If you’re doing many of the things I talk about elsewhere on this website, you may have already noticed a major difference in the way your skin looks — as well as other aspects of your health.
Beyond that, here’s some things that are good to be aware of…
- Avoid or minimize damage from hot water and chlorine. The hotter the water, the more potential for damage, because the hot water potentiates the chlorine which can oxidize your skin, causing your skin to age faster.
- Remove your makeup each evening. It’s a really bad idea to flop into bed, leaving makeup – not to mention environmental grime – on your face while you sleep. It’s like feeding the baby skin cells junk food!
- Sleep on your back. Gravity creates a downward drag on your skin all day. Give your skin a break at night. By sleeping on your back, you reduce gravitational pull on your face. If you press your face to your pillow, you will likely experience increased puffiness in the morning.
- Don’t smoke… for your general health’s sake, and for younger looking skin. Smoking causes free radical production, which is one cause of the signs of aging.
- If you will be in the sun for extended periods of time, use sunscreen with safe and effective ingredients.
- Use safe skin care products. Most of you will have (hopefully) become aware by now that everything you put on your skin is absorbed into your bloodstream and integrated into your body’s tissues. A number of these potential toxins have estrogen-mimicking effects that can wreak havoc on your health. They are commonly used because they’re cheap, readily available, and easy to dilute…..
Are they in the products you currently use? It’s time to check. Go grab your skin & hair care products, cosmetics & fragrances/aftershaves and check them against the following …
Ingredient |
Use |
Dangers |
| Parabens | Heavily used preservatives in the cosmetic industry; used in an estimated 13,200 cosmetic and skin care products. | Studies implicate their connection with cancer because their hormone-disrupting qualities mimic estrogen and could disrupt your body’s endocrine system. |
| Mineral Oil, Paraffin, and Petrolatum | These petroleum products coat the skin like plastic – clogging pores and creating a build-up of toxins. They can slow cellular development, creating earlier signs of aging. They’re implicated as a suspected cause of cancer. Plus, they can disrupt hormonal activity. | |
| Sodium laurel or lauryl sulfate (SLS), also known as sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) | Found in over 90% of personal care products! They break down your skin’s moisture barrier, potentially leading to dry skin with premature aging. And because they easily penetrate your skin, they can allow other chemicals easy access. | SLS combined with other chemicals may become a “nitrosamine” – a potent carcinogen. |
| Acrylamide | Found in many facial creams. | Linked to mammary tumors. |
| Propylene glycol | Common cosmetic moisturizer and carrier for fragrance oils. | May cause dermatitis and skin irritation. May inhibit skin cell growth. Linked to kidney and liver problems. |
| Phenol carbolic acid | Found in many lotions and skin creams. | Can cause circulatory collapse, paralysis, convulsions, coma, and even death from respiratory failure. |
| Dioxane | Hidden in ingredients such as PEG, polysorbates, laureth, ethoxylated alcohols. Very common in personal care products. | These chemicals are often contaminated with high concentrations of highly volatile 1,4-dioxane that’s easily absorbed through the skin. Its carcinogenicity was first reported in 1965, and later confirmed in studies including one from the National Cancer Institute in 1978. Nasal passages are considered extremely vulnerable, making it a really bad idea to use these things on your face. |
| Toluene | May be very poisonous! Made from petroleum and coal tar… found in most synthetic fragrances. | Chronic exposure linked to anemia, lowered blood cell count, liver or kidney damage…May affect a developing fetus. |
Your skin absorbs it all. Don’t compromise your health and the health of your skin by using potential poisons.
- Limit exfoliation to twice per week and use a gentle exfoliator. Exfoliation refreshes your skin’s surfaces and brightens your appearance as it removes dead cells from the surface of your skin. But if you exfoliate too often or too aggressively, you risk damaging living cells.
- Apply your skin care products to warm skin in order to maximize absorption.
- Never pull or rub your skin – apply your skin care products gently, and lightly press for a few moments to help your skin absorb them. Rubbing stretches your skin and can promote sagging and wrinkles. (Note the same principle applies with leaning your face on your hand while sitting at a desk, which also stretches your skin.)
- Don’t expect overnight changes. Even if you start doing everything right today, don’t be discouraged with seeming lack of progress tomorrow. It may take a month or even two to three months to notice changes. Plus, it’s quite possible that others will notice your increasingly youthful-looking face before you do.
Remember: it took years to get where you are today, so show patience when expecting changes and improvements.
Now that you’re taking these practical steps as well as choosing not to use dangerous and damaging products on your skin, let’s look at healthy skin care alternatives……..
Nourishing Botanicals for Your Skin’s Healthy Appearance
Whenever you apply skin care products, it is ideal to use products from nature that nourish your skin the same way you nourish your body. Look for products that encourage rejuvenation and work synergistically with your own skin to support its efforts toward a healthy appearance.
The potentially dangerous ingredients listed above particularly concerns me when I see those toxins come up in SCIO screening tests over organ tissue. So it’s no surprise that I considered it important to source pure skin care products for you……..Click here for more info..
Call or email me for a free sample of the anti-aging skin-care system for women, or for men. Or if you are interested in quality toxin-free cosmetics you can request a catalogue &/or a free sample/s of the foundation.