| Gone are the days when women need to find leaves, | | | | products have the means to use any raw material as |
| tree barks, and other natural ingredients so they can | | | | ingredients for their products even without the |
| use them as skin enhancers and beauty supplements. | | | | permission of agencies in charge of regulating |
| Today, various skincare treatments and products are | | | | cosmetics and beauty products. Since manufacturers |
| widely available in stores, markets, spas, salons, and | | | | have control over product testing, they can distribute |
| other beauty establishments. With these products and | | | | and market skincare and cosmetic products to |
| treatments, it is then easier for women to achieve and | | | | worldwide markets that may possibly contain |
| maintain a smooth and beautiful skin. | | | | ingredients that are harmful to health. |
| However, not all skincare products are safe and | | | | With this, consumers should keep in mind such alarming |
| effective. Some of these products may contain | | | | fact on skin care products that contain harmful |
| ingredients that are harmful to the skin. Instead of | | | | ingredients. Remember that the skin absorbs the |
| making the skin look healthier and younger, products | | | | ingredients of the skin products when applied on the |
| that contain certain damaging ingredients may even | | | | skin. Hence, harmful ingredients like carcinogens are |
| make skin conditions worse. | | | | absorbed by the skin, causing irritation and blister. |
| Efficiency of beauty and skincare products are also | | | | 3. Fragrance |
| not the same to all users. Hence, certain treatments | | | | Fragrance is also one of the common ingredients |
| and products may either work or not work to some | | | | found in untested skincare and cosmetic products. |
| users. This only means that consumers, most | | | | Such ingredient can cause reproductive complication, |
| especially the women, need to be careful when | | | | liver damage, and birth defects in laboratory animals. |
| choosing skin care products. | | | | When applied on the skin, fragrance can cause allergic |
| The following are four common ingredients found in | | | | reactions. As such, experts recommend the use of |
| skincare products and their negative side-effects on | | | | fragrance-free skincare products to avoid allergies and |
| the skin: | | | | irritation. |
| 1. Artificial colorings | | | | 4. Sunscreen |
| Moisturizing products that contain artificial colorings | | | | Most people think that skincare products containing |
| pose harmful effects to the body. Artificial colorings | | | | SPF are best protection of the skin for the harmful |
| may cause cancer when regularly applied on the skin. | | | | rays of the sun. What they don't know is that some |
| Aside from being carcinogenic, some coal-tar colored | | | | sunscreens have adverse side effects to the body. |
| skincare products also contain metal impurities such as | | | | Yes, SPF chemicals protect the skin from the surface. |
| lead and arsenic. | | | | But once absorbed, these may bring damaging effects |
| These facts on artificial colorings in moisturizing skin | | | | to the body. |
| care products should be carefully considered by | | | | 5. Glycols |
| consumers. Remember that the skin is constantly | | | | Glycols are derived from hydrocarbons. These are |
| exposed to such artificial colorings since regular | | | | among the ingredients commonly found in moisturizers |
| application of moisturizer on the skin is a common | | | | and are used as cosmetics solvents. Over-exposure |
| regimen of most people. | | | | to glycol can lead to serious complications in a |
| 2. Untested skincare products | | | | woman's reproductive system and contact dermatitis. |
| Almost all manufacturers of cosmetic and skincare | | | | |