Exposure of chemicals to the skin is both hazardous and unnecessary. Many people in construction found their liver damaged when they handled treated lumber. They, of course didn't consume it, but merely touched it and the prolonged, repeated action of touching the arsenic coated lumber played havoc with their body. The biggest organ in your body is your skin. Respiration and direct absorption of chemicals take place through the skin. Knowing this, women need to ask themselves whether they feel safe, repeatedly using chemical based skin care products.
Eye makeup has mercury added to it at a rate of up to 65 parts per million. Repeatedly we hear on TV that there is mercury in canned fish and pregnant women should limit their intake of fish. However no one ever mentions anything about the effect that mercury in eye makeup may have. This deadly metal is absorbed easily through the skin and accumulates in the body.
You should steer clear of bronopol. This ingredient is found in mascara. When it was tested on lab animals, it was found to bring about blindness and even death. It will take a very high concentration of bronopol to bring on these side effects, but think about the woman who uses the same brand of mascara for years.
Preservatives in many different lotions and hair care products release formaldehyde. Ingredients like imidazolidinyl urea and DMDM hydantoin can irritate the respiratory system, cause skin reactions, asthma, allergies and sometimes trigger heart palpitations.
Exposure to formaldehyde can have various side effects such as headaches, immune dysfunction, chest pain, dizziness and even cancer. Be on your guard against trade names that include formid, aminoform and uritone. You should also be concerned about others, but this is a beginning.
Something else that is absorbed through the skin is coal tar derivatives. Ingredients such as 1-Naphthol and 2-Naphthol are named in this group. If these ingredients were to be taken orally, only 2 teaspoonfuls would be fatal!
Ingredients such as Vitamins C and E are usually added to makeup in order to block the toxic effects that nitrosamines have. These come in the forms of monethanolamine (MEA), lauryl sarcosine, laureth sulphate and cocoyl sarcosine. Before you go out and purchase makeup that promotes the addition of Vitamins C and E, please carefully read the rest of the ingredients. The job that these vitamins have may not be to provide something extra; instead they may be blocking the effects of carcinogenic substances that these makeups contain.
Makeup often contains ingredients that act as moisture retainers, emulsifiers and solvents. Did you know that these ingredients are all part of the make-up of brake fluid and antifreeze? One of these ingredients is propylene glycol. Due to its toxicity, the EPA has stated that workers need to wear skin protection when working with this product. Safety Data Sheets give the warning that if this ingredient is absorbed through the skin, one may suffer from abnormalities in the brain, liver and kidneys. Despite all of its ill effects, it remains an ingredient in some stick deodorants and makeup.
Cosmetics, skin care products and lotions are applied on a daily basis. Before purchasing a product, wisely read the ingredients on the label. The parts per million of certain toxic ingredients may be very small, but if you use a product over many years, there will be a slow and steady build-up in your body. Mysterious illnesses can often be traced back to something that a patient thought had no consequences. One good option is to go organic. This would be the kindest thing you could ever do not only for your skin, which is the largest organ of your body, but for all your other body organs too. Be sure that you begin to monitor what you put on your skin before you apply it. - 15438
Eye makeup has mercury added to it at a rate of up to 65 parts per million. Repeatedly we hear on TV that there is mercury in canned fish and pregnant women should limit their intake of fish. However no one ever mentions anything about the effect that mercury in eye makeup may have. This deadly metal is absorbed easily through the skin and accumulates in the body.
You should steer clear of bronopol. This ingredient is found in mascara. When it was tested on lab animals, it was found to bring about blindness and even death. It will take a very high concentration of bronopol to bring on these side effects, but think about the woman who uses the same brand of mascara for years.
Preservatives in many different lotions and hair care products release formaldehyde. Ingredients like imidazolidinyl urea and DMDM hydantoin can irritate the respiratory system, cause skin reactions, asthma, allergies and sometimes trigger heart palpitations.
Exposure to formaldehyde can have various side effects such as headaches, immune dysfunction, chest pain, dizziness and even cancer. Be on your guard against trade names that include formid, aminoform and uritone. You should also be concerned about others, but this is a beginning.
Something else that is absorbed through the skin is coal tar derivatives. Ingredients such as 1-Naphthol and 2-Naphthol are named in this group. If these ingredients were to be taken orally, only 2 teaspoonfuls would be fatal!
Ingredients such as Vitamins C and E are usually added to makeup in order to block the toxic effects that nitrosamines have. These come in the forms of monethanolamine (MEA), lauryl sarcosine, laureth sulphate and cocoyl sarcosine. Before you go out and purchase makeup that promotes the addition of Vitamins C and E, please carefully read the rest of the ingredients. The job that these vitamins have may not be to provide something extra; instead they may be blocking the effects of carcinogenic substances that these makeups contain.
Makeup often contains ingredients that act as moisture retainers, emulsifiers and solvents. Did you know that these ingredients are all part of the make-up of brake fluid and antifreeze? One of these ingredients is propylene glycol. Due to its toxicity, the EPA has stated that workers need to wear skin protection when working with this product. Safety Data Sheets give the warning that if this ingredient is absorbed through the skin, one may suffer from abnormalities in the brain, liver and kidneys. Despite all of its ill effects, it remains an ingredient in some stick deodorants and makeup.
Cosmetics, skin care products and lotions are applied on a daily basis. Before purchasing a product, wisely read the ingredients on the label. The parts per million of certain toxic ingredients may be very small, but if you use a product over many years, there will be a slow and steady build-up in your body. Mysterious illnesses can often be traced back to something that a patient thought had no consequences. One good option is to go organic. This would be the kindest thing you could ever do not only for your skin, which is the largest organ of your body, but for all your other body organs too. Be sure that you begin to monitor what you put on your skin before you apply it. - 15438
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About the author: Jemma Rivera offers more on the benefits of organic hair care on her website where you can discover details on the quality, all-natural alternatives on offer at miessence.
