| So what is paraben anyways? It's often used in skin | | | | With this in mind, you'll be better off using paraben free |
| care products to preserve freshness and to extent | | | | skin care products that contain natural ingredients not |
| the shelf life of the product. So why should you avoid | | | | harmful to your health. As more and more companies |
| getting any type of skin care product with paraben in | | | | are releasing skin care products into the market, a |
| it? | | | | good amount of them are starting to use more natural |
| Parabens such as methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl | | | | ingredients in them. This is a sign of the turn that the |
| paraben cause a few side effects when using them. | | | | market has taken due to the increase demand for |
| Because they interfere with your body's hormones, | | | | all-natural products. This is why more and more |
| they effect your endocrine system. Parabens can also | | | | ingredients are being discovered and added to skin |
| cause allergic reactions and increase early signs of | | | | care products. |
| aging. And believe it or not, parabens are also | | | | Using paraben free products means that your pores |
| suggested to cause cancer, specifically, they have | | | | will not be clogged as often, and you'll experience less |
| been found in breast tissue of women diagnosed with | | | | blackheads and whiteheads. Your skin texture and |
| breast cancer. Just knowing this is good enough | | | | condition will also improve and you will see more of a |
| reason to stay away from skin care products that | | | | glow to your skin. |
| contain parabens, am I right? | | | | To avoid unnecessary side effects, check the label of |
| What you have to understand with skin care creams | | | | the skin care products you are thinking of buying to |
| and lotions is that they are applied topically to your skin. | | | | see if they contain any parabens, specifically methyl, |
| Your skin is the largest organ in your body and is | | | | propyl, butyl, and ethyl paraben. Like I said before, the |
| made up of thousands of pores. These pores absorb | | | | only reason they are used in any skin care product is |
| whatever is applied to your skin. So, besides ingesting | | | | as a preservative to extend the shelf life of the |
| something itself, applying cream or lotion to your skin is | | | | product. So as a rule of thumb, stick with natural |
| probably the second most effective way to absorb a | | | | ingredients in a skin care product and you'll experience |
| substance into your body. | | | | less harmful side effects. |