The Truth About Paraben Free Skin Care Products

By Marcie Raymond


Parabens are a series of preservatives that are added to cosmetics to give their products a longer shelf life. There are no major cosmetic companies that make or sell paraben free skin care products. You will find that virtually every face cream, lotion, bath soap and deodorant contain parabens in at least one, but usually three or four forms.

These chemicals come under many different names but most will end with "ben". If you read the labels provided with your deodorants, soaps and face creams you may find several different strains of this chemical. Testing of this substance has shown that in face creams, when exposed to ultra-violet rays it actually causes your skin to age faster. This is the exact opposite of what it is supposed to be doing.

In studies of tumors taken from breast cancer victims more than eighty percent of studied tumors contained parabens in their makeup. The tumors in the participants were also found to be very near the under arm area of victims. These findings have lead to the conclusion that underarm deodorants are suspect as part of the source of the chemicals found in the tumors.

Some components of parabens are designed to mimic estrogen in the body. Estrogen has been shown to be a cause of cancer and it interferes with the natural balance of hormones in people. This has been shown to cause early puberty in children as well as lessening the sperm count in male subjects.

Because of this children are showing signs of early start puberty. There are cases of eight year old girls developing breasts and pubic hair and blood tests show measurable amounts of parabens are present. Unfortunately, exposure can start at birth because infant care items contain the same preservatives as adult creams and oils.

Consider that most women have been putting these creams and oils on their faces and bodies minimally twice a day for most of their lives. This number is probably much higher because soaps and make up contain them also. When using that much of a product it is to your advantage to be certain that the ingredients are safe to use. Manufacturers do not have to prove to the USDA that these preservatives are truly safe and will continue to use them until consumers force them to stop.

The bottom line is that the manufacturer is responsible for making sure their cosmetics are safe for use by consumers. The consumer should not have to force them to act in an acceptable fashion when it comes to safety issues. It has been shown many times that consumer actions can and will bring around needed changes even when large corporations decline to address a subject immediately.

Paraben free skin care products are easily found on the internet. There are several companies that carry a full line of beauty products for sale. These items are advertised as having absolutely no parabens in their formulas and one hundred percent safe for children as well as adults. As a conscientious adult it makes sense to not purchase things that may be dangerous even if it is far in the future. It would be to your advantage to purchase items that do not contain these chemicals until it has been shown that they are proven to be safe.




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