Did you know that chemical ingredients and toxic agents have been used in skincare products since the 1920s? It is quite shocking to know that almost one hundred years on, they are still being used.
This was brought home to me the other day when I picked up a product to get rid of brown age spots.
Parabens were listed as if nothing had changed.
Nobody complained until a few years ago when alarming statistics were revealed and the dreaded parabens (ethylparaben and methylparaben) appeared in cancerous tissues.
These were found especially in women with breast cancer.
It was obvious that there was a link and so the campaign began for much safer cosmetics.
Another element which is now regarded with much suspicion is the parfum or fragrance which is almost always listed in any skincare product these days including lotions for brown age spots.
This fragrance is usually made up of about 4,000 synthetic chemicals and most of these are harmful.
As they are not required to list these, the companies continue to use them as they tend to cover the odor of other rather unpleasant smelling ingredients! Looking for a product to get rid of brown age spots was no easy task, given all the pitfalls that I have mentioned above.
I wanted a product which did not contain hydroquinone as that has been banned in Europe because there is a definite link to cancer.
Strangely enough American dermatologists are not overly concerned and it is still available in the US.
But I did not want to take any chances.
! Then I discovered a company which has dedicated so much of its profits to research and refuses to compromise on quality.
That means no parabens which I have mentioned above and no ingredients like hydroquinone either.
They have developed a remarkable combination of totally natural organic products which are just streets ahead of other companies.
Let me give you an example.
They developed the extrapone nutgrass ingredient which actually inhibits the production of melanin.
which is the main cause of brown age spots.
The nutgrass ingredient did so well in human trials that they decided to have it patented immediately.
They were getting results like a 40% reduction in the production of the melanin.
That would mean clearer skin all round and it really was a breakthrough.
Now that you know that getting rid of brown age spots is the simplest thing in the world, why not discover some more of these revolutionary ingredients in this range of skincare products which are taking the cosmetics world by storm.