You would be surprised if not shocked at just what goes into the leading brand creams and the repercussions for your health. This article will reveal some of the worst offenders and how to easily avoid them.
Which chemicals are bad in face moisturizer creams?
Cheap chemical additives are used because they are cheap and easy to make. Look at your current line and you will see mineral oil (paraffin wax, petrolatum),parabens (methyl, propyl), possibly triclosan and fragrances which could be any number of thousands of chemicals and also dioxane, known to the state of California to cause cancer.
Mineral oil coats your skin like plastic to keep the moisture in but prevents it from breathing properly and prevents the toxins being eliminated correctly too.
Parabens are used to preserve most creams but have been linked to cancer and triclosan is also used in weedkiller (comforting thought). Triclosan is an anti-bacterial agent but as it is so widely used in skin care products, it is thought to be responsible for many strains of bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
If you can, it is always best to use creams that are fragent free, and using perfume is a better way to go as it evaporates from your skin much more quickly and is less harmful.
Some others include Phenol carbolic acid, Toluene along with DEA (diethanolamine), MEA (monoethanolamine), and TEA (diethanolamine).
Many of these chemicals are banned or restricted in Europe but still widely used in the US where there is unfortunately very little regulation, despite recent efforts, as the cosmetic companies are too powerful and only interested in profits, not your health and future well-being.
I find the best place to get high quality natural creams, any harmful additives is to look online for the best companies that source ingredients from around the world and display a logo for the Compact for Safe Cosmetics on their website.
This logo means that no harmful additives are used in any of their products, keeping you healthy and informed.
I use a company based in New Zealand that delivers worldwide and uses potent and natural extracts including Xtend-TK, Phytessence wakame kelp and coenzyme
These help to deeply moisturize down through all the layers of your skin and gently fade any lines or wrinkles while delivering many essential nutrients to keep your skin in the best of health.
Now you know which chemicals are bad in face moisturizer creams, you can safely avoid them and protect your skin's future health and well-being and boost your overall health too.
To discover more about these potent natural substances that help to keep your skin radiant and healthy and the ones to avoid