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Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:19 am  |
| I started using a new face cream about a week ago. My skin liked it for the first 3-4 days, felt soft and plumped. But after that, I started noticing the texture of my facial skin becomes bumpy like orange peel and i can see a few white heads and red patches on my two cheeks. Also there is dryness and slight burning uncomfortness in the past two days. But this cream is all natural and only has a few ingredients which are all good stuffs : Shea Oliein, Olive Squalane, Olive butter, Jojoba, Lavender essential oil. What could have caused the reactions? |
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Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:25 am |
STOP USING IT! I had something like that with a natural cream (Weleda) many years ago and the damage took a long time to get rid of.
My guess is the cream is off, contaminated, and causing infection. The unpleasant point of natural creams is they have a very limited shelf life. |
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Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:37 am |
It could be the Lavender, which in some people can cause a reaction. Normally it is quite anti-inflammatory, but you could just have a sensitivity to it as many people do.
Also be careful with some essential/natural oils - lavender and tea tree are wonderful, but too much of a good thing can also be detrimental as these 2 oils are estrogenic - I'm sure there are others but these are the only 2 I can think of off the top of my head  |
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Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:39 am |
| Just because it is "natural" doesn't mean it is safe and not harmful. If that is the only new thing you added in and you are having that reaction, I would stop using it. A person can be sensitive to anything regardless if it is natural or chemical. |
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Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:23 am |
ITA w/ rileygirl.
I know I couldn't that use, it would irritate my skin for sure. |
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Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:56 am |
There is no reason to assume the product is rancid: more likely to be allergic or irritant contact dermatitis. There are numerous poisons, irritants and allergens found in nature. Could be the lavender oil, could be the oleic acid (see link), could be a combination of the two. Also could be proteins in the shea healing fraction - shea allergies are not unheard of. Our skin barrier needs long chain saturated fatty acids and cholesterol, which are not found in most plant oils. I don't therefore understand the logic of removing the stearic acid from the shea. Unless the moisturiser is only produced for Chagrin Valley to use up the unsaponifiables ...
"Abnormal follicular keratinization is involved in comedogenesis in acne vulgaris. ... application of unsaturated fatty acids, oleic acid, and palmitoleic acid induced scaly skin, abnormal keratinization, and epidermal hyperplasia [in hairless mouse skin]"
http://www.nature.com/jid/journal/v124/n5/full/5602810a.html
Also bear in mind once the skin barrier is damaged, anything you apply thereafter can irritate even tap water. Could also be a combination of that moisturiser with another product in your regime. |
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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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