(101 Health Steps) Natural-Health-Information-Center describes glycerin as the following: “Glycerin is a syrupy liquid that is chemically produced by combining water and fat. It is used as a solvent and a plasticiser. Unless the humidity of air is over 65%, glycerin draws moisture from the lower layers of the skin and holds it on the surface, drying the skin from the inside out. Known health effects: Serious risks if ingested.”

The vast majority of skin care, hair care and other products marketed as “moisturizing”, “hydrating” or “replenishing” use glycerin as one of their main active ingredients. It is clear from the data above, that this is a myth, resulting in an increased level of moisture at the surface of the skin at the expense of drying out the deep, sensitive, newly formed skin in the basal layers. Read more »

Source: Natural-Health-Information-Center.com

A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid produced by fermentation of yeast and carbohydrates. Alcohol is frequently used as a solvent. As an ingredient in ingestible products, alcohol may cause body tissues to be more vulnerable to carcinogens.

Mouthwashes with an alcohol content over 25% have been implicated in mouth, tongue and throat cancers. Note, the forms of alcohol used in cosmetics are not necessarily those used in alcoholic drinks, and may be much more dangerous. Read more »

Stay away from these chemicals. They have been proven to be dangerous toxins. Read more, about their level of toxicity, in this report by the Journal of the American College of Toxicity: Click Here.

There are many side effects from SLS which include: eye irritation, resporatory problems, metals in the brain as build up from the other chemicals also found in bottles that contain SLS, hormone imbalance, eye deformities in children, skin damage, protein denaturing, carcenogenicity, the liver does not recognize it and contains 1, 4 dioxane (a well known carcinogen – read more here on the effects:  Click Here. And to find out more about Dioxane: click here. Read more »