There are plenty of dangers out there to worry about. We worry when our child does not have a fenced in backyard, we worry when they go to school, we worry when we have eaten the wrong foods and are now putting ourselves at risk for heart disease. We worry about a lot of things. So when it comes to skincare, sometimes we leave it on the back burner, because we are worrying about other legitimate problems and issues in our lives. But this being said, there is no reason to think that skincare should be hard. Something as simple as actually using a cheap moisturizer in the morning could make a huge difference.
But when looking for the best skincare products, you have to consider dangerous ingredients in skincare. These ingredients could ultimately be detrimental and harmful to your skin, and they could even cause your skin to age at an accelerated rate instead of slowing it down! So what do you look out for?
First of all, look out for glycerin. It’s commonly used as a moisturizing ingredient. But basically speaking, it’s toxic in large doses, and it works by trapping moisture inside the skin. Unfortunately, it also traps everything else inside the skin, including bacteria, dirts, toxins, and other harmful ingredients. Minerals oils, which are preservatives, have the same effect and the same problem.
You also want to look out for propylene glycol. This is a small amount of antifreeze, which is obviously toxic in larger amounts. But despite FDA approval for use, even in small amounts, this causes the breakdown of skin cells, redness, irritation, cracking of the skin due to dryness, and otherwise.