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How Chemicals can harm your skin

" 20 years ago skin sensitivity was relatively unknown. Now more than 50% of women believe their skin is sensitive and overeactive. Certain substances commonly used in skincare products such as preservatives, are known irritants likely to trigger allergic reactions and rashes. Synthetic fragrances and colourants are the key culprits."

" Cut out chemicals: If your hormones are out of balance, the last thing your body needs are chemicals that aggravate the oestrogenic effect." --The Perfect Skin.

" Getting chemicals out of your life and your home: The National Academy of Science estimates that 15% of Americans have chemical sensitivity that affects that quality of life. Experts only expect this number to rise - unless we do something about chemicals in our lives." -- Mary Lee's Health and Beauty.

Watch "How toxic are you?" on TV

A program that questions the use of chemicals and measures that amount of chemicals aborbed by the body through everyday use and how to go chemical-light.

Teens for Safe Cosmetics

Sodium Lauryl Sulphate SLS

Question: How many people actually think about what they clean their faces with everyday?
Fact: The key ingredient to foaming facial washes is Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, a detergent that started its career as an industrial degreasant and garage floor cleaner. When applied to human skin it has the effect of stripping off the oil layer and then irritating and eroding the skin, leaving it rough and pitted.

For more information, please see these articles:
Sorting fact from fiction at http://www.health-report.co.uk/sodium_lauryl_sulphate.html
SLS and SLES at http://www.lindachae.com/SLS_and_SLES.htm
Hidden Dangers in Cosmetics at http://www.whatisaids.com/cosmetics.htm

Allergic contact dermatitis from mono-, di- and triethanolamine:

Question: Is pH neutral really good for you?
Fact: Mono, Di and Triethanolamine is used to adjust pH in facial cleansers, which appear to cause hormone disruption, dry skin and rashes.

For more information, please see these articles:
Department of Dermatology, University of Tubingen, Germany at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=Display&DB=pubmed

Are Nice Smells really Nice?

Question: Are nice smelling cleansers really nice?
Fact: Synthetic perfumes contain Benzene derivatives and air polluting aldehydes, causing toxic reactions like headaches and dizziness.

For more information, please see these articles:
Sweet Poison: What Your Nose Can't Tell You About The Dangers of Perfume at http://members.tripod.com/~Enviroknow/Perfume.html

Always check labels carefully.Certain substances and chemicals used in making cosmetics are known to be irritant and don't appear to do your skin any favors.

Cosmetic ingredients to avoid: Propylene glycol:
Often made from synthetic petrochemicals or from mixing vegetable glycerin with alcohol. Used as a humectants to moisturize the skin. A key ingredient in antifreeze. Can cause allergic and toxic reactions. Mineral oil (petrolatum):
A cheap, low-grade petroleum oil devoid of any nutritional value although widely used in moisturizers and anti-aging creams. May provoke adverse reactions to sunlight and strips away the skin's own natural oils leading to dry skin and chapping. Encourages premature aging Mono, di and triethanolamine:
Used as thickeners and to adjust pH in facial cleansers. These chemicals appear to possess hormone-disrupting properties. They irritate eves, provoke allergic reactions and cause skin dryness. Parabens (methyl, propyl, butyl and ethyl):
Preservatives that prolong shelf life and inhibit microbial growth. Toxic substances that cause many allergic reactions and skin rashes. Sodium lauryl sulphate:
A synthetic degreaser used in foaming washes. Can cause eye irritations, skin rashes and allergic reactions. Synthetic colors:
Added to disguise or enhance the shade of the final product. They are labeled as FD&C or D&C followed by a color number. Potentially cancer-causing and should be avoided at all costs. Synthetic perfumes:
99 per cent of the 5,000 chemicals in perfumes arc made from petrochemicals. They include benzene derivatives and air-polluting aldehydes. Petrochemicals penetrate the skin and accumulate in the fatty tissue where they may cause toxic reactions such as headaches, dizziness, rashes and skin irritations. Source: The Perfect Skin by Amanda Cohrane.

THINK ABOUT IT:

Your skin absorbs what you put on it, that's how topical medication works, so if you wouldn't put something in your mouth, why put it on your skin? If chemicals were totally safe for human use, why the need to test it on animals first?