Facial Masks: Friend or Foe?
The Fountain of Youth in a Bottle
I recently came across an ad on the internet for another facial mask dubbed The Anti-Fatigue mask that was supposed to be a treatment for tired stressed skin. The ingredient list read: Aqua, Caprylic/CapricTriglyceride, Squalane, Glycerin, Triticum Vulgare, Cyclopentasiloxane, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Disodium EDTA, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Methylparaben, Triethanolamine, Cyclohexasiloxane, Propylparaben, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate-80, Hydrolyzed Corallina Officinalis, Panax Ginseng, Pyrus Malus, Prunus Persica, Triticum Vulgare, Hordeum Vulgare, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Bisulfite, Rumex Crispus, Ascorbic Acid, Parfum, CI 16035, CI 19140. All this stuff and costs less than $14! Just what the heck IS this stuff and how does it de-stress my skin? I don't know about you but I got stressed and tired just reading this ingredient list!! Whew!
Come on ladies, are we really buying this hype? Do we really think that a bottle full of synthetic chemicals can make us look younger and firmer or de-stress our tired skin? And if so, at what costs to our health? Is it worth turning our bodies into a chemical dump site in the name of youth and perceived beauty?
No product is going to make your skin significantly younger or firmer. Face it, if you are 40 you are never going to have 30 year old skin again unless maybe you undergo cosmetic surgery! But your skin can have a healthy, youthful glow if you feed it right. Skin is a living organism and you need to feed it healthy food, not chemicals. There are healthier choices in facial masks for drawing the impurities out of your skin. Mineral clay masks are a great option as long as they are not mixed with synthetic ingredients. Read labels, look for organic or food grade ingredients and avoid toxic synthetics whenever possible. The choices you make today will have a large impact on the way your skin looks tomorrow as well as on your overall health.
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7 Comments
Post a CommentI totally agree with you. It's best to use products on our faces that don't have synthetic ingredients. However, as Stevie said, there are some ingredients that have scientific names and we might not know what they really are. Plus, some people might be extra sensitive to some natural ingredients and so, in the end, the product is not good for them. As Stevie suggests, we need to do our homework and read labels on all skin care products.
Well stated, Cathie. Ignorance is NOT bliss when it comes to our health. 52 years went by in my life when I was full of energy, living life freely, vital and very healthy. Then my body changed into something that I didn't recognize. To make a long story short, I was diagnosed with Lupus. I had every single symptoms that Lupus can pose upon a human being.I had severe neurological and joint pain, daily low grade fevers and flu-like symptoms, my muscles in my extremeties felt like they weighed 300 pounds each, rashes on my face (mild) and more severe rashes on both the fronts of my legs with some on my back. I was one sick puppy and a very angry young 52 year old. The traditional synthetic medications (11 in all) didn't do one bit of good for me. Yet, when I finally caved in to a friend of mine who had been trying to get me take an alternative yet God-given alternative healing, within two weeks I was back on my feet, again. The neurological problems were gone within a month and the join
Over the many years of using synthetic chemical filled products, I began to notice certain sensitivities. When using saline solutions with preservatives, I would have red burn marks running down my face. I did some research on my own and discovered that saline with absoultely NO preservatives did not cause this problem...so I switched. I have always used only water to wash my face. As I have gotten older, I have found the need for moistuizing. So I looked around for products for sensitive skin that I might like...after weeks of breaking out in rashes, I stopped the synthetic filled moisturizers...my skin went back to its normal dry state. I have now done more research and found certified organic products that nurture my skin and do not leave any rashes...call me a fanatic, but I am now hooked on organics. Did my own research and my skin is thanking me for it. Thanks for the article, Cathie
The most important thing is to read labels. Yes Stevie - you do have a point on checking those scientific names to see what they are, but I would not say that the synthetic ones might be better. Truthfully, there are many chemicals that are found later to be harmful. Why not use things that are proven over thousands of years. As for being organic health nuts, Sharon, Maybe we are. Maybe we care if we get skin cancer, maybe we care if we end up looking like wrinkled prunes when we are 45 years old. Maybe we care if we routinely poison ourselves. Obviously you don't and that's ok - but don't go suing your cosmetic company for not telling you - the research is out there if you were willing to read it.
I have used chemicals on my face for years and I am just fine. Sounds like a lot of hype by bored organic fanatics to me.
Synthetic chemicals of any kind are never better than the natural or organic ones! No matter what anyone else tells you, do your homework. There is no evidence that anyone ever developed a chronic illness from products that are food or plant based. There are currently 10,500 synthetic chemicals in the products we use everyday, a whopping 89% of these are not tested for safety. With the field of medicine making great advancements in medical technology every year you have to ask yourself why do we continue to get sicker and sicker?
Natural ingredients with their "chemical" or scientific names:
Aqua-- water;
Squalane-- this is a natural humectant aka moisturizer,
Glycerin-- see previous ingredient.
Triticum Vulgare-- this is wheat germ aka wheat protein
Hydrolyzed Corallina Officinalis-- hydrolyzed seaweed protein which is quite natural and good for the skin
Panax Ginseng-- aka Ginseng
Pyrus Malus-- crab apple.. think of it as a natural acid
Hordeum Vulgare-- barley.. good source of protein and helps hold water/moisture and it soothes skin,
Rumex Crispus, Source of vitamin A and protein to help skin even tone and also develop resiliency
Ascorbic Acid-- vitamin c
NOT EVERYTHING that has a scientific name is bad for you. There are natural ingredients that are harmful. There are natural ingredients that are good. The synthetic ones sometimes are even better because of lack of sensitivity and purity and qualitative standards.
You have do to the homework on natural skincare and read la