Ingredients to watch out for in anti aging skin care products
The marketplace is overflowing with all sorts of anti aging skin care products, natural, organic and from the mainstream manufacturers. A great number of these anti aging products contain products that are harmful or have not been adequately tested.
A big problem with the commercially produced anti-aging products is that a great many of them contain nano ingredients. And frequently, if not most of the time, the nano ingredients are not identified on the label. The trouble with nano ingredients is that they are not proven safe. They have not been in use long enough to find out what long term effects may result from their use. Some research has shown that nano ingredients can enter the cell and damage the DNA.
In addition, most anti aging and skin care products contain ingredients that are not natural and may even be harmful.
Here are some of the commonly used ingredients in anti aging skin care that you should avoid:
Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben
PEG (any ingredient that contains PEG in its name)
Imidazolidinyl Urea
Butylene Glycol
Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten (any ingredient that contains hydrolyzed in its name)
Diazolidinyl Urea
Triethanolamine
Fragrance
Octyl Methoxycinnamate
Polysorbate 80 (most polysorbates)
Ceteareth-20 (any ingredient that has –eth in its name)
Propylene Glycol
Yeast Extract
DMDM Hydantoin
Polyethelene Glycol
Potassium Benzonate
Sodium Benzonate
Sodium Metabisulfite
Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate (any Lauryl Sulfates)
These are just a few of the many harmful ingredients used in your skin care products, whether they be anti aging products, skin care products in general and even some that claim to be natural and organic skin care.
You will not find these ingredients in 100% certified organic anti aging skin care, the best and healthiest skin care products available. You wouldn’t put these ingredients in natural anti aging skin care you make at home.
Remember, a great deal of what you put on your skin ends up in your blood stream. If you wouldn’t eat it, don’t put it on your skin.
Christine H. Farlow, D.C.
The Ingredients Investigator
Protecting You From Harmful Ingredients…
