Nasties We Don't Use

Many ingredients found in cosmetic and skin care products are highly toxic. Check your cosmetics and personal care items now and see just how many of them contain ingredients that should be avoided!

Remember, a label may say that it contains natural ingredients or 'Herbal Extracts, but,' this is no guarantee that the product is as healthy as it sounds. It may contain harmful toxins or many synethic chemicals as well.

Below we have presented some information on ingredients which are often used in cosmetics products. We do stress that this is information which is freely available in the public domain and we would always recommend that you seek professional medical advice if you have any concerns over ingredients you may be using in any products.

Ingredients to avoid in cosmetics and skin-care products:

Aluminium Salts: e.g. Aluminium hydroxychloride, Aluminium Chlorohydrate, aliminium Sulphate etc. Block pores, linked to Alzheimer's.

Aqueous cream: Pariffin and water in suspension. It clogs the pores.

BHT: Butylated hydroxytoluene. Maybe carcinogenic.

Borax: Sodium borate, strong irritant, is carcinogenic.

Caprix/caprylic triglycerides: Research uncertain at the moment.

Collagen: Often taken from young animals

Euxyl K100: Bezyl alcohol, Methylchloroisothiazoline, Mehtylisothiazolinone. Same as Kathon CG. Causes rashes and other allergic reactions.

Isopropyl myristate: Iso-propymyristate. Can react negatively with triethanolamines.

Kathon CG: Anit freeze. Wood Preservative. Actizide AC.

Lanolin: Can be contaminated with pesticides from sheep dip e.g. DDT.

Mineral oil: Blocks pores, acts as a barrier, suppresses normal skin functions.

Paraffin/Petroleum products: Lubrication oil in sewing machines, floor wax etc. Prevents absoprtion of vitamins, clogs pores, may be carcinogenic

Sodium Lauryl Sulphate: Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate. Very aggresive on the skin.

Spermataceti Certaceum: Obtained from the head of the sperm whale.

Silk Amino Acid: From dead silk worms.

Tallow: Contains heavy metals & pesticides.

Triethanolamine: Petroleum based, very irritating, can be carcinogenic.

Vaseline: Destroys vitamins, may be carcinogenic. clogs the pores.

2-borma-2nitropropane-1, 3-diol: Causes diarrhoea, headaches, loss of appetite

 

Further information can be found on the following links:

Health Report

Greenpeace

 

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