Did you know that Ralph Nader has said that “Over the last 100 years, the rate of cancer in the U.S. has sky-rocketed from 1 out of 800 people diagnosed, to 1 out of 3 today.” Do you have any idea why? Of cause there is no definitive answer however there is a reasonable chance that one of the causes may be dangerous ingredients in personal and beauty care products such as skin care and anti aging products and cosmetics and more.

Doubtless many of the ingredients found in so many products that most of us use every day are dangerous. And it’s not just anti aging skin care products, it’s even true of so many foods.

Mineral oil is a fine example of an ingredient that you may see if you look on the label of many big brand anti aging products. Avoid it.

Mineral oil is a petrochemical product which means that it comes from distilling crude oil. If you buy baby oil you’re getting a bottle of mineral oil.

You’ll find mineral oil in many personal, anti aging and skin care products and cosmetics and other products. It used in anti aging products as a moisturiser however mineral oil has no moisturising properties. It’s there because it forms a thin film of oil on your skin and that film prevents moisture loss. This works to some degree.

You may have heard of Material Safety Data Sheets. These list all information that someone using a particular chemical ought to know, including safety information. If you read a Material Safety Data Sheet about mineral oil it will say that “mineral oils are suspected carcinogens of the skin and scrotum, larynx, lung and alimentary tracts”. And you will also find that it says that mineral oil may “cause eye, skin and respiratory tract irritation”. On top of this will also say that “pre-existing skin disorders may be aggravated by exposure” to mineral oil.

So mineral oil cause cancer and skin conditions.

Mineral oil isn’t all. There’s many other ingredients that you may see listed on the label of anti aging products that may well be dangerous. Why is this so and why aren’t we protected from this?

The FDA has no mandate to test either the efficacy or the safety of anti aging products on the market. You’re probably aware that big business has very little concern for the welfare of its customers, the cigarette companies are a good example of that. If they can get away with it they will.

Many of the ingredients that are found in so many personal products that most of us use every day are there because they are very cheap. The cheaper they can make the product the more profit that is made. Despite the fact that there are excellent products that are known to moisturize successfully and are also known to have a wide range of properties beneficial to our skin health they are rarely used because they are expensive.

But there are some very clever people running some small skin care companies that know that it is possible to make high quality anti aging skin products that are very effective. They can’t compete on TV advertising but they can compete on product quality but the chances are you’ll never find out who they are because they don’t advertise.

Through my website I try and inform readers about the risks of so many ingredients in anti aging products and the point them towards these small niche companies.

You’ll find out more on my website.

Visit Restore My Skin to find out about the best Antiaging Skin Products or more about the Best Natural Antiaging Skincare.

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