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Cosmetic Chemical ingredients causing Acne

Make Up Artist — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:42:58 +0000

This is the ingredient, which cause clogs on pores and which in turn can cause acne. Keep in mind that acne can be hereditary and can also be influenced by stress, hormonal fluctuations, medications and excessive exposure to sunlight.

Some women have been thinking that foundations could clog the pores. This is not simply right. At present the manufacturers have a number of ingredients that can substitute any ingredient that is suspected to be comedogenic or has the potential to clog the pores.

The following list of suspected ingredients is given here for your safety:
• Acetylated Lanolin
• Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
• Algin
• Carrageenan
• Cetearyl Alcohol and Ceteareth 20
• Cocoa Butter
• Coconut Butter
• Coconut Oil
• Disodium Monooleamido PEG 2-
• Sulfosuccinate
• Ethylhexyl Palmitate
• Glyceryl-3-Diisosterate
• Hexadecyl Alcohol
• Isocetyl Stearate
• Isodecyl Oleate
• Isopropyl Isostearate
• Isopropyl Myristate
• Isopropyl Palmitate
• Isostearyl Isostearate
• Laureth
• Lauric Acid
• Myristyl Lactate
• Myristyl Myristate
• Octyl Palmitate
• Octyl Stearate
• Oleth-3
• Oleyl Alcohol
• PEG-16 Lanolin
• PG 2 Myristyl Propionate
• Polyglyceryl-3-Diisosteatate
• Potassium Chloride
• Propylene Glycol Monostearate
• Red Algae
• Sodium Chloride
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
• Sorbitan Sesquinoleate
• Soulan 16
• Steareth 10
• Stearyl Heptanonate
• Wheat Germ Oil
• Xylene

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Skin Lighteners

Make Up Artist — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:32:37 +0000

In our view the damaging effects are much more than the benefits achieved by using the skin lighteners. They are commonly called as bleaching creams and generally contain hydroquinone that can cause irreparable damage to your
skin. Continued use of it can reduce the production of melanin, which is a natural pigment, which protects the skin from the adverse effects of the sun. It also makes the skin “thin”. Even after discontinuing these products, the skin continues to become light for many years without showing any sign of stopping. Dark spots may become light spot. But prolonged use will cause your skin to become red, blotchy and blistered.

We strongly recommend not using skin lighters especially those containing over 5 % hydroquinone. Instead we recommend you to use sunscreen containing at least SPF 15 sun protection during the day and alpha hydroxy exfoliant at nights. This is a safer approach in our viewpoint.

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Night Moisturizers with Alpha Hydroxy Acids

Make Up Artist — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:28:24 +0000

At the end of the day your skin need replenishment. While sleeping use a moisturizer that is rich in emollients and other ingredients that are designed to hydrate and renew your skin.

NIGHT MOISTURIZERS (with Alpha Hydroxy Acids)

Hydroxy acids are natural ingredients, which softly lift and remove the dead cells of your skin. These mild acids are natural exfoliants and can increase the cell generation and improve the texture of the skin.

Natural exfoliants are basically two types:
• Alpha hydroxyl acids have a “drop off” rate meaning it will work only when there are dead cells to exfoliate.
• Beta hydroxyl acids do not have a “drop off” rate and will continue to exfoliate even after the dead cells have been removed. As such, there is greater chance for it to irritate the skin.

A night treatment usually requires a natural exfoliant to remove the dead cells. The abrasive physical facial scrubs, which are available for exfoliation, are known to be irritating to the skin. Products containing alpha hydoxy acids are the best choice.

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Daily Moisturizers with Sunscreen

Make Up Artist — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:23:40 +0000

A quarter century ago, it was not required to wear sunscreen as we do today. The ozone layer surrounding the earth’s
atmosphere protected us from the harmful effects of ultra-violet rays of the sun by deflecting them. But due to the misuse of environment, these layers are deteriorated allowing more UV rays to reach us.

Every day we are exposed to the UV rays causing damage to your skin such as sunburns, skin diseases and premature aging. Ultra Violet B rays are responsible for sunburns in summer where as UV A rays cause premature aging. These rays are present every day even if sun is out or not.

Therefore it is highly recommended to use sunscreen all through out the year. Sunscreen should not be a part of summer time only; it should be a part of your every day routine.

Sunscreen should be applied 30 minutes before exposure to sun, giving enough time to penetrate in to the skin. Reapply every 3-4 hours and after bathing and profuse sweating. A waterproof sunscreen remains for about 30 minutes in water.

Daily Moisturizers with SPF 15 sun protection provide protection for both UVA and UVB. Higher content of SPF doesn’t mean a better protection, but a longer protection. For instance an SPF 15 product will provide you with 95% protection whereas an SPF 50 product will provide you with 98 % protection, in this case the difference is negligible.

Daily Moisturizer can also be used as base “under makeup”. Moisturizers with higher SPF seem to be oilier in nature. Hence it is possible for the makeup to become discolored, if worn over it.

Skin Lighteners

Moisturizers

Make Up Artist — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:19:42 +0000

Moisturizers act as a protective layer between your skin and the environment. Even though the skin produces its own oil, it is usually washed off during the cleansing process. So it is necessary to replenish this natural oil.

A moisturizer basically contains water and other ingredients that can attract and trap moisture on to your skin. It should
also contain skin-nourishing agents like emollients.

Night Moisturizers with Alpha Hydroxy Acids

Toners

Make Up Artist — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:17:22 +0000

People have many misconceptions regarding the role of toners and astringents in a skin care routine. First of all understand that they are an essential part in any skin care routine. Its function is to remove the traces of makeup or residue that is missed by your cleanser and “prepares” the skin for moisturizing.

The terms toner, fresher or astringent are confusing and are used interchangeably. For people having normal, combination or oily skin, an astringent containing low percentage of alcohol and skin soothers like Allenton are recommended. For normal to dry skin alcohol-free freshener with ingredients such as witch hazel and other natural extracts are recommended.

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Cleansers

Make Up Artist — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:14:29 +0000

Today, there are several brands and types of cleansers available for you to choose from. The cleansers can be classified as two types: “tissue-off” cleansers and “rinse-off” cleansers.

. Tissue-off cleansers are normally referred to as “cream” or “milk” cleanser and have high oil content. This oil will combine with the makeup, facial oils and grime and thus allow them to be easily wiped off. “Tissue-off” cleansers cause less drying and are suitable for normal to dry skins.

. Rinse-off cleaners are water based and contain some type of detergents, which will help to remove makeup and excess oils.

This is suitable for those with oily or combination skin. It should be mild so that it can easily and effectively cleanse
your skin without causing drying of the skin. Commonly available “rinse-off” cleansers are gels, foaming cleansers and facial washes.

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Understanding Your Skin

Make Up Artist — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:07:08 +0000

It is unbelievable that skin is the largest organ in our body. This living organ heals and renews itself through out the life
of a person. It covers whole of our body and consist of two clearly defined layers, which are:

1. Epidermis is the outer layer i.e. the skin that we see and feel. It is the protective covering of our body. No blood vessels are present in this layer but some nerve endings are there and are made up of five layers of cells. The pigment melanin is found in this layer. This melanin protects the sensitive cells underneath from harmful radiation of sun. More melanin is produced if exposed for a greater time.

2. Dermis is the layer located just below the epidermis. This layer contains nerve endings and hence is extremely sensitive. It also contains numerous blood vessels, lymph vessels, sweat glands, sebaceous glands and hair follicles and all these are held together by the collagen and elastic fibers and thereby giving strength and resilience to the skin.
Every hair follicle contains sebaceous gland, which produces sebum. Production of excess sebum makes your skin oilier. If the neck of sebaceous gland got blocked then the sebum accumulates there causing acne. If the production of sebum is insufficient then it causes a dry skin.

Teenage time can be the best or worst time in your life depending on the hormonal activity. In general puberty is considered as the bad time for skin.

If you were not a victim of acne and pimples during your teenage years, then it is more likely that your 20’s and 30’s can be trouble free. In your 20’s, your skin will be in the best form. But, it can be badly affected by other factors like
allergies, hormonal imbalance, stress and exposure to the elements.

During your 30’s the skin may begin to lose the glow of youth. You may notice dryness and fine lines on your skin. The skin seems to be over sensitive and needs much more care during this time.

During your 40’s the production in hormones reduces and the skin begins to lose its tone and elasticity and as a result of this, wrinkles and fine line starts to appear. While these things happen as your age increases, these can be controlled or minimized to some extend by properly caring for your skin. You have to do cleansing, toning and moisturizing your skin twice a day to rejuvenate and revive the skin.

By this time you will have better understanding of your skin and how it works and it is obvious that you will appreciate that it is the time to start caring for your skin.

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Skin Care

Make Up Artist — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:59:28 +0000

Beauty care starts with proper care for skin. For good make up, clear and healthy skin is very important. For a number of years, the high demand for new products made it really a boon for the skin care industry. However most of the products are just speculative and only few of them are proven effective in clinical tests.

Skin care should be simple, effective and easy to use. It should incorporate minimum ingredients so as to minimize the possibility of skin irritation. An ingredient, which is beneficial to one person, may cause serious side effects to some other person. In general all the ingredients have chances to irritate your skin.

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