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In addition to the animal bi-products mentioned in the last post, there are many other ingredients to avoid in skin care products.

Here are more ingredients to beware of if your skin care products contain them.

Mineral Oil: An oil product derived from petroleum (crude oil), a stabilizing ingredient used in many skin care formulas. Mineral oil forms a film on the skin like plastic wrap, blocking the pores and interfering with the normal skin functions of letting in nutrients and expelling toxins.

Petroleum (Petrolatum): An oil product that does not penetrate the skin, but it sits on the surface, again interfering with the normal functions of the skin.

Solvent Alcohol: A colorless, volatile liquid in the form of propyl, isopropyl (petroleum derivatives) or SD 40 alcohol (specially denatured ethyl alcohol). These strip the skin of its protective acid mantle, drying the skin and leaving it unprotected from bacteria.

Soap: This strips the skin’s protective acid mantle. It can take the skin over 24 hours to rejuvenate itself after using soap or solvent alcohol. Soap is also very drying to the skin.

Lanolin: An oily excretion of sheep, a common lubricating ingredient in skin care formulas. Extracted from wool, it can be a cause of allergic reactions in sensitive people.

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate: Used in products to create lather. This is a degreasing agent that strips the protective layer from skin and hair.

The cosmetic companies are unconcerned about our health. They know most people will try anything to look younger and prettier without actually learning about the ingredients in these products.

I think it is time that we stand up and learn about what we are putting on our bodies and how it affects our health.

That is why companies like L’Bri Pure n’ Natural are wonderful to find. They care about the ingredients that they use in producing quality products.

Try the samples for yourself here.

Have you ever attempted to read the list of ingredients that are in your skin care products?

Would you like to know what these ingredients are doing to your skin and where they come from?

Are you familiar with rendering plants?

Rendering plants are where bad meat from grocery stores, unusable body parts from animals and used grease from restaurants are sent. It is also where dead animals are sent to; most of these animals have died from disease.

These plants throw all of the above items into large vats to boil, producing a yellow grease like substance.

The cosmetic manufacturers are the largest consumers of the bi-products from these rendering plants.

So what are the cosmetic manufacturers doing with these animal bi-products?

They are making ingredients for their skin care products. Here are some of the ingredients produced and their uses.

Oleic acid: Used in soaps, permanent wave solutions, shampoos, hair dyes, lipsticks, liquid make-ups, nasal sprays

Glycerine: Used in cosmetics, mouthwashes, toothpastes, soaps, ointments

Stearic acid: Used in cosmetics, lubricants, hair spray, conditioners, deodorants

Non-edible tallow: Used in soap

Try skin care products without these dangerous ingredients at L’Bri Pure n’ Natural.