| What to hot dogs and makeup have in common? It | | | | Be careful not to choose a product just because it |
| sounds strange but they do have a similarity. Have you | | | | says "natural". That alone is not enough. There are |
| ever heard the term animal by-products? | | | | things out there such as oil, uranium, and gas that are |
| This is something you may want to pay attention to | | | | natural too but you sure wouldn't use them to put on |
| even if you are not a vegetarian. | | | | your skin! Choose products such as herbs and |
| You may or may not be aware, but it has been | | | | botanicals either alone or within a group of them that |
| known for a while that hotdogs have fillers in them | | | | are used in products that make sense! |
| unless you purposefully purchase a brand that clearly | | | | Here are seven ingredients that you can feel |
| states it is 100% meat. Do you know what it means | | | | comfortable using in an antiaging product: |
| when "fillers" are on a label of our food or even our | | | | 1. Vitamin C, Magnesium Ascorbyl phosphate |
| cosmetics, shampoos and lotions? Fillers and | | | | 2. Alpha Lipoic Acid |
| byproducts are used interchangeably and are | | | | 3. Kojic Acid |
| sometimes the same thing, depending on the final | | | | 4. Copper |
| product they are in. | | | | 5. Alpha and Beta Hydroxy acids |
| Information found on the web describes animal | | | | 6. Peptides |
| byproducts as being developed in rendering plants | | | | 7. Peppermint |
| where "raw product" of dead dogs, cats, heads and | | | | Vitamin C, magnesium Ascorbyl phosphate is a |
| hooves from cattle, sheep, and other farm animals as | | | | biologically active form of Vitamin C along with |
| well as road kill such as entire skunks, rats and wild | | | | collagen and elastin promotes strength and elasticity of |
| animals are gathered for processing. The processing | | | | the skin. |
| of rendering is basically to cook the raw animal | | | | Alpha lipoic acid is helps to increase skin metabolism to |
| materials to remove the moisture and fat. This cooking | | | | aid in generating new skin and again encouraging that |
| process creates a soup like substance of grease that | | | | youthful appearance. |
| is then skimmed off and sold. | | | | Kojic acid is a skin lightening agent reducing |
| Guess what the number one customer of a rendering | | | | appearance of long term sun damage. |
| plant is? You guessed it! AMERICAN COSMETIC | | | | Copper softens and firms the skin reducing |
| COMPANIES! Yuck! Do you want that stuff anywhere | | | | appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. |
| near you let alone on your body when you lather on | | | | Alpha and beta hydroxy acids wake up the healthy |
| the lotion or wash your hair? Do you realize that your | | | | skin cells and help reduce appearance of fine lines and |
| skin absorbs everything you put on it in a matter of | | | | wrinkles. |
| seconds? If you don't believe that do an experiment on | | | | Peptides improve skin roughness and less appearance |
| your own. Take a clove of garlic and peel it and place | | | | of depth of wrinkles. |
| it between your toes. You should have the taste of | | | | Did you know that peppermint helps to open your |
| garlic in your mouth within one minute! If you are allergic | | | | pores and allows them to be cleansed from the |
| to garlic then obviously don't use it but choose | | | | inside? This means that pores appear to be smaller |
| something else strong that you can use. | | | | giving you a more youthful appearance? |
| If you deliberately put something on your skin and it | | | | With the above listed ingredients in a skin care line, |
| gets absorbed, isn't it reasonable to watch what it is | | | | whether it be body wash, facial products or even |
| that you use? Educate yourself by reading labels and | | | | lotion, you can avoid the animal fat and byproducts |
| watching for key phrases such as "animal byproducts", | | | | that sure do not sound appealing to have on your skin. |
| "animal products", "fillers", etc. | | | | Choose your products wisely! Educate yourself on |
| Here is some positive information for you to look for. | | | | what is natural and healthy to use! |