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It still astounds me that so many people don’t fully understand about the dangers of parabens in our cosmetics.

 

I am constantly hearing the questions asked are parabens bad.

 

Parabens are a highly dangerous chemical agent that has absolutely no business being put anywhere near your skin.

 

The dangers of parabens have been well documented by science over the years.

 

They are suspected of causing cellular changes that make our bodies more susceptible to later developing certain kinds of cancer.

 

Scientific studies have at least to some point proven this to be true.

 

A study conducted a couple of years ago literally found parabens inside of tumors that were extracted from female breast tissue.

 

Are parabens bad?

 

I think that the fact that they are known to be carcinogenic in humans might qualify parabens as chemicals that you might not want to mess with.

 

It simply amazes me that with all of the evidence that proves the dangers of parabens that the Food and Drug Administration has not done something to force the cosmetics companies to stop putting these toxic chemicals in their products.

 

That’s government regulation for you.

 

The FDA never really has done much to control what the cosmetics companies put in their products.

 

It’s not just a question of are parabens bad, because there are a lot of other ingredients in cosmetics that are equally harmful.

 

It’s almost criminal that they are allowed to put these kinds of dangerous chemicals in their products.

 

The dangers of parabens and other chemicals is something that sincerely needs to be addressed.

 

Our government needs to take action in the way that the European Union did.

 

They effectively banned the use of many of the hazardous materials that are commonly found in U.S. cosmetics products.

 

They have gone so far as to form a group that understands the answers to the question are parabens bad.

 

These companies are the signers of the “Compact for Safe Cosmetics”, which is an oath to the European Union to produce only cosmetics that are made with the purest natural ingredients.

 

If these companies can produce pure, healthy, all natural products then why can’t the U.S.

 

 

 

 

cosmetic companies recognize and respect the dangers of parabens and vow to do the same.

 

It is probably for the simple reason of greed that the CEO’s of these companies will not change their way of doing things.

 

Are parabens bad?

 

Yes, but replacing them with all natural antibacterial and antifungal compounds such as Active New Zealand Manuka honey would not be as cost effective and so would therefore cut into the company’s profit margin.

 

Don’t expect to see the cosmetics industry over here change anytime soon.

 

I think that we have established the dangers of parabens, and now you understand why these toxins don’t belong in our cosmetics products.

 

If more companies realizes that the answer to the question are parabens bad is absolutely they are, then maybe they would begin taking responsibility for their action and begin making products that were healthy to use.

 

Gordon Hall
http://www.articlesbase.com/cosmetics-articles/do-you-understand-the-dangers-of-parabens-in-your-cosmetics-564978.html

We know that Parabens are in almost everything we eat and use on our skin and hair daily!

• Parabens prevent mold, bacterial and fungal contamination. Widespread types of parabens include: Methylparaben, which is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract or through the skin. More importantly  p-hydroxybenzoic acid is rapidly excreted without accumulation in the body, which is good news as it is the one paraben found in most products use daily. Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Butylparaben and Benzylparaben. Are used as well. I am not writing an article on parabens, the only reason I bring them up is if you have skin issues that are caused by parabens, then read the label of your cosmetics to see if they are listed.

• I would like to put my 2 cents in on the use of parabens. Although their function to prevent mold, bacterial and fungal contamination; think what might happen to the products that don’t have any parabens in them? Take mascara, my studies found that paraben free mascara was useless. As without parabens, it makes mascara flaky, and worse the overall texture were clumpy! Do you remember the 1% or less rules I told you in part one? Well, my research showed that mascara’s that had even the smallest amount of parabens like 1/10th of 1 percent and as low as 0.15 of 1 percent of parabens. Was amazingly great mascara in that they didn’t flake or clump and the ones that had a cream base stayed all day! Creating beautiful eyelashes, and they were as low as 0.15 of one percent containing parabens!!!

• There are some cosmetics that don’t ever need parabens. Take eyeliners and lip liners. If they contain natural plant parts and custom mineral blends. With the base formula of oils and natural waxes with ingredients like vitamin E (made from the soy plant) as well as Mica, Iron Oxides and Titanium Dioxide.

• Quality Mineral lipsticks also don’t need any parabens in them. My own lipstick research taught me that if a formulator uses quality ingredients. One can delete all dyes, fillers and lakes and only uses pure pigment for coloring. Ingredients like Castor Oil, Sesame Oil, Coconut Oil, Fractionated, Cocoa Oil, Candelilla Wax, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Cocoa butter, Mango butter, Shea butter and Vitamin E. The results are: lipstick that will never bleed and moistens your lips all-day. Then you add mica, Iron Oxide and Titanium Dioxide, and you have the perfect formula. Of course this lipstick is not cheap, however quality should never suffer ingredients and women should get what they pay for and rightfully so!!!
• Natural preservatives: such as rosemary extract, vitamin C and E, citric acid, green and white tea extract (antioxidant), grape, apricot or pomegranate seed extract (Antioxidants) Vitamin B17 in apricot seeds has been said to be Anticarcinogenic. Tea tree extract as an antibacterial to also prevent spoiling. If one uses natural preservatives (in especially liquids), there will be no need for parabens.
• Organic Cosmetics:  Found in some high-end mineral cosmetics, however I would like to let you know the true amount found sometimes is questionable in that do they really do anything? Here is where the rule of one percent or less may come in to play! While it’s stated that if a product has one percent or less it doesn’t have to be listed as an ingredient!

Some cosmetic companies may list organic names like the list above of natural plant parts, when in fact they could be as little as one 10th of a percent or much lower. Remember even with this small amount of organic additives one can claim their cosmetics have natural or organic ingredients. The reason then for using the word organic drives the price up about 30% more than the standard pure minerals.

• Here is some food for thought: during my research on organic extraction of plants I found out there could be as many as 200 chemicals in one plant. Now try to imagine processing only 3 or 4 chemicals that are pure enough to use as an additive. This means the overall process is time-consuming and time is money right? This is what lead me to believe that it would only stand to reason for one adding a specific additive that has a value may cost $35.00 for only a few grams or a mere 1/8 of an oz. How much product would a formulator add to a so called organic cosmetic. Of course then one might consider some additives may even cost more and after all profit is the results needed to stay in business.

Please realize that a plant has different parts, such as the steam that feeds the leaf and then there are the feeding veins to nourish the plant. During this natural process, insect’s fungus, mold and all of earth’s free radicals attack the plant life and often destroy or alter the plants (Anti-oxidants). Further some plants can only be grown and harvest at certain times of the year, for full benefits.

• It’s in my option that organic research needs more investigation. However not by the FDA rather a private sector that is not basis and short handed. Perhaps organic matter that is pure belongs in our system through diet! Ingredient labels are important to read, as you now well know. 3 to 7 % of women can have an allergic reaction to certain organic plants and bi-products there of is why the FDA requires ingredient labels in the first place. The FDA has little control of ingredients with over 5000 listed in cosmetics! You can well bet some are rated at the 10 scales as being harmful as a rule these are laden chemical cosmetics.

• Micronized and Nanoparticles: This falls in to common sense the smaller a particle is the deeper it can penetrate your skin. This defeats mineral cosmetics, because your pores will clog. Mineral cosmetics should’t clog your pores thus leaving you with a light protective covering that has a light feeling on your face.

This is one more reason I only use loose mineral cosmetics on my models, clients as well as students!  Micronized and Nanoparticles are the result of minerals that our crushed or put in a blender. Most often used in preesed powders, because a chemical has to be added to press the powder. Yet most women like pressed powders because they are less missie than loose minerals. Perhap those of you who lean towards pressed powders should give them a second thought especaily knowing you most likely are’t getting what you pay for?

I give loose mineral cosmetics five stars for the simple reasons above and it appears fewer ingredients are needed and the best part is loose minerals will never require parabens or filers. While pressed minerals only get three stars because of additives most commonly used and micro as well as Nano particle size are not good for your pores.

James Bayliss
http://www.articlesbase.com/cosmetics-articles/mineral-cosmetics-and-their-ingredients-part-two-680348.html

We know that Parabens are in almost everything we eat and use on our skin and hair daily!

• Parabens prevent mold, bacterial and fungal contamination. Widespread types of parabens include: Methylparaben, which is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract or through the skin. More importantly  p-hydroxybenzoic acid is rapidly excreted without accumulation in the body, which is good news as it is the one paraben found in most products use daily. Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Butylparaben and Benzylparaben. Are used as well. I am not writing an article on parabens, the only reason I bring them up is if you have skin issues that are caused by parabens, then read the label of your cosmetics to see if they are listed.

• I would like to put my 2 cents in on the use of parabens. Although their function to prevent mold, bacterial and fungal contamination; think what might happen to the products that don’t have any parabens in them? Take mascara, my studies found that paraben free mascara was useless. As without parabens, it makes mascara flaky, and worse the overall texture were clumpy! Do you remember the 1% or less rules I told you in part one? Well, my research showed that mascara’s that had even the smallest amount of parabens like 1/10th of 1 percent and as low as 0.15 of 1 percent of parabens. Was amazingly great mascara in that they didn’t flake or clump and the ones that had a cream base stayed all day! Creating beautiful eyelashes, and they were as low as 0.15 of one percent containing parabens!!!

• There are some cosmetics that don’t ever need parabens. Take eyeliners and lip liners. If they contain natural plant parts and custom mineral blends. With the base formula of oils and natural waxes with ingredients like vitamin E (made from the soy plant) as well as Mica, Iron Oxides and Titanium Dioxide.

• Quality Mineral lipsticks also don’t need any parabens in them. My own lipstick research taught me that if a formulator uses quality ingredients. One can delete all dyes, fillers and lakes and only uses pure pigment for coloring. Ingredients like Castor Oil, Sesame Oil, Coconut Oil, Fractionated, Cocoa Oil, Candelilla Wax, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Cocoa butter, Mango butter, Shea butter and Vitamin E. The results are: lipstick that will never bleed and moistens your lips all-day. Then you add mica, Iron Oxide and Titanium Dioxide, and you have the perfect formula. Of course this lipstick is not cheap, however quality should never suffer ingredients and women should get what they pay for and rightfully so!!!
• Natural preservatives: such as rosemary extract, vitamin C and E, citric acid, green and white tea extract (antioxidant), grape, apricot or pomegranate seed extract (Antioxidants) Vitamin B17 in apricot seeds has been said to be Anticarcinogenic. Tea tree extract as an antibacterial to also prevent spoiling. If one uses natural preservatives (in especially liquids), there will be no need for parabens.
• Organic Cosmetics:  Found in some high-end mineral cosmetics, however I would like to let you know the true amount found sometimes is questionable in that do they really do anything? Here is where the rule of one percent or less may come in to play! While it’s stated that if a product has one percent or less it doesn’t have to be listed as an ingredient!

Some cosmetic companies may list organic names like the list above of natural plant parts, when in fact they could be as little as one 10th of a percent or much lower. Remember even with this small amount of organic additives one can claim their cosmetics have natural or organic ingredients. The reason then for using the word organic drives the price up about 30% more than the standard pure minerals.

• Here is some food for thought: during my research on organic extraction of plants I found out there could be as many as 200 chemicals in one plant. Now try to imagine processing only 3 or 4 chemicals that are pure enough to use as an additive. This means the overall process is time-consuming and time is money right? This is what lead me to believe that it would only stand to reason for one adding a specific additive that has a value may cost $35.00 for only a few grams or a mere 1/8 of an oz. How much product would a formulator add to a so called organic cosmetic. Of course then one might consider some additives may even cost more and after all profit is the results needed to stay in business.

Please realize that a plant has different parts, such as the steam that feeds the leaf and then there are the feeding veins to nourish the plant. During this natural process, insect’s fungus, mold and all of earth’s free radicals attack the plant life and often destroy or alter the plants (Anti-oxidants). Further some plants can only be grown and harvest at certain times of the year, for full benefits.

• It’s in my option that organic research needs more investigation. However not by the FDA rather a private sector that is not basis and short handed. Perhaps organic matter that is pure belongs in our system through diet! Ingredient labels are important to read, as you now well know. 3 to 7 % of women can have an allergic reaction to certain organic plants and bi-products there of is why the FDA requires ingredient labels in the first place. The FDA has little control of ingredients with over 5000 listed in cosmetics! You can well bet some are rated at the 10 scales as being harmful as a rule these are laden chemical cosmetics.

• Micronized and Nanoparticles: This falls in to common sense the smaller a particle is the deeper it can penetrate your skin. This defeats mineral cosmetics, because your pores will clog. Mineral cosmetics should’t clog your pores thus leaving you with a light protective covering that has a light feeling on your face.

This is one more reason I only use loose mineral cosmetics on my models, clients as well as students!  Micronized and Nanoparticles are the result of minerals that our crushed or put in a blender. Most often used in preesed powders, because a chemical has to be added to press the powder. Yet most women like pressed powders because they are less missie than loose minerals. Perhap those of you who lean towards pressed powders should give them a second thought especaily knowing you most likely are’t getting what you pay for?

I give loose mineral cosmetics five stars for the simple reasons above and it appears fewer ingredients are needed and the best part is loose minerals will never require parabens or filers. While pressed minerals only get three stars because of additives most commonly used and micro as well as Nano particle size are not good for your pores.

James Bayliss
http://www.articlesbase.com/cosmetics-articles/mineral-cosmetics-and-their-ingredients-part-two-680348.html

Cosmetics for younger looking skin have been a rage since centuries. Who does not desire a younger looking skin? Skin Creams and cosmetics for younger looking skin can do wonders for your beauty and youthful appearance, that will leave you and many others surprised!

Generally, when we reach the critical mature age towards the thirties or the forties, we look out for cosmetics for younger looking skin. While cosmetics serve a great function of giving younger looking skin, there is something important that they miss.

“Younger looking skin” and “young skin” in reality should be seen as two different things altogether. While cosmetics may give you a younger looking skin, skin care anti aging creams will give you actually younger skin which is glowing with natural health.

So, it can be said that best quality anti aging skin care creams must be used for keeping your skin healthy and young and then cosmetics can be applied to add that extra beauty and radiant looks.

The right anti aging skin creams should not leave a sticky, greasy or damp feeling on your skin. They should be easily absorbable by your skin.

Most of the cosmetics for younger looking skin do not use natural ingredients that have anti aging and skin rejuvenation capabilities. So, the need arises of using separate products.

Like one of the natural ingredients that I use and have found very effective is Cynergy TK. It has been pioneered in New Zealand and works very effectively in enhancing the natural production of collagen and elastin by our body itself.

Collagen and Elastin are the two vital skin proteins in our body that are responsible for keeping our skin firm, supple, soft and elastic. In other words, these are the youth giving skin proteins in our body.

When you were a teenager, you did not suffer from wrinkles, sagging skin, age spots and dark uneven skin complexion. That was because the production of these two vital skin proteins by your body was optimal at that time.

Only anti aging skin creams, and not cosmetics for younger looking skin, will have natural ingredients like Phytessence Wakame. It is an extract of a Japanese sea kelp, and one of the best kept Japanese skin care secrets. It has been proved to work effectively in skin anti aging and regaining a younger looking skin naturally.

It works wonderfully in skin smoothening, soothing inflammation of skin (which is among the primary causes of premature skin aging) and helps in maintaining the balance of hyaluronic acid in our body. This acid works together with collagen and elastin, to bind our skin cells together and acts like a glue. This works in an amazing manner to give us a younger looking skin.

Visit my website to know more about such amazing natural ingredients that form part of effective cosmetics for younger looking skin. Did you ever imagine that regaining that beautiful and younger looking skin was so easy!

Vijay Raisinghani
http://www.articlesbase.com/skin-care-articles/regaining-younger-looking-skin-with-skin-creams-and-cosmetics-was-never-this-easy-726065.html

You hear a lot about organic cosmetics these days. This type of makeup is really becoming quite popular, but if you aren`t sure what all the hype is about, it`s easy to dismiss this as just another trendy, like glittery lip gloss or blue eyeshadow. However, these new types of cosmetics are here to stay, and for good reason.

What Are Organic Cosmetics?

Most makeup has chemicals and assorted non-organic ingredients to create the effects wanted. Unfortunately, these aren’t the best for your skin and some people even find that they are allergic to the ingredients in mainstream cosmetics.

When the ingredients are natural and organic, this basically means that you are getting the purest of ingredients to apply to your face. No chemicals are included, Nature`s own ingredients are used to work with the skin and provide that healthy glow as well as actually making your skin healthier.

The Benefits

Did you know that your skin actually absorbs much of what you put on it? Those chemicals that are used in regular cosmetics are passing through your skin into your bloodstream, even in small amounts. While this might not cause any immediate effects, you still have to wonder what will happen in the long term. Organic cosmetics are worth using, if only for the peace of mind you`ll have!

Some further benefits of these 100% natural cosmetics include the following:

- Fewer allergies. Most people are sensitive to at least a couple of chemicals and these can actually get worse with extended use. Makeup with natural ingredients tends not to trigger allergies, though there are a few people who may still be sensitive to some natural ingredients.

- Healthier skin. Avoid clogging up your pores with aluminum based products, instead use natural makeup to promote healthier skin.

- Better health in general. What you may not be aware of is that often the ingredients used in natural cosmetics actually have other health benefits.

For example, certain herbs hold aromatic properties to stimulate your sense, while others are absorbed through the skin and can actually make you feel better.

- No more clogged pores. These types of facial products tend to be lighter and easier on the skin. This means no more clogged pores and fewer pimples.

- Repair damaged skin. If you`ve suffered from sun damage or even rashes and outbreaks from using chemical-based cosmetics, then going 100% organic is an excellent idea. The natural materials contained in these products will help repair that damage and create smooth, new skin.

- Less is more. The fact is that organic cosmetics tend to be more concentrated, which means you really use less to get the same effect. It equals better coverage without plastering the makeup on, too.

You`ll find that with organic cosmetics, you can enjoy great looks without worrying about what you`re putting on your skin. There will be fewer zits and outbreaks simply because your makeup won`t be clogging your pores like before and the natural ingredients will help your skin stay healthy and glowing . . . even when you`re bare faced!

While these products may be slightly higher in price than regular, chemical-ridden ones, the benefits are many and since you can use less to get the same effect, it`s really worth the cost. Not to mention, you`ll have fewer skin problems that need to be treated, meaning you will have fewer products to purchase, which is also a major area of savings. 100% organic is the way to go when you want to look good, without lasting effects and guilt.

A Nutt
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/organic-cosmetics-why-should-you-use-them-669414.html