Skin Care And Animal Byproducts

What to hot dogs and makeup have in common? ItBe careful not to choose a product just because it
sounds strange but they do have a similarity. Have yousays "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 tonatural 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 beenbotanicals either alone or within a group of them that
known for a while that hotdogs have fillers in themare used in products that make sense!
unless you purposefully purchase a brand that clearlyHere are seven ingredients that you can feel
states it is 100% meat. Do you know what it meanscomfortable using in an antiaging product:
when "fillers" are on a label of our food or even our1. Vitamin C, Magnesium Ascorbyl phosphate
cosmetics, shampoos and lotions? Fillers and2. Alpha Lipoic Acid
byproducts are used interchangeably and are3. Kojic Acid
sometimes the same thing, depending on the final4. Copper
product they are in.5. Alpha and Beta Hydroxy acids
Information found on the web describes animal6. Peptides
byproducts as being developed in rendering plants7. Peppermint
where "raw product" of dead dogs, cats, heads andVitamin C, magnesium Ascorbyl phosphate is a
hooves from cattle, sheep, and other farm animals asbiologically active form of Vitamin C along with
well as road kill such as entire skunks, rats and wildcollagen and elastin promotes strength and elasticity of
animals are gathered for processing. The processingthe skin.
of rendering is basically to cook the raw animalAlpha lipoic acid is helps to increase skin metabolism to
materials to remove the moisture and fat. This cookingaid in generating new skin and again encouraging that
process creates a soup like substance of grease thatyouthful appearance.
is then skimmed off and sold.Kojic acid is a skin lightening agent reducing
Guess what the number one customer of a renderingappearance of long term sun damage.
plant is? You guessed it! AMERICAN COSMETICCopper softens and firms the skin reducing
COMPANIES! Yuck! Do you want that stuff anywhereappearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
near you let alone on your body when you lather onAlpha and beta hydroxy acids wake up the healthy
the lotion or wash your hair? Do you realize that yourskin cells and help reduce appearance of fine lines and
skin absorbs everything you put on it in a matter ofwrinkles.
seconds? If you don't believe that do an experiment onPeptides improve skin roughness and less appearance
your own. Take a clove of garlic and peel it and placeof depth of wrinkles.
it between your toes. You should have the taste ofDid you know that peppermint helps to open your
garlic in your mouth within one minute! If you are allergicpores and allows them to be cleansed from the
to garlic then obviously don't use it but chooseinside? 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 itWith the above listed ingredients in a skin care line,
gets absorbed, isn't it reasonable to watch what it iswhether it be body wash, facial products or even
that you use? Educate yourself by reading labels andlotion, 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!