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micfreeb
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:00 pm |
I'm wondering if there are certain ingredients in cosmetics products out there that are bad for my skin profile? I have very oily, acne-prone, and sensitive skin.
I've heard that mineral oil is bad for people who breakout as it clogs your pores, as well as talc. Is this true? There are a lot of mixed reviews out there and I'm not sure what to believe.
I'm trying to update my skincare regimen to a more natural, simple routine with products that have harmless (if possible) ingredients. |
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:23 pm |
Welcome! There are bucket loads unfortunately, and it varies somewhat from person to person not only with apparent skin type. Comedogenicity here
http://journal.scconline.org/pdf/cc1989/cc040n06/p00321-p00333.pdf
It's an old paper so there has obviously been plenty of research carried out since. Research suggests the fatty acid oleic acid which is abundant in many common plant oils may contribute to clogging and irritation. Sulphate surfactants and alkaline soaps are also known irritants and strip the skin's natural protection.
Oftentimes excess sebum production and sensitivity have a single root cause - a damaged skin barrier. Is it possible your cleansing/ exfoliating methods or frequency is too much for your skin type? Do you consistently meet or exceed all your government's recommendations for healthy eating and lifestyle? |
_________________ Sensitivity, forehead pigmentation & elevens, nose & chin clogged pores. Topicals: Aloe vera, squalane, lactic acid, Myfawnie KinNiaNag HG: Weleda calendula, Lanolips, Guinot masque essentiel, Flexitol Naturals, Careprost. Gadgets: Vaughter dermarollers, Lightstim. |
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:21 pm |
Bad ingreds for me are mineral oil, silicone and lemon oils |
_________________ Nuttyemma on skincare.boards.net |
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:04 pm |
When you say harmless, do you mean ingredients that have good toxicity profile, or ingredients that don't contribute to irritation? I'm assuming the former? |
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micfreeb
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:36 pm |
Both, actually. I don't want to be putting anything toxic on my skin AND I want to look out for ingredients that may cause me to break out more. |
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Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:12 am |
micfreeb wrote: |
I wash twice a day -- once in the morning and once at night before I go to bed. Since I have oily skin, I sometimes wash my face in the middle of the day when it's hot. I use Purpose cleansing wash, though, since it's soap-free and gentle. |
Above was copied and pasted from another thread.
"Inactive Ingredients: Water, PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG-150 Distearate, Sodium Lauroampho PG-Acetate Phosphate, Fragrance, Quaternium-15, Tetrasodium EDTA."
Certain foaming surfactants don't just remove the sebum from the surface of the skin they strip the lipids from within the skin and destroy the skin flora (good guys and bad guys). This damages the barrier function allowing water to escape and bacteria to enter. The skin may respond to being stripped and irritated by pumping out more sebum to protect itself ... a vicious circle. I don't consider anything with sulphate surfactants as gentle whatever the label claims. Some find quitting sulphates improves their skin within days - for me my atopic eczema cleared and my scalp and T-zone became much less oily. Others find their acne worsens before it improves, probably while the skin flora resets itself. This can be managed by using products such as a zinc oxide sunscreen - zinc being bacteriostatic - and only products with an acid pH.
Excess sebum can be cleansed without over-washing: many use tap water and a microfibre cloth in the morning, just a gentle toner or a lotion cleanser washed off with water for that fresh feeling. Or you could experiment with the Oil Cleansing Method, adding an emulsifier to your blend to ensure it rinses spotlessly clean with water.
http://www.theoilcleansingmethod.com/
http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=7077 |
_________________ Sensitivity, forehead pigmentation & elevens, nose & chin clogged pores. Topicals: Aloe vera, squalane, lactic acid, Myfawnie KinNiaNag HG: Weleda calendula, Lanolips, Guinot masque essentiel, Flexitol Naturals, Careprost. Gadgets: Vaughter dermarollers, Lightstim. |
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micfreeb
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Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:59 pm |
Do sulphates cause breakouts then? And will finding sulphate-free products eventually help?
Also, do you have any suggestions for products without sulphates and other irritants/toxic ingredients? I don't really have the time to make my own DIY products. Thanks! |
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Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:31 pm |
micfreeb wrote: |
Do sulphates cause breakouts then? And will finding sulphate-free products eventually help?
Also, do you have any suggestions for products without sulphates and other irritants/toxic ingredients? I don't really have the time to make my own DIY products. Thanks! |
Sulphates or alkaline soaps can cause or contribute to breakouts by increasing sebum production, underlying inflammation (acne is an inflammatory condition) and destroying the protective acid mantle/ stratus corneum. Sometimes just changing the products and frequency you wash and exfoliate is enough to massively reduce breakouts. Other people need to attack on many fronts, so get their diet and lifestyle right as well as all their skincare.
I'm in the UK unfortunately so not the most helpful with specific products. As brands I love Devita and Weleda, both of which are natural and gentle. I haven't tried their cleansers but both get rave reviews at iHerb. I'd go for the Devita because I prefer the ingredients list and it states it is non-comedogenic (won't block pores). Alternatively making your own oil blend is super fast: just chuck some castor oil, a carrier oil and some polysorbate in a bottle and shake. You can actually eyeball the oils so it should take you thirty seconds. |
_________________ Sensitivity, forehead pigmentation & elevens, nose & chin clogged pores. Topicals: Aloe vera, squalane, lactic acid, Myfawnie KinNiaNag HG: Weleda calendula, Lanolips, Guinot masque essentiel, Flexitol Naturals, Careprost. Gadgets: Vaughter dermarollers, Lightstim. |
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