• All Natural and Organic Skin Care Products #39

    16Jan
    Categories: Natural Skin Care, Natural Skin Care Ingredients Comments: 0

    New “green” natural skin care product line for baby

    Green Elly is a new natural skin care product line developed for babies. The story goes that this all natural skin care product line for babies was started by Elly’s mom in an effort to use only green and healthy ingredients, that were good for the baby and good for the environment.

    The press release states “Eco-conscious mom turns entrepreneur and launches a full line of natural skin care for infants and children after learning of developmental, reproductive, austism and cancer issues in skin care studies released.”

    I checked the Cuddle Me Clean Foaming Wash and the Cuddle Me Clean Gel Wash. After seeing the ingredients in these two so-called natural skin care products, I didn’t bother checking the rest of the products.

    Here are some of the ingredients in these supposed natural skin care baby products that I find objectionable and the reasons why:

    • sodium metabisulfite - irritant to the skin, eyes and lungs, skin sensitizer, mutagen, toxic to the brain and nervous system, associated with adverse reproductive effects
    • hydrolyzed silk - source of hidden MSG
    • hydrolyzed wheat protein - source of hidden MSG
    • sodium hydroxymethylglycinate - releases formaldehyde, known to cause cancer
    • trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate - skin irritant, endocrine disruptor, toxic to the brain and nervous system
    • cocamidopropyl hydroxysultane - may be contaminated with carcinogenic nitrosamines, safety has not been adequately investigated.
    • cocamidopropyl betaine - may be contaminated with carcinogenic nitrosamines, may cause allergic reactions
    • PEG-75 meadowfoam seed oil - may be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane
    • diazolidinyl urea - releases formaldehyde, known to cause cancer
    • iodopropynyl butylcarbamate - toxic to humans, may be toxic to the liver or gastrointestinal tract, toxic to the immune system

    Your baby needs to be cleansed and cared for with truly healthy products containing only safe and natural ingredients. The best all natural skin care for your baby’s sensitive skin is 100% certified organic skin care.

    Christine H. Farlow, D.C.

    The Ingredients Investigator

    Protecting You From Harmful Ingredients…

    www.dyingtolookgood.com

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  • All Natural and Organic Skin Care Products #38

    14Jan
    Categories: Natural Skin Care, Natural Skin Care Ingredients Comments: 0

    Product review for a new and an old natural skin care line

     

    Glory for Girls 100% natural skin care products for tweens and teens will be making their debut Janauary 25-29 at the New York International Gift Fair.

     

    I love to check out skin care product lines that claim to be 100% natural. Glory to Girls “everyday” all natural skin care product line particularly interested me because it is targeted to young girls.

     

    While they claim that their skin care products are 100% natural, not all of their ingredients are listed among the allowed ingredients in the Natural Products Association Natural Standard. They do have some certified organic ingredients in these products, but they also have some less desirable ingredients that I would not expect to find in natural skin care products.

     

    Some of the ingredients I find objectionable are:

    • d-limonene - a sensitizer, irritant, teratogen and neurotoxin
    • sodium benzoate - a synthetic preservative associated with a variety of health issues
    • cocamidopropyl betaine - may be contaminated with carcinogenic nitrosamines and may cause allergic reactions
    • cocamidopropyl hydroxysultane - may be contaminated with carcinogenic nitrosamines, safety has not been adequately investigated.
    • grapefruit seed extract - may be contaminated with benzethonium chloride, triclosan and/or parabens
    • carrageenan - a possible hidden source of MSG
    • tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane - no safety information on this ingredient
    • tetrahydrodemethoxydiferuloylmethane - no safety information on this ingredient
    • tetrahydrobisdemethoxydiferuloylmethane - no safety information on this ingredient
    • polysorbate 60 - may be contaminated with cancer-causing 1,4-dioxane
    • phenyl-n-butyl nitrone - no safety information on this ingredient

    The most objectionable product in this natural skin care product line is the sunscreen.

    While I do not recommend these so-called natural skin care products and definitely would not give them to my daughter to use, it is a significant improvement over the American Girl Real Beauty Product line.

    The American Girl Real Beauty Products, described by the company as “good-for-you products” contain many ingredients of questionable safety, including parabens and other endocrine disruptors, fragrance, petroleum based ingredients and ingredients that may be contaminated with carcinogens.

    The key to remember when shopping for natural skin care products, whether natural, organic or commercially produced is to read the ingredients list, in the small print, on the back of the package. Never believe what you read on the front of the package, in an ad, hear on the radio or see on TV. Read the ingredients list and make sure the safety of the ingredients in the products meet with your safety standards.

      

    Christine H. Farlow, D.C.

    The Ingredients Investigator

    Protecting You From Harmful Ingredients…

    www.dyingtolookgood.com

    www.dyingtolookgoodbook.com

      


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  • All Natural and Organic Skin Care Products #7

    06Oct
    Categories: Natural Skin Care Comments: 0

    All natural skin care products from Australia

     

    Some of the best natural, organic skin care products come from “the land down under.” The Australian certified organic skin care products from Miessence are, as previously mentioned, the world’s first internationally certified organic product line.

     

    They have a wide selection, specially formulated for the various different skin types, including oily/problem skin, normal/combination skin, dry/mature skin and sensitive skin. The choice of products in each of the individual skin types includes a cleanser, conditioner, moisturizer and a mineral mask. Skin Essentials Packs are available for each of the skin types and include a Cleanser, Conditioner and Moisturizer.

     

    Click the links below to view the Miessence all natural skin care products for oily skin:

    Skin Essentials Pack - Purifying

    Purifying Cleanser

    Purifying Skin Conditioner

    Purifying Moisturiser

    Purifying Mineral Mask

     

    Click these links to view the Miessence all natural skin care products for sensitive skin:

    Skin Essentials Pack – Soothing

    Soothing Cleanser

    Soothing Skin Conditioner

    Soothing Moisturiser

    Soothing Mineral Mask

    Gentle Exfoliant

     

    The Miessence all natural skin care line also includes the Balancing line of skin care products for normal/combination skin and the Rejuvenating line for dry/mature skin. In addition, there are a number of products that can be used on all the different skin types and some anti-aging products.

     

    You can purchase sample sachets of the cleansers, conditioners and moisturizers to try them out if you’re not sure of your skin type.

     

    Click here to view all the Miessence 100% natural skin care lines.

     

    Enjoy nurturing your skin!

     

    Christine H. Farlow, D.C.

    The Ingredients Investigator

    Protecting You From Harmful Ingredients…

    www.dyingtolookgood.com

    www.dyingtolookgoodbook.com

     


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