Sulphates, Parabens, Phthalates, Silicones ? Why Are These Ingredients Controversial And Should You Avoid Them"
We explain what these ingredients do and how they can affect your body.
Is it just us or did buying cosmetics become a heck of a lot more complicated in the past few years"
One upon a time, we smugly walked into our local pharmacy/supermarket/skin care store, tested out a bunch of formulas on our right hand and invested in the serum that smelt the nicest. Now, we?re more clued on ? and we?re questioning everything. After all, our skin is our largest organ and a good portion of what we put on it is absorbed into our bloodstream. (Case in point: nicotine patches.)
Mukti, founder of Mukti Organics, has spent over two decades in the beauty industry, focusing on ?toxin-free? alternatives to conventional beauty regimes. To share her knowledge of the potentially adverse effects of certain chemicals, she released a book, Truth in Beauty, as an easy-to-follow guide. For Mukti, one of her biggest concerns is that long term effects of ingredients are difficult to define. ?There are some ingredients that are of concern in relation to their unknown bioaccumulative effects and the general premise being that the ?dose makes the poison? and safe until proven otherwise.? Throughout the years, brands have responded to consumer pressure by removing and replacing controversial ingredients. However, it?s important to note that the alternative is not always better. When parabens started to get a bad reputation (more on that later), phenoxyethanol became the new alternative. Mukti flag...
Fuente de la noticia:
grittypretty
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http://grittypretty.com/
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