A burning, prickling, stinging skin. How distressing! And if you look in the mirror you can’t really notice anything. Sometimes this happens if you have just applied a new cream, and sometimes if you haven’t changed anything at all.
I wrote earlier in my blog about self tanning creams. DHA (Dihydroxyacetone) is used in ‘self tanners’.
Cosmeceuticals and derma pharmaceuticals. They look like jumbled words that don’t really mean much. Yet the terminologies are used daily by specialists.
Previously I wrote that perfume is not meant to go on skin. Worse still, it is the number 1 allergen in skincare products. Above all it can cause premature skin ageing.
I have written before about certain ingredients which are best avoided. You can check if these ingredients are in your product by looking at the ingredients list (also known as the INCI list). But I realise that for many, this is like reading “Double Dutch”.
I have written previously in my blog about herbal ingredients in cosmetic products. People often feel that if a cosmetic product contains natural ingredients, then it is safe and also beneficial for the skin. Today more about lavender.
A common occurrence in the cosmetics world is so called “angel dusting”. This means that a minimum amount of active ingredients is added to a product. The active ingredient can be placed on the ingredients list even though there is no possibility that it can have any effect.
I received a mail concerning babycare skin products after my story was read in a national newspaper. It was someone who had noticed that the products she used for her children contained irritants. Because I have four young children I am always scrutinizing ingredient lists on baby products. To my amazement it appears that there are a large number of baby products that are far from mild. It is also not so surprising then, that the number of skin problems amongst young children is rapidly rising.
I frequently get asked the question on my weblog why parabens are missing from the list of substances to be avoided. I would like to explain this now. The answer, however, is not so simple.
Many products contain substances that can have an irritating effect – and many people suffer from these. Below you’ll find a list of ingredients which are proven to have an irritating effect.
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