Chances are very good that every day you use a moisturizer on your skin. It's important to take care of your skin and there's lots of anti aging skin care products available to help you do that. However it may come as a shock to you to know that many modern skin care products contain chemical ingredients such as sodium lauryl sulphate and this includes big brand-name moisturizers. This may risk your health and you may well be better buying a natural moisturizer.
It is relatively well-known that a chemical called sodium lauryl sulphate is used in many soaps and shampoos. It's an excellent degreaser and is used by mechanics for degreasing engines. It is also becoming more well-known that sodium lauryl sulphate in products such as soaps and shampoos is bad for your health.
But it's not nearly so well known that so many big name moisturizers also contain sodium lauryl sulphate, (as well as many of the chemical ingredients) and using these products regularly may cause skin cancer.
There was a study done on mice reported in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. In this study the scientists were looking to understand better the effects of caffeine on mice. As part of the study a number of moisturizers were applied to the skin of the mice 5 times a day for 17 weeks and the mice also received some UV radiation to simulate sunlight.
All the moisturizers used in the study contain sodium lauryl sulphate. They also contained petrochemical ingredients such as mineral oil.
In a surprising result, given that this was not what was being studied, the researchers discovered that the risk of skin cancer in mice who received an application of moisturizer was increased by 69 percent.
So they decided to study this again using a moisturizer with no sodium lauryl sulphate or mineral oil. And they found that this time there was no increase in the risk of skin cancer to the mice.
So perhaps now you're starting to see why I'm suggesting that moisturizers with sodium lauryl sulphate can put you at risk of skin cancer and maybe you're beginning to consider buying natural moisturizers next time you're looking for skin care products.
Or maybe you've just thrown away the moisturizer you have in the cupboard now.
Unfortunately there is a wide range of chemical ingredients such as sodium lauryl sulphate in so many skin care products including moisturizers. And there are also many petrochemical ingredients such as mineral oil. There are natural ingredients such as the oils from fruits and nuts which are known to be safe and which are also known to be effective at moisturizing the skin but these are rarely used because ingredients such as mineral oil and sodium lauryl sulphate are dramatically cheaper.
There are excellent natural moisturizers available for you to buy. They use natural ingredients which are known to be safe and highly effective at promoting optimum skin health and which will not put your risk of skin cancer. One company in particular, which you've probably never heard of, makes an outstanding range of natural skin care products which work as excellent natural facial moisturizers, none of which contain sodium lauryl sulphate or any other known dangerous ingredients.
So maybe now you're beginning to consider throwing away those anti aging skin care products which you may have in the cupboard right now. There are excellent natural skin care products and natural moisturizers available to you which work better than the chemical alternatives and which have no health risks attached.
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