Top Skin Care Brands – Know If The Ones You Are Using Are Safe To Use
Finding the top skin care brands can be challenging. There are so many different reviewers and all of them seem to have some ulterior motive. It seems like they are “pushing” a product. What you really need is just good helpful information.
The information provided by the US Food and Drug Administration advises consumers to review the ingredients on all of the products that they use. They have conducted surveys and found that the majority of consumers have had an allergic or adverse reaction to at least one cosmetic at some point in their lives.
It is possible to avoid those reactions by avoiding the common allergens and irritants. The two most common causes of allergic and adverse reactions are fragrance ingredients and artificial preservatives.
So, you may be able to avoid an adverse or allergic reaction by buying only fragrance-free products that are preserved using natural vitamin E or grape seed extract. But, how can you be sure that you are getting something that works?
The FDA doesn’t have any advice about that. The Federal Trade Commission says that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. So, the top skin care brands, in my opinion, are those that can back up their claims with proof, such as clinical studies.
Cosmetics are like health supplements. They aren’t regulated in the same way as prescription drugs, although there are some cosmetics that contain drugs. They will be listed as “active” ingredients. You can learn about what those active ingredients are designed to do by looking up the compound online. Wikipedia, a database called Skin Deep, and Medline.com are three sources for evaluating drug ingredients.
When it comes to the other ingredients in cosmetics, it is up to the manufacturer to insure that they are safe. If they are to be included in a list of top skin care brands, they should be effective. There should be clinical trials backing up the claims made by the company. Some manufacturers provide links to those trials on their websites. Most don’t.
So, which ingredients are effective? Well, for the anti-aging crowd, coenzyme Q10 is one of the most effective, judging by the results of numerous studies. It has been shown to reverse sun damage, reduce wrinkles and improve the skin’s moisture content.
Shea butter is another effective ingredient for softening and smoothing out wrinkles. Some of the top skin care brands include coenzyme Q10 and Shea butter in their nighttime creams.
Other ingredients to look for include grape seed oil, which is particularly beneficial for repairing the delicate skin around the eyes. Two European ingredients, HALOXYL and EYELISS have proven to be beneficial for reducing bags, lines and dark circles under the eyes. So, if you want to improve the appearance of the skin around your eyes, those are two ingredients to look for.
There are many other natural ingredients that you might want to take the time to learn about. You can find the top skin care brands on your own, once you know what to look for.
Elizabeth Ruby is passionate about good health and using healthy products on her skin. She does extensive research on the best products to use and what products to avoid. Visit her website at http://www.skinantiagingsite.com/ to find out what products she recommends.
