Actually the first consideration isn’t which anti aging product is the best.

We have had a reader send us a question. Which is the best anti aging skin care product? And so we’ve reproduced our answer here for everyone to read.

Dear Susan, We think, before you consider which is the best anti aging skin care product you need to ask a preliminary question. For us there is a question that we think is much more important than how well a particular skin care product works. The question is this. How safe are those skin care products? Because unfortunately many skin care products contain nasty ingredients and can be unsafe. So before you even begin to consider how well any particular skin care product works you need to consider if it offers any dangers to you if you use it. Because no matter how well any anti aging skin care product works it’s of no use to you if it is potentially dangerous. And there are many skin care products that are potentially dangerous, and listed as a cancer risk. No amount of great skin care would justify to us taking a risk of getting cancer. We’d put up with wrinkles from our head to our feet before we took a risk with cancer. That’s not to say that if you use skin care products you’ll get cancer, but the RISK is there. Just have a look at some of the big brand name skin care products at the Cosmetic Safety Database and see what risks they detect. Only once you’ve established that a product or a product range is safe would we even begin to think about how well it works. That’s why we are so anxious to get the word out about Xtend Life. Because they offer a top shelf range of natural skin care products that are, firstly, safe. They are a signatory to the Compact for Safe Cosmetics and have a stated commitment to making natural skin care products that are SAFE ENOUGH TO EAT. You can’t do much better than that for safety. And to reiterate, safety comes before how well a product works. Fortunately the Xtend Life products work equally as well as their commitment to safety. So by all means consider how well skin care products work, but if it was us we would always ask first, how SAFE are these skin care products, and research them well, using the methods we’ve outlined here before. Best Wishes Editors Natural Health - Natural Skin Care.

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A new study links chemicals in cosmetics with hormones in teenage girls.

It’s not news to you if you’re a regular reader of this website that mainstream skin care products and cosmetics contain dangerous ingredients.  We’ve talked before about the nasty ingredients and chemicals in cosmetics. However here’s a new study.

It links cosmetic use with dangerous chemicals that may disrupt the hormones of maturing teenage girls. The Environmental Working Group tested the urine of girls aged between 14 and 20 and found that there was chemicals from 4 families of chemicals in EVERY sample tested.

The chemical families are Phthalates, Parabens, Musks and Triclosan.

And some of these chemicals have been linked to possible disruption of hormones in girls.

So really there’s a giant trial going on to see if these chemicals found in cosmetics and skin care products are dangerous to the hormonal development of our daughters, and everyone else who uses cosmetics and skin care products. It’s unregulated and no one really knows what the results will be, but if it turns out that having these chemicals in our cosmetics is dangerous to our children, (and of course us too) then it’s too late.

Luckily there are both safe cosmetics and safe skin care products available using natural non toxic ingredients. Luckily too, they work extremely well and are very price competitive.

Click the links top right to find out more about safe natural cosmetics and safe effective natural skin care products. More on Cosmetics And Teenage Girls Spells Danger

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Got sensitive skin? There’s some simple steps you can take to sensitive skin care.

Some people have sensitive skin, some don’t. And there are some people with sensitive skin that needn’t have sensitive skin.

If you have the symptoms associated with sensitive skin like rashes, blotchiness, redness, swelling, dryness and itchiness and more, then there is some things you can do.

Of course it may always be worthwhile seeing a dermatologist, but before you consult an expert you can try out some, or all of these remedies. Let science wait till you’ve tried some basic stuff to see if your skin conditions improve.

Sensitive skin care starts with an examination of your cosmetics and skin care products. Believe it or not, many big brand cosmetics and skin care products and anti aging products like creams, face masks and so on, can themselves CAUSE the problems that people with sensitive skin blame on their skin type, not on the products.

You’ll know if you’ve read our site that we’ve warned often about the dangerous ingredients often found in big brand name skin care products like moisturizers, face creams and other skin care treatments and anti wrinkle creams.

Ingredients like parabens, which are used extensively in big brand skin care products as a preservative, can be dangerous. For example the cosmetics database lists 2 parabens (parabens refers to a group of chemicals, not one) as, on a scale of 1 - 10 of hazard, as being at least a 7 or an 8. Ie, in their words, “high hazard”.

And a chemical like a paraben can itself cause skin reactions. So, ironically, the very products that you are using may well be causing your skin problems.

And this applies to your cosmetics as well. Many big brand cosmetics include similar or the same ingredients, and you may well find that if you change your cosmetic brand to a natural non allergenic cosmetic brand many, or all, of your sensitive skin problems go away.

The writer of this article has direct experience of this. My 8 year old daughter had to use cosmetics for her first ballet performance recently. Not something that an 8 year old would normally use, but she did that day.

Within a few hours her entire face had broken out in a rash, and we decided right there not to use those cosmetics again.

So examine your current skin care products carefully. If they are big brand name products from the department store we can just about guarantee that they contain ingredients that are not good for sensitive skin.

Use low allergenic laundry detergents too. There are many detergents that also contain ingredients that may cause skin reactions in people with all sorts of skin types. In particular wash sheets and pillow cases with low or non allergenic detergents. Rinse well and avoid any detergents, as well as skin care products and cosmetics, with fragrances.

Fragrances are also chemicals and can also cause skin reactions, for all skin types, including those with oily skin and healthy skin.

And visit an allergy specialist, they can often determine exactly what it is that is causing a skin allergy or allergic reaction, and if you can isolate what it is then you can try and eliminate that ingredient. It may well be from your skin care products or cosmetics.

You need to source a range of non allergenic range of both natural cosmetics and natural anti aging skin care products.

Luckily it also turns out that the companies that make the best natural cosmetics and natural anti aging skin care products also make the best products. They are small niche companies making excellent products, and at very competitive prices too.

That’s because they don’t even try and compete with the big brand name skin care and anti aging products. They don’t advertise on TV which contributes hugely to keeping the cost of their products down. They rely largely on the quality of their products to sell their products for them through word of mouth.

And they make stunningly good products too, unlike the big brand names. Most of the big brand name skin care products including sensitive skin care products do very little and are made down to a price rather than up to a standard.

So there’s a few things for you to do if you have sensitive skin and are looking for some good sensitive skin care tips. If these don’t work then try consulting an expert like a dermatologist, but for many people with skin problems just doing these things will clear up those nasty rashes and blotches and redness and itchiness.

Where do you get the best natural skin care products? Here.

Where do you get the best natural cosmetics? Here.

Try either, or both, it could be the best thing you can do for your skin.

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We’ve talked about natural skin care, what does it mean?

Skin care products contain many ingredients, and it’s these ingredients that go into making up the product. A skin care products is the sum total of it’s ingredients. And natural skin care products are too.

Of course there are thousands of ingredients that go into making up skin care products, and many companies that make skin care and anti aging products, as well as lots of other personal products like hair care products, body care products, and all those other beauty, hair, body and skin products that we all use day to day.

And most don’t disclose what goes into their products, except as far as they have to put it on the label. And even then they disclose as little as they can get away with.

Unfortunately, however, many of these ingredients are not what we would call natural. They are chemicals, sometimes made in a lab, and sometimes a chemical produced as a by product of the manufacturing process.

Where the company manufacturing the anti aging and skin care products uses a chemical it does so for a reason. Perhaps it produces a hair color, or maybe it assists in hair removal, or maybe it does this, or that. Perhaps it’s just cheaper than using a natural alternative.

Bottom line for us though, is that many of these chemicals used in our skin care products are not good for out health. Here’s an example. Recent tests showed lead in more than 50% of the big brand name lipsticks.

The lead will be there for a reason, it will do something, and the companies that manufacture the lipstick don’t have a culture of paying attention to making safe skin care products or cosmetics. They just want to make products that sell, and if they are allowed to put lead in their products they will.

There’s many other examples, including chemicals called Phthalates that have been found in many skin care, beauty and common household personal care products like shampoos and hair products. Phthalates have been shown to have reproductive implications for human beings as well as other effects. But they are still in many of our personal products and aren’t listed on the label.

But as a consumer you have a choice, and you can choose to buy natural skin care products instead. Natural and organic skin care products are made from ingredients that are both naturally occurring and also are known to be safe for human use.

Here’s some examples of natural skin care ingredients used by Xtend Life, the best, manufacturer of natural skincare products in our view.

Shea butter. Extracted from the nut of the Shea tree from Africa, an excellent natural skin moisturizer.

Jojoba oil extracted from the seeds of the Jojoba plant, very high in good anti oxidants.

Grape seed oil extracted from the seeds of various grape varieties, high in important fatty acids and also full of anti oxidants, and also very effective as a skin moisturizer.

Phytessence Wakame, a Japanese seaweed. Very rich in essential vitamins and minerals, high in anti oxidants and with an enzyme that helps improve skin health.

Cynergy TK extracted from the wool of sheep. Containing keratin, an important part of the makeup of skin, and important in the regrowth of collagen and elastin, both essential for skin health.

And many more. These are the type of organic, or natural, ingredients in the makeup of natural skin care products.

And it’s not just the ingredients of the skincare products that go into making up an effective and safe skin care regime. It’s also the philosophy of the company that makes the products that is important too.

Xtend Life have a commitment to making products that are safe enough to eat. That was their brief to their scientists making up the products, that as well as being the most effective on the market the skin products must also be safe enough to eat.

Try getting a commitment like that from Revlon, or Proctor and Gamble, or Christian Dior, or the company that sells the skin care products you are probably using now.

So there are a number of things that go into making up natural skin care products. It’s the ingredients found in the products, and where they are sourced, and it’s the philosophy of the company that makes the products. More on Natural Skin Care. What Is It?

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