Are Paraben Free Anti Aging Moisturizers The Way To Go?

By Peter Geraldson

The market for paraben free anti aging products, paraben free skin care products and paraben free cosmetics is growing faster and faster. What exactly are parabens and why should you choose a paraben free anti aging moisturizer?

Parabens are chemicals that are used in many personal and beauty products such as skin care products and anti aging products and cosmetics.

Parabens are used in many of these products as a preservative. They are a very cheap preservative, they work exceptionally well and they are much cheaper than other alternative preservatives. However there is some concern over whether or not antiaging products and cosmetics and other personal products containing parabens offer some risk to the health of the user.

Some studies have linked parabens in our personal products to breast cancer. One study in particular took tissue samples of cancerous breast tissue and found parabens in' out of 20 samples tested. Of course this doesn't prove that the parabens caused the cancer but is certainly worrying.

It is known that parabens will penetrate the skin. Studies have shown that when parabens are applied to the skin they can be found in the blood within hours. Clearly they penetrate our bodies which is also worrying.

And as well is this it has been shown that various parabens can mimic the role in the body of the female hormone estrogen. This is also worrying.

There is something called the precautionary principle. This says basically that where there is some risk to health the presumption should be that the ingredient not be used until it is proven to be safe. As it stands now these ingredients are used until proven to be unsafe. The precautionary principle suggests that the reverse should be the case.

You can see there are solid reasons why the market for paraben free anti aging products such as paraben free anti aging moisturizers is growing fast and so many people are now choosing paraben free personal products. There are excellent anti aging products that do not use parabens and which work exceedingly well.

There is raging debate about the safety of parabens in our personal products and although it's not entirely clear that parabens are dangerous it does seem questionable and to this reason many are choosing to go paraben free. However of course the choice is yours alone.

There are now small companies that make excellent anti aging skin care products who choose to make those products entirely paraben free. They are excellent quality paraben free anti aging products that work exceptionally well, and are also free of a range of other suspect ingredients as well.

I try to educate consumers about the dangers of so many ingredients found in so many of our personal products such as anti aging products. I do this on my website where I also point out the alternatives for excellent quality paraben free anti aging skin care products. Find out more on my website. - 30427

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