rapidly
absorbed by the skin. And it is
still widely used, despite
repeated warnings from the
American Medical Association.
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ALCOHOLS SUCH AS ISOPROPYL
ALCOHOL, SD ALCOHOL 40, ETHYL
ALCOHOL
Alcohols dissolves the bodys
own natural moisturizers and
strips the skin of its own
protection, leaving it
vulnerable to infection.
Alcohols destroy the skin pH
balance and since they absorb
water they speed up wrinkling of
the skin.
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FD&C
When this abbreviation precedes
the name of a color, it means
that the FDA (Food and Drug
Administration) has certified it
as safe for use in drugs and
cosmetics, but not food. D&C
colors are usually synthetic,
coal tar colors; theyre toxic
and should be avoided when at
all possible.
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