Thursday, January 21, 2010

Why Should Your Anti Aging Moisturizer Be Paraben Free?

By Peter Geraldson

Many people now search for paraben free anti aging products and skin care products and cosmetics. Why would the best anti aging moisturizer be paraben free and what are parabens?

Parabens are chemicals that are used in many personal and beauty products such as skin care products and anti aging products and cosmetics.

Parabens are used in these products as preservatives and they work very well as preservatives and are exceedingly cheap. There are other alternatives for use as preservatives however these are generally more expensive. But there is some doubt about the safety of parabens in our personal products.

Some studies have linked parabens in our personal products to breast cancer. One study in particular took tissue samples of cancerous breast tissue and found parabens in 18 out of 20 samples tested. Of course this doesn't prove that the parabens caused the cancer but is certainly worrying.

It is known that parabens will penetrate the skin. Studies have shown that when parabens are applied to the skin they can be found in the blood within hours. Clearly they penetrate our bodies which is also worrying.

And it has also been discovered that some parabens can mimic the action of estrogen, a female hormone. Again this doesn't provide proof that parabens are dangerous but is certainly worrying.

The precautionary principle says that we should avoid using ingredients such as these until they are proven safe however the reality is that until they are proven to be unsafe they will continue to be used in products that most of us use every day.

You can see good reasons why people search for such products as paraben free anti aging moisturizers and paraben free cosmetics. There are excellent paraben free alternatives which use natural preservatives which work well and which are not toxic.

There is raging debate about the safety of parabens in our personal products and although it's not entirely clear that parabens are dangerous it does seem questionable and to this reason many are choosing to go paraben free. However of course the choice is yours alone.

There are now small companies that make excellent anti aging skin care products who choose to make those products entirely paraben free. They are excellent quality paraben free anti aging products that work exceptionally well, and are also free of a range of other suspect ingredients as well.

I try to educate consumers about the dangers of so many ingredients found in so many of our personal products such as anti aging products. I do this on my website where I also point out the alternatives for excellent quality paraben free anti aging skin care products. Find out more on my website.

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