|
|
|
Au Naturel, Au Contraire
With all the skin care products on the market today, it can be
difficult to determine which one is right for your skin. As
consumers tend to be increasingly interested in the ingredients
of the products they are using, it is only natural for...
"How's Your New Year Feeling So Far?"
What's the pulse out there? Many of us opted for a quiet New
Year's Eve choosing Mozart and a glass of wine in front of the
fireplace over getting drunk, hanging off the rafters, and
negotiating a statistically dangerous drive back home in a...
Natural Skin Care
We all want to stay looking young forever but do we really
know how to care for our skin naturally? For many years
natural products have been used to heal and restore our skin
from moisture enriched Aloe Vera to the relaxing aroma of...
Safer And More Effective Than Botox? Shocking Results
Are the new Argireline Wrinkle Relaxing Creams as effective as Botox? For many women, wrinkles and fine lines are the an unforgiving reminder of the ravages of time. Looking into the mirror and seeing a face filled with wrinkles, weathered skin,...
Web site Offers Skincare and Beauty Advice to Meet Unique Needs of Teens With Darker Skin
(ARA) - Acne-prone teens with dark complexions have skincare and makeup problems unique to their darker skin tones, and also have difficulty finding skincare information that speaks directly to their needs. Now, teens with...
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Cosmetic Ingredients to Avoid
Many cosmetics we use every day are made from ingredients that may have adverse effects on our health. These may be derived from animals, microbes or are by-products of petroleum production. They may cause allergic reactions, contact dermatitis, or you may simply have ethical reasons prohibiting their use. When deciding on a cosmetic purchase, consider if your desired purchase has an all-natural alternative. The Organic Make-up Company has excellent, high quality alternatives to skin care and make-up cosmetics, which are free from all the ingredients listed below. Please visit our glossary for more information on our products' ingredients and this topic.
Chemical Ingredient
Animal or Microbial Ingredient
- Aluminum
- Albumin
- Ammonium glycolate
- Artificial colours
- Benzoates: sodium benzoate, benzoic acid
- BHT, BHA
- Ceresin
- Cl 77267 (bone charcoal)Cl 77268 (black bone charcoal)
- Collagen
- DEA, MEA, TEA
- Diamines: phenylenediamines
- Dibutyl phthalate
- Dimethicone
- Ectoin: hydroxyectoin
- Elastin
- Fish
- FD & C, D & C colours
- Formaldehydes: imidazolidinyl urea,DMDM hydantoin, quaternium 15, 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1, 3 diol
- Gelatin
- Hyaluronic acid
- Hydroquinone
- Isopropanolamine
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Keratin
- Keratolytic chemicals: hydroxyl acids,glycolic acids, retinoic acids
- Lanolin
- Methylisothiazolinone
- Mink Oil
- Musk
- Ovum
- Parabens
- Parrafin
- Phenoxyyethanol
- Phosphatidylcholine
- Placenta
- Propylene glycol (petroleum derived)
- Pthalates
- Oleates: decyloleate
- Roe
- Salmo
- Serum albumin
- Sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate
- Sorbitans
- Squalenes
- Tallow
- Toluene
- Unipertan
By Lori Stryker, B.Sc., B.H.Ec., B.Ed. http://www.organicmakeup.ca
About The Author
Lori Stryker has been researching and developing all natural skin care and make-up for the purpose of offering men and women safe, natural cosmetics for everyday use. She brings to her research a specialist in human biology from the University of Toronto, coupled with a professional home economics degree and an education degree from the University of British Columbia, fusing chemical and biological knowledge with food, family and textile sciences.
You may use this article but any modification or publication of this article for fiancial gain must be approved of by the author. The author's name, Lori Stryker and her company's name, The Organic Make-up Company, needs to by noted when used.
info@organicmakeup.ca
|
|
|
|
|
|
