| Organic skin care is one of the fastest | | | | have shown that vitamin C helps to minimize |
| growing areas of the beauty industry. It's | | | | fine lines, scars and wrinkles. |
| estimated that by using a range of body and | | | | |
| skin care products, the average woman applies | | | | Vitamin E is another an antioxidant that |
| more than 200 chemicals to her skin a day. | | | | helps protect the skin form the sun's |
| Because it is the one layer of our bodies | | | | damaging ultra violet rays. A combination of |
| that people see, having healthy skin is very | | | | Vitamin E and Vitamin A skin care products |
| important. Many people turn to skin care | | | | are very good at preventing various types of |
| products in order to have healthy and | | | | skin cancer. Vitamin E also helps with |
| youthful looking skin. There has been recent | | | | wrinkles and other signs of premature aging |
| research that has found that the skin reacts | | | | in the skin. |
| positively various vitamins, minerals, and | | | | |
| antioxidants. | | | | The promotion of skin repair and maintenance |
| | | | is how Vitamin A can help your skin. If you |
| Here are a few nutrients that are beneficial | | | | have a dry or flaky complexion you should |
| in skin care products | | | | look for skin care products that have Vitamin |
| | | | A as it can help with these skin problems. |
| Silica is a trace mineral that will make the | | | | Vitamin A also helps reduce acne and other |
| connective tissues, such as muscles, tendons, | | | | skin problems. |
| hair, and nails, stronger. It is important | | | | |
| for healthy skin. If there is Silica | | | | Kojic acid is a more recent remedy for the |
| deficiency in the body, the wounds of the | | | | treatment of pigment problems and age spots. |
| skin will not heal as quickly. Silica is an | | | | Discovered in 1989, kojic acid has a similar |
| ingredient in many good skin care products. | | | | effect as hydroquinone. Kojic acid is derived |
| | | | from a fungus, and studies have shown that it |
| Zinc is a mineral, and one of the most | | | | is effective as a lightening agent, |
| important components of skin that is healthy. | | | | inhibiting production of melanin (brown |
| Acne may be a result of a zinc deficiency in | | | | pigment). |
| the body. Zinc also controls the skins | | | | |
| production of oil and can control hormones | | | | Cosmetic products require preservatives or |
| that bring about acne. Many health care | | | | bactericides to prevent them from being |
| products contain zinc, as it is very | | | | contaminated. Some of the most allergenic and |
| beneficial to the health of the skin. | | | | irritating preservatives release small |
| | | | amounts of formaldehyde, which is an irritant |
| Selenium - Selenium can be an important | | | | as well as a carcinogen and neurotoxin. |
| ingredient in skin care products as this | | | | |
| antioxidant mineral makes the skin have more | | | | Many skin care products, both natural and |
| elasticity. Selenium will also help prevent | | | | from mainstream companies, contain either |
| skin cell damage with free radicals. Selenium | | | | diethanolamine or triethanolamine (wetting |
| can prevent skin cancer because it protects | | | | agents), abbreviated on labels as DEA and |
| the skin from the damaging effects of | | | | TEA, and sometimes shown bound to other |
| ultraviolet light. | | | | compounds as in cocamide DEA, TEA or sodium |
| | | | lauryl sulfate. Neither DEA or TEA is |
| Vitamin C is the only antioxidant that is | | | | carcinogenic. However, if products contain |
| proven to stimulate the synthesis of | | | | nitrites - often present as contaminants and |
| collagen, which is essential since your | | | | not disclosed on cosmetic labels -, their |
| body's natural collagen production decreases | | | | presence in cosmetics can cause a chemical |
| as you age. Collagen is considered a person's | | | | reaction - leading to the formation of |
| fountain of youth; it's responsible for | | | | nitrosamines - most nitrosamines are |
| warding off wrinkles and fine lines. Studies | | | | carcinogenic. |