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Believe it or not, but it has already been years since a British scientist found parabens in breast cancer tumors. In a case study of 20 women with breast cancer, 18 of the tumor samples contained parabens. This indicated that they originated from something being applied to the skin. The main suspects are skin creams, deodorants and body sprays.

Even though it’s still not known if these chemicals cause cancer, there have been some interesting findings. It’s known that parabens have estrogenic-like activity in mice, rats and in human breast cancer cells in the laboratory. It’s known that most breast cancers react to estrogen which made the link between products that contain parabens and breast cancer less bizarre.

Knowing this, it isn’t strange that natural skin care is looking a lot more attractive than popular OTC products. To be 100% sure and to avoid parabens altogether, check the back of your skin care product. This will help you avoid possible long term side effects parabens can have.

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Using natural acne treatments for acne is one of the best things you can do to prevent acne in the first place. You might ask why we recommend natural treatments instead of traditional acne medicines: this is because chemical based solutions can aggravate your condition further. When you have acne, your skin is already sensitive and susceptible to react towards chemical based creams. You need something that can get rid of the problem, without causing side effects. Natural skin care has been known to effectively treat mild to moderate cases of acne in addition to cystic acne.

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Before, we were only able to manage the external factors of premature aging, but now we can treat our skin from the inside as well with natural skin care. Natural ingredients give us the power to take control from every angle in order to erase wrinkles, age spots as well as other signs of aging and prevent them in the future. We can’t put a stop the aging process, but now we can prevent it from showing on our face!

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I think most people would agree that natural skin products are better than their chemical competition, but there is still a misconception that skin products made from natural ingredients aren’t as effective in caring for your skin or healing skin disorders. Many times a natural skin treatment, such as an acne treatment cream, can be just as potent as a chemical one in fighting blemishes and smoothing out the texture and tone of your skin. Natural skin care is a great way to gently treat yourself to have beautiful skin for many years to come.

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We live in an age where our bathrooms are filled with a ton of different skin care product that come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some we use on a daily basis and the rest we bought with high hopes but were disappointed with the results. Because many of the products are filled with chemicals, it’s no wonder why we see a wide range of reactions after their use. All natural skin care is becoming a necessity to avoid side effects, to protect against environmental dangers, to prevent premature aging and to treat pesky skin disorders effectively and safely. Many times the natural ingredients used are more potent than their synthetic competition and more cost effective.

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Most men will admit that they want to look their best, but they just don’t want a complicated routine. Men’s skin care is becoming more well known and manufactures are creating products that appeal to men’s skin needs too. Natural skin care is a strong but gentle way of taking care of your skin’s health while maintaining your natural beauty.

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Age, liver, brown or dark spots are all consequences of sun damage and these imperfections usually appear in your late 40s, although they can also appear at a younger age. The sun is in fact the number one cause of premature aging and wrinkles, and although we love it, we must take precautions. Hydroquinone is a well known treatment for age spots and hyperpigmentation problems, but this topical treatment isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Find out why you should think twice about using Hydroquinone as an age spot removal treatment.

Hydroquinone is one of the most well known skin whitening and bleaching treatments for the skin. Fair skin tones are more benefited from such treatment than darker skin tones; however, there are multiple factors about this treatment that might make you think twice about using it.

The Draw Backs of Hydroquinone

There are several restrictions when applying Hydroquinone, these are just a few:

*Don’t apply the product in skin that is sunburned, wind-burned, dry, chapped, irritated or on a wound. Applying the product on areas with these symptoms can make the problem even worse, so you should always wait until the problems or conditions have healed properly.

*Don’t use with products that can cause skin irritations like hard soaps, shampoos, skin cleansers, hair coloring, hair removers or waxes, skin products with alcohol, spices or lime.

*Don’t expose your skin to the sun. Direct sunlight or artificial UV light (tanning beds) can make your skin more sensitive to sunlight which may result in sunburn. If you need to be out in the sun, use a sunscreen with a high SPF and protective clothing.

Side Effects

Treatments with Hydroquinone also come with a bunch of side effects that you should seek medical attention if you suffer from any of the following depicted below:

*Hives

*Difficulty Breathing

*Burning or Stinging

*Swelling of your Face, Lips or/and Tongue

Best to Prevent

The sun is very damaging to our skin, especially if you don’t use any protection. A sun block above SPF 15 is the best way to go. Apply abundantly, focusing on the areas that you expose the most; face, neck, shoulders, arms and back of the hands, and remember that you need to apply sunscreens year around. If you have a job where you need to be outdoors, apply the sun block frequently and use hats, sunglasses and clothing that can protect you from UV rays. By doing something as simple as applying a sun block, you’ll be able to prevent the formation of age spots.

It is safe to say that Hydroquinone is probably not the best age spot treatment out there because of the many factors that can make your skin react by using this treatment.  The best way to go is to use a sun block year around, and if you want a treatment for age spots, try natural skin care creams with Rumex extract (melanin inhibitor) to treat your skin gently and effectively without side effects.

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I think that most people would love to use 100% natural products to solve skin problems, but it’s not always easy to find ALL natural skin care products where every one of the ingredients are organic. Just because the packaging says that it is “natural”, does not necessarily mean that the product is beneficial for the overall well being of your skin.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a universal standard when it comes to marketing natural skin products. Many marketers understand that all things “natural” are big business and are willing to stretch the definition of the word to sell their products to ignorant customers. The time has come to stop trusting all the hype and inaccurate claims of clever advertising and familiarize yourself with the ingredients of organic skin care products.

Our skin is how we are idendtified and is the image we portray to the world around us, and this is why skin care is such an important topic. There is one natural skin care solution designed to solve a variety of skin blemishes that could be found in our own backyard: the unassuming garden snail.

The Snail’s Secret Weapon

Upon closer look of the Helix Aspera Muller snail, each day they’re exposed to the sun’s harmful UV rays, pollution, possible infectious diseases and predator attacks. So how do they defend themselves? They secrete a special serum that not only heals any cuts or abrasions but is able to regenerate and rejuvenate their skin, shell and occasionally tentacles quickly and without scarring.

Similar to the immune system of humans, snails produce a fluid that bubbles out and baths the living creature to moisturize and protect the skin with antimicrobial peptides, antioxidants and molucules that activate the regeneration, rebuilding or renewal of whatever cells and structures that may have been damaged.

Human Skin Resembles Snail Skin

Research has proven that the structural elements of the snail’s skin are the same as our skin. Because of this, the liquid that snails produce will have the same rejuvenating effects on human skin. It triggers the regenerative processes within the skin and naturally clears up skin inflammation like acne and Rosacea and scarring from acne and stretch marks.

The Benefits of Snail Serum

This gently, yet very potent skin treatment product works in unison with your body to:

• Eliminate damaged cells within the skin by the workings of biological enzymes
• Provokes the construction of the extracellular binding between cells, thus boosting skin strength
• Neutralize free radicals by the workings of powerful antioxidants
• Inhibits microbiological activity of dangerous, pathogenic skin bacteria
• Regulates dermal fibroblast and excess collagen production, and thus prevents and reduces abnormal scaring such as keloid and hypertrophic scars and gently reduces acne scars

Not only is the active ingredient in these products organic, but every compound used is 100% natural and completely compatible with human biology. These natural skin care creams deeply moisturize and trigger the regeneration of damaged cells while preventing and removing scars, keratosis pilaris, melasma and all types of skin blemishes.

For the sake of your skin and overall health, it is crucial that you understand that “natural” can be a very broad term and further research is usually needed to determine if the product is truly natural in every element, but with a little investigation, you’ll find natural skin care products that will work for you.

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