In one of the previous articles, we tackled about making your own simple facial cleanser. In this section, we are going to talk about what chemicals you avoided when you switch to organic or homemade facial cleanser.
Few of the numerous harmful chemicals and it effects to the following are the following:
· Alcohol - one of the contributory factors to oral cancer.
· Alpha Hydroxy Acid - causes skin cells destruction leaving skin more sensitive to damage from enviromental hazards andc may eventually cause skin cancer.
· Benzoyl Peroxide - irritant and highly toxic
· Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate - said to be containing with and/or broken down into chemicals that are toxic and are linked to cancer and other major body health problems.
· Diazolidinyl Urea - contributes to immunotoxicity and neurotoxicity.
· Kajoic Acid - Since it prohibits melanin production, it damages the skin's natural protection and eventually leads to skin diseases, or worst, cancer.
· SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulphate) - Concentration can lead to the damage of a number of organs including brain, liver, heart, and lungs.
It is to be noted that these chemicals harms the body when they have reached more than enough concentration inside the body. With the regular use of these products that contains the chemicals mentioned above, the likelihood to diseases will increase. When you use these non-organic facial cleansers, you facial skin will become dependent on these products, and probably produces a good sensual effect to the facial skin, but what you do not see and observe is that with the regular use of these chemically contained products, the likelihood to diseases increases due to its easily penetration to the skin. When they penetrated to the skin and travelled through the bloodstream, concentration to the organs happen and eventually destroying these organs which is evident in the form of diseases.
In order to protect your health from these kinds of toxic products, it is very important to switch to organic products. When buying an organic product, read the labels too. There are some low cost "organic" in the market and may not really function as organic. So, educating yourself with these products is definitely important.
Go to local stores that feature organic facial products or search through the net for fine organic products that might be available. Read product reviews.
You don't want to be beautiful outside and dead on the inside right? So give yourself a break, go for Organic or natural homemade facial products.