Beauty Goes Green

There are a lot of hype in the beauty industry now has the so-called "green" products. There are literally thousands of products on the market claim to be green, environmentally friendly, natural, safe, organic, flowers, plants, pure, botanical, ecological, etc. - not all terms defined in a largely unregulated industry. So how does a smart shopper to know what really green? Here are some tips to navigate your way around these products and feel good about what you put on your skin,.

Defining "green" beauty
Green products can be divided into two main categories:

1) Products that have been manufactured and packaged with cleaner energy and greener practices of manufacturing and packaging.
2), that products with natural ingredients, organic and biodegradable, are made.
Because your skin is the largest organ of the body, it is logical that you rub lather and smooth skin should with ingredients that have no harmful side effects. Absorbing small amounts of toxins in the skin over a long period can have a cumulative effect, may be damaged.

Please read the ingredient list! Although many products have a long list of "organic" and "natural" ingredients - they might have potentially dangerous ingredients that can irritate your skin. Some products are free of one or two ingredients bad, but also to other potentially harmful ones. It is important to draw attention to what is in the product and not pay for what. Note that some potentially harmful ingredients to the original "natural" are.

Things to avoid

Here is a list of some potentially toxic substances, often in cosmetics, you should avoid is found.
• Parabens: A group of chemical preservatives that may be carcinogenic. Associated with breast cancer, reproductive toxicity and endocrine disruption.
• Sulfate: Sulfur-based compounds that are found to irritation and dryness of the skin and hair.
• Master: A type of Ethanolamine the immunotoxicity was associated, and believed to cause damage to the brain and nervous system.
• ethoxylated: chemicals that irritate the skin and thought to be carcinogenic.
• Silicone: A synthetic additives that can be harmful and irritating.
• Phthalates: These compounds are often found in nail polish and perfume. They are thought to be harmful to the reproductive, developmental problems in children, immunotoxicity and endocrine disruption have been associated with.
• Petrolatum: developed from the oil, it can irritate and clog the skin pores, and can be contaminated by toxic contaminants.