Skin Care Cream?

If you often buy synthetic skin care creams based on what they are supposed to do rather than the ingredients they contain, you might be shocked to realize that many of these products contain ingredients which can cause possible side effects. The skin care creams might work but pose long term negative impacts on your health.

A single ingredient in the skin care cream can be the cause of serious side effects. Some examples of commonly used ingredients and their side effects include the following. Coloring commonly known as FD&C Yellow and Blue when included in substantial amounts can cause dizziness, stomach upset and in the long run cause asthma. Diazolidinyl urea interacts with the body cells to produce formaldehyde, the preservative used to slow down decomposition of dead bodies. The list is endless, and most probably, the synthetic ingredients used in skin care creams will have catchy names you’ve never heard of.


If you want to keep your skin looking great but not at the expense of health complications, it will help if you become a little bit more investigative about what goes into the creams you buy.

Does your budget count?

Affordability and personal tastes like the cream’s fragrance are usually what most people put as a determining factor when selecting skin care creams. A cheap synthetic skin care cream will most likely lead to expensive medical bills.
Rather than go for cheap synthetic skin care products, shoppers who know about the dangers that these product pose opt for creams which are based on organic ingredients. Organic ingredients are biodegradable and won’t linger on the skin for long. This ensures that the skin doesn’t have any harmful chemical deposits from the skin care product used.

Besides being good for your skin, the plant based skin care creams are also environment friendly. Apart from, fragrance and cost, attractive packaging is something that drives many unsuspecting consumers to buy synthetic skin care creams. Like the products, the packaging usually contains petroleum based ingredients which are harmful to the environment. Nature based creams on the other hand are packaged using environment friendly materials. Nothing fancy, but it goes a long way in ensuring the environment is safe.

Reverting to the question on your budget, the amount of money you spend on nature based skin care creams might be more than what you will normally spend on synthetic creams. This is justifiable by the special natural ingredients used and the processing methods used to create the skin care product.

What counts?

If you aren’t sure about the ingredients that go into a skin care cream, it’s best to avoid it and take care of what counts-your health.

Although natural skin care creams can be expensive, you can make your own right at home. It will cost less and you will know what goes into the cream. There are many online resources on how to make homemade skin care creams. The ingredients include some of the items readily available in your kitchen such as milk, honey and fruits.

Possible side effects

Some nature based ingredients can have possible side effects on some individuals when used. Many people actually don’t know about their allergic reactions to certain natural products until they come into contact with them.

A good way to avoid such reactions is doing a spot test. Once you have prepared your natural skin based cream, apply a small sample on the back of you hand. Let the cream sit there for a few hours and observe for any negative effects such as itching or swelling.

Unlike the synthetic skin care creams which you can only buy, you can make your own natural creams and use them safely. In addition, you have countless natural ingredients to choose from and a wealth of information on how to prepare your natural creams.