| Have you taken the best care of your face for many | | | | of its natural oils and leaving it vulnerable to viruses, |
| years but you think that you are not looking so young | | | | bacteria and molds. It has no place in a product that is |
| after all and are a bit fearful about what is in those | | | | claimed to moisturize. Several names are used |
| face creams that you have been using for ages. But, | | | | including ethyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol. |
| you say, the face creams that I have been using must | | | | Dioxane is commonly found in skin care products, can |
| be okay because I see people on television with | | | | contain high levels of 1,4-dioxane which is readily |
| beautiful and smooth complexions advertising these | | | | absorbed through the skin and is known to cause |
| products and saying they could not do without them, | | | | cancer. There are hundreds of synthetic fragrances in |
| so they must be okay. But then I wonder how they | | | | use. They are derived from petrochemicals. You have |
| would look if they washed all their makeup off. | | | | no need of them. These synthetic substances are |
| People I know who have been big users of chemical | | | | known toxins and carcinogens. They are known toxins |
| face creams over many years are aging faster in | | | | to the brain. |
| appearance than those of us who have sought other | | | | Clever advertising on television and in magazines and |
| products. As they got more wrinkles and blemishes | | | | elsewhere and pressure from society have coerced |
| they used more chemical face creams. They seem to | | | | us into believing that using these products will make us |
| me to have a lot of wrinkles and blemishes. Do you | | | | look like the "stars" who are used to sell the products. |
| know what is in these face cream products? | | | | Yet no product can make us look like someone else. |
| Mineral oil is a commonly used ingredient because it is | | | | No chemical product that may clog your skin, preserve |
| plentiful and cheap. It is a by-product of the distillation of | | | | it, dry it out or cause cancer can ever make you look |
| petroleum and can be called baby oil and paraffin wax. | | | | like someone who is paid to extol its virtues. |
| It can suffocate and clog the pores of your skin and | | | | Your skin is your largest body organ and while it is |
| prevent your skin from eliminating toxins. It hinders | | | | very good at keeping a lot of stuff out of the body, it |
| normal perspiration. | | | | was never designed to keep out the modern chemical |
| Parabens are used because they give the cream a | | | | cocktail. We need to be so careful when it comes to |
| nice long shelf life. Do you want your skin preserved | | | | choosing face creams as so many products contain |
| as though you were dead? They are synthetic | | | | chemicals. But we now have a clear solution. It is |
| chemicals and are probably carcinogenic, can interfere | | | | becoming easier to buy better and simpler, well made, |
| with the endocrine system and are involved in allergies. | | | | value for money, natural face creams and it really is up |
| Alcohol dries the skin and is an irritant, stripping the skin | | | | to us to make the right purchasing choices. |