Anti Aging Skin Care Review What Could Possibly Be Wrong With a Little Fragrance

I read a positive anti aging skin care review for a product made by Estee Lauder and it concerned me. I wanted to share these concerns with my readers. Hopefully, it will help you protect yourselves from the hazardous ingredients that can be found in an anti aging skin care system.

You might think that governmental regulation agencies like the US Food and Drug Administration are concerned about protecting your health. I don't want to get into politics here, but there are loopholes in the laws concerning the natural and synthetic compounds that a company may include in health and beauty aids.

In the customer's anti aging skin care review for the Estee Lauder 'lifting' hand cream, she mentioned that her hands looked better and felt softer. She didn't mention the scent.

Added fragrances are one of the governmental loopholes. Companies are not required to reveal the synthetic or natural compounds that are used to create the fragrance. Without this knowledge, we are exposing ourselves to possible neurotoxins.

Chemicals used to create fragrances can cause depression, fatigue, nervousness, irritability and other mental disturbances. The olfactory system (the nose) is directly linked to the central nervous system.

But added fragrance is not the only problem with the Estee Lauder anti aging skin care system. Many of their products, including their hand cream, contain oxybenzone, an organic sunscreen.

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the daily use of sunscreen but I will discuss that in another article.

Over two years ago, oxybenzone was listed as a 'photocarcinogen'. It causes cancer when exposed to UV light. Oddly enough, something that was supposed to protect us from cancer and the free radical damage caused by UV light actually increases our risk of cancer and activates free radicals.

That's the problem when reading an anti aging skin care review. Customers often don't know anything about the ingredients they are using. Even if they do, some people are not worried about the added and unnecessary risk.

An anti aging skin care system can be safe AND effective. The most effective compounds are protein building blocks. When included in an anti aging skin care system, they activate skin cell and collagen fiber production rather than free radicals.

After I read the anti aging skin care review, I had to go to a consumer database to find out what compounds the Estee Lauder product contained. Some companies are very secretive about their formulas. They pretend it's to protect their companies 'secrets'. I think they know that people would not use their anti aging skin care system or any of their products if they knew what is actually in the bottle.

It's hard to figure the whole thing out without a little help. The Environmental Working Group tries to help consumers identify safe products. It is from them that I have gained some my knowledge.

So, if you decide to read another anti aging skin care review, remember that for effectiveness you want to look for protein and no added fragrance. Be persistent and I think you will find, as I have, great products that will make you and your skin glow.

Maureen Devine is a consumer advocate and a dedicated researcher of quality skin care products. Visit her website now at http://www.healthy-radiant-skin-site.com/ to see what skin care products Maureen personally recommends after extensive research. She feels strongly that we all deserve smoother, healthier, younger looking skin without the worry of potentially harmful ingredients.

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