Cosmetic Ingredients to Avoid

Cosmetic Ingredients to Avoid

Mercury (Hg)

Including hazardous heavy metals, which in little concentrations can be toxic. The use of mercury in whitening creams can cause a variety of things, ranging from skin discoloration which can ultimately cause dark spots on the skin, allergies, skin irritation and the use of high doses can cause permanent brain damage, kidney and fetal developmental disorder-term exposure to even short in high doses can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and damage to the lungs and is carcinogenic substances (causes cancer) in humans.

Hydroquinone

Groups including hard drugs can only be used under a doctor's prescription. Dangers of this use of prescription drugs without medical supervision can cause irritation of the skin, the skin becomes red and burning can also cause abnormalities in the kidneys (nephropathy), blood cancer (leukemia) and liver cancer cells (hepatocelluler adenoma).

Mineral Oil, Paraffin Oil, Vaseline (Petrolatum)

often used as base material formulation kosmestik. Because the molecular size larger than the size of skin pores of mineral oil can not absorb into the skin and can clog the skin pores. Besides the mineral oil is also komedogenik (causing blackheads). As an alternative look for cosmetics that contain vegetable oils / oils from plants such as olive oil, soybean oil is good and power serapnya small molecules that can penetrate the skin pores.

Lanolin

Is the lubricant that comes from fat in the skin of sheep, often used as a softener in cosmetics formulations. These materials can cause allergic reactions and komedogenik when the user is in large quantities. Find that contains silk amino acid or squalene derived from plants as a softener.

Alcohol

Commonly used in cosmetic products for oily skin and acne or as a peralut. This material will dry out the skin when use in large quantities. We recommend using a natural astringent extract the plant from absorbing oil and minerals to treat oily skin problems.

Artificial fragrance

This Gynecology menyababkan irritation and allergic reactions in the skin approximately 1% of the general population and at least 35% of all allergic reactions due to cosmetics. Deodorizer also be photo sensitive and will cause pigmentation due to sun exposure, as a good substitute is a natural fragrance derived from plant extract or essential oil.

Artificial coloring

Dye called coal tar derivatives used as dyes in cosmetic base is komedogenik and will cause a certain type of skin becomes sensitive and acne.

Komedogenik

Many raw materials are often used in cosmetic products are komedogenik and cause skin disorders.

Formaldehyde

This material is often used as a preservative, are very drying and irritating to skin. Formaldehyde karsinogerik effect (causes cancer) and most often cause skin irritation reactions. The best preservative is a natural vitamin E which acts as an antioxidant.