5 Ingredients To Avoid In Your skin Care Products!

Taking care of your skin should be an important part of your every day routine. A beneficial skin care routine will include using products that are natural and will help your skin repair itself. Knowing which products to use is vital for this process to be effective. Did you know that most of the skin care products sold on the market today contains ingredients that are harmful for your skin and health?

Many of the name brand products contain ingredients you should not be using on your skin, but moist people do not know this. Using harsh chemical on your skin will make it look old and wrinkles and that is probably why you are not getting the result you are looking from the products you are using.

Here is a list of some of the ingredients you should avoid:

Acrylamide: Found in many hand and face creams. Studies suggest it may cause breast tumors.

Alcohol: ethanol, ethyl alcohol, methanol, benzyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol and SD alcohol - Very drying and irritating for the skin. Alcohols strip away the skin's natural acid mantle, making you more vulnerable to bacteria, moulds and viruses. It may also promote brown spots and premature aging of skin. (Note: We do use stearyl and cetearyl alcohol, which are waxes and have nothing in common with the alcohols listed above.)

Parabens: methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl paraben – Widely used as a preservative in skincare products (including moisturizers). Studies suggest they may cause cancer and interfere with the body’s endocrine system, as well as causing allergic reactions and skin rashes.

Mineral Oil: liquid paraffin, paraffin wax, petrolatum – a petroleum by-product that coats the skin to keep in moisture. It clogs the pores, interferes with skin's ability to eliminate toxins, encouraging acne and other disorders. Can cause photosensitivity and strips the natural oils from the skin causing chapping and dryness, also premature ageing. Any mineral oil derivative can be contaminated with cancer causing PAH's (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons). Skincare manufacturers use mineral oil because it’s cheap.


Dioxane: (a synthetic derivative of coconut). Widely used in skincare products. Usually contains high concentrations of 1,4-dioxane, easily absorbed through the skin. 1,4-dioxane is considered a chemical "known to the State of California to cause cancer." It is a by-product of the cancer-causing petrochemical ethylene oxide, which is used as part of a process called ethoxylation, which makes harsh ingredients milder.

Here are ingredients you should look for in your skin care products: Xtend TK, Natural Vitamin E, Manuka Honey, Coenzyme Q10,