Healthy Natural Skin

Wednesday December 07th
The Perfect Anti Wrinkle Firming Cream? – Are You Really Sure About This?
Did you know that the perfect anti wrinkle firming cream which you have just paid a fortune for, may contain mineral oils and alcohol based products? If they really do contain those, then they could actually dry out your skin. There is some suspicion that they may be involved in causing cancer so it is really better to steer clear of these, just in case. That is the last thing you want.

Now I know some people actually spend up to $300 on some of these products. Yet, they are never satisfied with the results, I notice and they just go on spending more and more!

There are several ways of course that we can change our own lifestyle and it is not going to cost us an arm and a leg! We should look at these first and then look around for natural skincare products which have none of the health hazards associated with the mainstream products.

We would do well to look at our own diet and hydration. Are we drinking enough water and will we have enough so that our skin will eventually benefit, if it has not been gobbled up by our other organs? We can also ramp up on antioxidant foods such as fruit and vegetables, cut out smoking and limit sun exposure.

But what about the ingredients in the actual anti wrinkle firming cream that we may want to buy? Look to see if there is triclosan as this is chemical often contained in shampoos, toothpaste and in body lotions.

A few congressmen have called on the FDA to actually ban this triclosan from all personal care products. They will have a job in getting that legislation passed but we should ask ourselves why they have tabled that motion at all. Obviously they have done their research and the results are alarming.

The Environmental Health Services (EHS) is in no doubt that this chemical is a threat to our health. There is a possibility of endocrine disturbances, contamination of the water supply, bacterial resistance and so on. Actually they point out that there is really no need for triclosan to be present as it is no more effective than good old soap and water!

What to look for in the best anti wrinkle firming cream?

We should always bear in mind that anything we slather on our bodies is going to be absorbed into the bloodstream and may lodge in body tissue. Excretion cannot always taken for granted. So, the fewer chemicals we absorb, the better.

We should be looking for those ingredients that come from flowers, plants and seeds. As these contain lots of antioxidants, they are really effective in helping skin cell renewal and keeping the free radicals at bay. Have you heard of olivem 800, jojobo oil, natural vitamin E, grapeseed oil and also active manuka honey?

These are the really secret ingredients which will cost more but the results that you get will really be worth it, I can assure you. Now those are the ingredients that should be in the perfect anti wrinkle firming cream.