Sunday, February 28, 2010

Beauty Tip #5 - Keep Away..

Ingredients to keep away from... far, far away:
When buying anything from makeup to moisturizers, makeup removers to serums, steer clear of anything containing mineral oil. Mineral oil is a by-product of petroleum to make gasoline (why would you want that on your skin!). The odorless, tasteless oil quickly clogs pores, leading to breakouts and dull looking skin. Parabens should also be an ingredient which makes you cringe. All commercially used parabens are synthetically produced and cause roseacea, clogged pores, and when parabens on the skin are exposed to sunlight, they actually increase skin aging! Studies show that high amounts of parabens are even found in breast tumors (a.k.a. breast cancer! Scary!). So, please, for the sake of your skin (and your ta-ta-s!) keep away from mineral oil and parabens! :)