Skin Care Ingredients Can Make You Ill
Ingredients FROWNIES skin care products will never contain.
These are the top ten ingredients in popular anti-aging and wrinkle reducing products that can potentially cause serious harm to you the consumer. Be sure to check your medicine cabinets, drawers, and bags to see if what you are using to make yourself look better could actually be making you feel worse.
1. Parabens
They are often labeled as methyl, ethyl, propyl or butylparabens.
Studies show they may alter hormone levels and potentially cause cancer, as well as mess with fertility and/or the development of a fetus or young child.
2. Isopropyl Alcohol
It is a poisonous solvent also used in antifreeze and shellac. Studies show it may cause imbalance and actually dehydrate skin cells
3. Mineral Oil
It clogs pores prohibiting the skin from breathing and also from flushing toxins (causing skin irritations like acne and rashes).
4. PEG (polyethylene glycol)
It removes natural protective oils from the skin and puts the immune system at risk. It may also cause cancer with overexposure.
5. Propylene Glycol (PG)
Studies show it can cause brain, kidney, and liver abnormalities. PG is the active ingredient in antifreeze and the EPA requires workers using the substance to wear gloves and avoid contact with the skin.
6. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) & Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES):
They can cause serious damage to the immune system and major irritation to the skin.
7. DEA (diethanolamine), MEA (monoethanolamine), & TEA (triethanolamine)
Why you should avoid them:
They disrupt hormones and can potentially cause cancer.
8. FD&C Color Pigments
Certain colors can block oxygen absorption into the body. Many are also considered carcinogenic.
9. Artificial Fragrances (essential oils are not artificial fragrances)
Some ingredients in synthetic fragrances can lead to cancer. Many also effect the central nervous system and can lead to depression, hyperactivity, irritability, and behavioral changes.
10. Imidazolidinyl Urea & DMDM Hydation
They release formaldehyde into the body which can cause respiratory issues, heart palpitations, skin irritations, allergies, joint pain, headaches, dizziness, chronic fatigue, coughs, ear infections, and asthma. Formaldehyde is also carcinogenic.
To fully avoid such harmful ingredients, consider purchasing all-natural cosmetics, body care products, and soap, shampoo, and toothpaste.
Unless you are already using natural body care products instead of synthetic ones, beware these toxic ingredients.


