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What Ingredients Should & Should Not Be in Your Beauty Products
The ingredients contained in a skincare product are what
ultimately makes or breaks a product?s ability to properly take
care of your complexion. Within the past few years, the general
public has learned the importance of doing research to learn
about the various ingredients used as well as which ones are
best for certain skin types. However, just as you should learn
to read skincare product labels for ingredients that are good,
you should also know which ones to avoid.
When it comes to shopping for skincare products it is a must
that you choose items that are formulated for your skin type:
dry, sensitive, oily and normal/combination. Additionally,
you?ll want to make sure to stay away from ingredients that
can cause more harm than good. However, if you are still
learning the ropes in regards to skincare products, you may
not readily know what to be on the lookout for. The good news
is that this type of information is not hard to come by.
In general, the three chemicals you want to make sure do not
appear on your skincare products include the following: TEA,
DEA and MEA. TEA stands for triethanolamine, which is a man-
made chemical that is commonly used for balancing the pH
levels in products such as lotions, cleansers, shampoos,
moisturizers, shaving cream and eye gels. However, studies
have shown that TEA actually creates a number of allergic
reactions in these products. Additionally, the exposure to
TEA in female lab rats showed an increase in the growth or
tumors on the liver. DEA stands for diethanolamine and is
used for many of the same purposes as TEA. DEA appears in many
creams, shampoos and lotions. However, studies show that this
chemical is actually carcinogenic, which means it could
possibly cause cancer in humans. MEA, which stands for
monoethanolamine, is another chemical that should not be in
any skincare product you purchase. This chemical is also being
tested as possibly being carcinogenic towards humans.
Dry skin types should look for the following ingredients on
the labels of their skincare products: avocado, rose essential
oils, chamomile, horsetail and rosehip seed oil. Sensitive
skin types should make sure these ingredients are contained in
their skincare products: chamomile, St. John?s wort, carrot,
bergamot, oils from seeds and nuts and calendula. Oily skin
types will benefit from the following: tea tree, witch hazel,
calendula, Echinacea and lemon myrtle. Normal and combination
skin types will want to have any of these ingredients in their
favorite skincare products: jojoba, calendula, chamomile,
rosehip seed oil, lavender, olive oil and orange peel oil.
If you need to spot treat blemishes and minor breakouts on
your complexion, you can turn to any of these ingredients to
get your skin back to normal: marshmallow, tea tree, witch
hazel, thyme, Echinacea, lavender, green clay, lemon myrtle
and plantain.
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