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Article #357: Skin Care - Beauty is More than Skin Deep

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We have all heard the saying beauty is pollutants can enter our bodies through
skin deep, well as far as skin care goes our skin, do you really want to add to
this is not true. Skin care starts from these chemicals & toxins by using skin
within & depends upon your diet, products that contain harmful ingredients
digestion, hormone levels, stress levels ? Why not use all natural skin care
& your nutritional health. For total skin products ?
care you need to build quality skin from The National Institute of Occupational
the inside out. Safety and Health (NIOSH) found that 884
Your skin is your biggest organ, it is to chemicals used in personal care products
you what the shell is to a turtle. It is & cosmetics are known to be toxic. The
your own personal house, your protective chemicals & toxins found in most
layer between you & the outside world. It commercial skin care products also have
is up to you to keep your house in order, an adverse effect on the environment. In
you need to have a daily routine to take a US geological survey scientists showed
care of your skin which in turn will take that a variety of chemicals from personal
care of you. You should never care products were among 95 wastewater
underestimate the importance of skin pollutants found in US waterways.
care, it is your first defence against The FDA (Food & Drug Administration) in
disease & infection and it protects your the US classifies cosmetics into
internal organs from injuries. categories but does not regulate them,
Skin care is not just for women, it is cosmetic manufacturers may use any
for men & young adults as well. It is an ingredient in their products and market
important part of personal care more them without any government approval.
important than just for good looks, it is Whilst several toxins are banned many
a sign for all to see how healthy we are. others including carcinogens are allowed
We all need to maintain the beautiful in cosmetic production. Many commercial
skin we were born with, your daily regime cosmetics have regularly been found to
should begin with a proper cleansing by contain toxic chemicals. Many skin care
washing your face with water & a mild products will claim to contain natural
cleanser to remove dead skin cells off ingredients and/or expensive vitamins &
the skins top layer. Next some gentle oils, but how can you be sure the product
exercise to increase your blood you are using does not contain harmful
circulation to get more oxygen to your ingredients ? Read the label ? Well yes
skin. You should protect your skin from but can you honestly say you understand
the sun, particularly at risk is the area what all the ingredients on the label are
around the eyes so wear good quality sun ? many of them are probably
glasses to stop you from squinting which unpronounceable chemicals which you have
can cause lines & wrinkling. You need to never heard of.
hydrate & moisturize regularly & make This is where you should beware, a
sure you drink plenty of water especially general rule of thumb is that if you have
after exercising. never heard of any of the ingredients
We would all like to think that we are then the product is not made from natural
looking after our skin by eating a materials. Look out for ingredients such
healthy diet & exercising regularly. We as cranberries, grapeseed extract, olive
know that eating organic foods & fresh oil, green tea and many more. If you are
fruit & vegetables can help us prevent unsure of any of the ingredients do some
toxins entering our body but did you know research, look up the ingredient on a web
that harmful chemicals & toxins can enter search & find out exactly what it is &
our bodies in other ways ? Your makeup, whether it could be harmful to you or
moisturizer, eye creams etc may contain your skin. You would not dream of eating
harmful chemicals that are absorbed any food containing harmful ingredients
through your skin. There is approximately or toxins so why let these toxins enter
six pounds of skin on your body which is your body through your skin care product
a porous membrane through which toxins & ?
chemicals can be absorbed. Dust, dirt &






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