Can Hypoallergenic Skin Care Products And Non Comedogenic Skin Care Products Just Be A Con?

By Peter Geraldson

Anyone who's had an allergic reaction to anti aging skin care products would be forgiven for looking for hypoallergenic skin care products. Similarly anyone who's had their acne exacerbated by modern skin care products would also be forgiven for looking for non comedogenic anti aging products.

The reason for this is that almost all anti aging skin care products contain petrochemical and chemical ingredients that have health implications and can produce allergies and skin reactions in many people and they can also contain ingredients such as mineral oil which clogs pores and leads to acne.

There is no formal definition of what hypoallergenic skin care means or what non comedogenic skin care means and even if you find skin care and anti aging products labelled as hypoallergenic skin care or non comedogenic skin care there is no guarantee that they really are.

This is because the FDA is not required to examine any claims made on the labels of anti aging skin care products. The industry is entirely self regulated and as a result there is no requirement that any manufacturer prove any claims that it makes on the labels of its products.

So you can see there are powerful reasons to find good hypoallergenic skin products and non comedogenic skin products and you can also see the problem and the reasons to be suspicious. You should not believe claims made on the labels of any skin care products, they may contain all the same chemical ingredients as any others.

So if you've had an allergic reaction from an anti aging moisturizer for example, how do you successfully find a good hypoallergenic moisturizer if this is the case?

Rather than examine the label you must find a manufacturer of skin care products that clearly commits itself to the safety of the products that it manufactures.

There are a number of companies, one especially, that publicly evidences a corporate philosophy and a commitment to producing natural skin care products which use high quality natural ingredients which are known safe and do not produce allergies. There is an organisation called the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and it is possible on their website to sign a compact that publicly commits the company to producing products with only known safe ingredients.

And there are also companies, again one in particular, that strive to make it clear on their website that the safety of all of their products is superior to all other considerations.

This one company produces a range of natural skin care products that are, strangely, not labeled as hypoallergenic or non comedogenic at all, though they are.

In other words if you're searching for safe skin care products you need to go beyond believing what is written on the label of the products and look at the corporate philosophy of the company that makes the products to find evidence of their commitment to producing safe products.

And usually you will find that a company that commits itself to making totally safe products will also make the highest quality skin care products available.

To find out which company has such a publicly stated commitment to product safety and makes the finest hypoallergenic and non comedogenic skin care products get over to my website. - 30246

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