Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Is frequent usage of cream foundation harmful for your skin?

Can it cause earlier ageing?Is frequent usage of cream foundation harmful for your skin?
No, you just need to make sure your product doesn't contain lanolin which enlarges pores and gets lodged in them. Also, you should wash it off at the end of the day. At night your skin wants to regenerate and it is better if you don't leave make up on while sleeping. Your pores ';open up'; during sleep to purge oils and impurities so leaving make up on would make that harder for your skin to do. Also, it is not a good idea to sleep with any product with any SPF in it.Is frequent usage of cream foundation harmful for your skin?
Possibly.





Lots of makeups actually contain harmful toxins, carcinogens, chemicals... etc. If you look at the ingredients on makeups, the longer the list, the more harmful it is. This includes moisturizers, shampoos, deoderants, sunscreen and other cosmetics. Because FDA guidlines don't regulate cosmetics, they can put pretty much whatever they want into their products, and they don't have to test it, or get it approved or anything.





Since a lot of these products contain harmful chemicals, you use up to 25 of them per day, piling onto the chemicals. 70% of what you put on your skin is absorbed meaning you're absorbing these chemicals. Especialy cream/liquid foundation- plus it clogs your pores and makes your skin oily.





These chemicals can lead to cancer, birth defects and early aging. There is a compact that 600+ makeup companies have signed saying that they will not use harmful toxins in their makeups... I suggest you look into switching to one of those makeups that work just as well. Bare Minerals is a good choice. While it's not completely harmless, it is much much better than other makeups.





Most natural makeups are good- but be careful because some might trick your just by saying it INCLUDES natural ingredients. You want to look for all natural makeup. Check out these websites:





http://safecosmetics.org/


http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/


-- you can look up your different makeup products on here and see just how harmful they are, and what kinds of specific problems it can cause you.
It depends on the brand, if it is a good brand with moisturizer and sun protection, then it can actually be good for your skin. But you should make sure to wash it off every night and follow with a good moisturizer. I use Estee Lauder products and I have seen a huge improvement of my skin!
I don't think it can, if you make sure you wash it off daily and moisturize.

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