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Drug stores, discount retail stores, and grocery stores are fully stocked with inexpensive skin care products. We read the skin care manufactures claims that the product will reduce the signs aging and will fully hydrate your skin for a beautiful complexion, but that is a pretty big claim for a $10 bottle of moisturizer.

Below are a few things to consider when purchasing your next skin care products.

Active ingredients - all skin care products have an active ingredient, whether it is a natural substance such as Aloe Vera for example or an animal based ingredient such as Emu Oil. The active ingredients that are listed on the label are terms we are familiar with and we believe that they have some value in our skin care product. However, with inexpensive skin care products, the active ingredient is usually so miniscule that it really offers no benefit to your skin. The inexpensive product is usually comprised of chemical fillers, which in some cases has been known to be hazardous to your health.

Preservatives - The best skin care products do not use artificial preservatives. A common preservative in a less expensive skin care product usually contain parabens. There has been recent evidence that parabens can alter hormone function and increases the risk of certain cancers and infertility.

Fragrance, Fragrance free or Natural Fragrances - Fragrances are added to inexpensive skin care products to mask the smell of the chemical ingredients. Additionally, added fragrances in skin care products are usually the culprit for allergic reactions or topical skin dermatitis. Fragrance-free or unscented means a product has no odor, but synthetic ingredients are often added to mask odors. Look for products that do not contain the word fragrance.

The average consumer of skin care products, including teenagers, uses 15 to 25 cosmetic and personal care products a day. These products will contain about 200 chemicals that have been added to preserve, dye, fragrance, and emulsify the product. These same chemicals are used in industrial manufacturing to soften plastics, clean equipment, and stabilize pesticides.

There has been significant research done on the chemicals in skin care products and unfortunately the results are not good. To many personal care products and skin care products DO contain harmful ingredients that may ruin your health sometime in the future. If you have a teen daughter that is wearing makeup please look at the labels on her skin care products to ensure their safety. There are various websites available such as http://www.safecosmetics.org and http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/ to help you determine the safety of your skin care products.

For wonderful skin care products made from botanical ingredients which leave out the non-necessary ingredients such as oils (mineral and vegetable which clog pores), no soap (which are usually high in alkaline pH and very drying), no propylene gylcol, Sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate (some of these ingredients have been objectionable), no dyes, no DEA (a lathering or foaming agent which is currently being questioned by the National Toxicology Program), just to name a few. Furthermore, there is no testing on animals making it a cruelty free skin care product.

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