Look Healthier With Natural Face Cream
Let’s face it. A Skin cream might not contain all-natural ingredients. In the US, the Food and Drug Administration is responsible for regulating the cosmetic industry. They have tried to have terms like natural, hypoallergenic and doctor tested or recommended legally defined. But, they have been unable to accomplish that goal.
The FDA warns that it is up to you to protect your skin’s health and appearance. How do you do that? They say that your best tool is to learn to read the label of ingredients. But that’s not as easy as is sounds.
An all natural face cream is essential to keeping skin looking youthful and healthy. However, before you run out and pick up the first one that you find on the shelves at your local store, there are some things you need to keep your eyes open for.
For one thing, some manufacturer’s call their products all natural even thought they contain damaging ingredients like alcohol and paraben preservatives. In reality these are both neither natural, safe, nor healthy for your skin and should be avoided if you want an all natural face cream that will not speed up the aging process.
Natural face creams are a great way to treat wrinkles without harsh chemicals. Let’s face it, sometimes we are not very kind to our skin. In the morning, the last thing we think about is conditioning our face. However, by following a simple skin care routine, we can dramatically affect the way our skin looks and feels. By practicing a skin care routine, our faces will look younger, be blemish free and maintain important elasticity. Another great way to look after our faces is facials. Facials are a popular part of beautification and hygiene that everyone enjoys and for good reason. Facials include rejuvenating procedures that remove debris and dead skin, massage the muscles and tighten the skin. Exfoliating techniques are used that allow vitamins to penetrate the skin. All of this makes you feel a more radiant you.
Truth is, even if you are purchasing a “natural” face cream, you may be getting more than you bargained for, namely synthetic and toxic chemicals. Use of the word “natural” is still unregulated when it comes to body care. It’s frustrating, but true. You have to be a meticulous label reader to find a truly natural moisturizer for your dry skin, let alone an organic face cream. Sure, some of the products on the shelves may start off sounding good, some aloe or essential oils listed at the beginning. Some may have an organic ingredient or two. Many use synthetic fragrances often listed as “Parfum”. Some even slip in unlisted preservatives that are pre-mixed into the ingredients they get from suppliers, often listed as “Methylparaben, Propylparaben or similar Parabens”. These are just a few potentially toxic preservatives often used. They don’t have to list them. In fact some of the biggest names in the natural skin care industry fully admit that they are only 98% natural.
That 2% may seem like a small number but with many chemicals, the smaller concentrations are absorbed at a higher rate than larger amounts, according to the Environmental Research Foundation. That means a tiny dose has a better chance of getting through your skin than larger concentrations of the same chemical. Many of these chemicals aren’t easily processed by your body. So they linger. And with daily use, this can add up to a significant amount.
Natural face creams come in liquid cream forms that you can pump or squeeze out on to your hands for easy application. Always look for a name brand face cream like Earth Therapeutics Skin Cream, Dessert Essence, and Blue Sky Herbals Skin Cream to ensure quality and purity of the product you purchase. Natural face creams in name brands can be found at your local or internet health food store.
*Statements contained herein have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Natural face creams are not intended to diagnose, treat and cure or prevent disease. Always consult with your professional health care provider before changing any medication or adding Vitamins to medications.
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