INGREDIENTS TO AVOID #10
"NANOPARTICLES - "The increased capacity of nanoparticles to penetrate skin and gain access to our bodies' cells is a double edged sword: it may be useful for medical purposes, but it could also result in far greater uptake of substances that have a negative health effect.
Recent research shows that nanoparticles of titanium dioxide, one of the most commonly used cosmetic ingredients, (sunscreens) can move across the placenta of pregnant mice, resulting in brain damage and reduced sperm production in male offspring.
The beauty industry is adding 'nanoparticles' to lipstick, foundation and anti-aging products because at this extremely small scale familiar substances have novel optical and biological properties.
As larger particles titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are white and opaque - as in the old fashioned zinc sunscreen worn by surf life savers. But at the nanoscale, a hundred times smaller than a red blood cell, these same substances become transparent. This enables their use in moisturisers and foundations. Other nanoparticles such as aluminium oxide give a 'soft focus' effect that disguises wrinkles. These are used in high-end concealer sticks, foundations and face powders. Carbon 'fullerene' nanoparticles are used in anti-aging creams and moisturizers partly because these tiny nanoparticles penetrate skin so effectively.
The beauty industry's willingness to use novel nanoparticles in its products while their health effects remain so poorly understood has raised a few eyebrows among the less fashion-conscious scientific community."
"NANOPARTICLES - "The increased capacity of nanoparticles to penetrate skin and gain access to our bodies' cells is a double edged sword: it may be useful for medical purposes, but it could also result in far greater uptake of substances that have a negative health effect.
Recent research shows that nanoparticles of titanium dioxide, one of the most commonly used cosmetic ingredients, (sunscreens) can move across the placenta of pregnant mice, resulting in brain damage and reduced sperm production in male offspring.
The beauty industry is adding 'nanoparticles' to lipstick, foundation and anti-aging products because at this extremely small scale familiar substances have novel optical and biological properties.
As larger particles titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are white and opaque - as in the old fashioned zinc sunscreen worn by surf life savers. But at the nanoscale, a hundred times smaller than a red blood cell, these same substances become transparent. This enables their use in moisturisers and foundations. Other nanoparticles such as aluminium oxide give a 'soft focus' effect that disguises wrinkles. These are used in high-end concealer sticks, foundations and face powders. Carbon 'fullerene' nanoparticles are used in anti-aging creams and moisturizers partly because these tiny nanoparticles penetrate skin so effectively.
The beauty industry's willingness to use novel nanoparticles in its products while their health effects remain so poorly understood has raised a few eyebrows among the less fashion-conscious scientific community."
A Non Toxic Choice
| bb cream - 2 oz. | |||
| Item #: BBC01 (Ivory), BBC02 (Bisque), BBC03 (Tan), BBC04 (Latte) | |||
| bb creams - short for beauty or blemish creams - are an all in one moisturizer, primer, sunscreen, concealer and foundation. Wear alone as a tinted moisturizer or over your daily moisturizer or powder. | |||
| Active ingredients: zinc oxide (non nanoparticle 10%), titanium dioxide (non nanoparticle 7%) Ingredients - aloe barbadensis (organic aloe vera), vitis vinifera (organic grape seed) oil, olea europaea (organic olive fruit) oil, simmondsia chinesis (organic jojoba) oil, butryospermum parkii (organic shea butter), sesamum indicum (organic sesame) oil, titanium dioxide (non nanoparticle), zinc oxide (non nanoparticle), radish root ferment, camellia sinensis (organic green tea) extract, rose mosqueta (organic rosehip) oil, xanthum gum, apis mellifera (organic beeswax), oryza sativa (organic rice bran) oil, punica granatum (organic pomegranate seed) oil. Plus powders for color - argania spinosa shell powder (argan), cocos nucifera shell powder (coconut) pyrus malus fruit extract (apple), theobroma cacao shell powder (cocoa), rosa gallica flower powder rose petals), nelumbo nucifera seed powder (lotus flower), ribes nigrum fruit (black currant), citrus aurantium dulcis peel powder (orange), vaccinium macrocarpon fruit powder (cranberry), and chenopodium quinoa extract (quinoa) www.atoxinfreelife.com |
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