It really makes my blood boil when I see all the advertising for facial skin care products promising you a youthful appearance when there is no mention of the ingredients.

If you could eventually discover the ingredients by searching diligently through numerous websites, you would be forgiven if you thought using no facial care product would be better than using a product that may harm you.

When you think how much money it must cost these companies to pay for the advertising and the so-called personality to front the products, is it any wonder they do not allocate a fair proportion to using well-researched and safe ingredients?

It is said that fore-warned is fore-armed and with that in mind I’d like to let you discover some of the ingredient to avoid.

Alcohols

In general, you would find that your skin would dry out and, eventually, with long-term use, you would find your skin to be very irritating. Make sure that you avoid any product containing the common types like benzyl alcohol, ethanol, ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol.

Fragrances

Unfortunately we have to face the facts that fragrances are chemicals. So like any toxin, you should avoid any facial skin care product that has these substances. After all, by rubbing a skin care cream onto your face you would cause these to enter your bloodstream via your skin.

Mineral Oil

Many facial care products contain mineral oil to save on cost and to “bulk” up the volume. Please avoid these at times because they will clog your pores and lead to several skin complaints such as acne and other types of rash.

Parabens

These are some of the worst chemicals although they are used to give the products a longer shelf life because they act as preservatives. It’s all about cost for some companies, unfortunately. Most dangerous of all is that studies link these substances as being a possible cause of cancer. So avoid any products that contain these chemicals.

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