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Originally Posted by dbl-a
As I was reading this, I looked on the back of my girls $20 lotion from Bath and Body. Second ingredient is Petrolatum. It is also the 5th in a bottle of Jergens I found. 3rd in Victoria's Secret. It is the 4th in Lubriderm and Mineral Oil is the 3rd. If it is so bad, why is it in all these products?(for skin, not acrylics)
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Because manufacturers don't care about your skin and health, they care about their bank account. That's why I switched to Arbonne 11 years ago. There is so much junk in our skin care and makeup products. Wonder why we are - as a society - getting so sick.
First we make the sun evil and then we lather on stuff that is full of chemicals and other junk. Hmmmm.... Since we started putting chemicals in our body products the cancer rates in this country have skyrocked. When you put a product on your skin, the chemicals are absorbed into the organs of your body within 30 seconds. That is according to the US EPA. I tell people if you are not willing to eat a product you better not put it on your skin because you are essentially doing the same thing. I look at labels in products just the way I do for food. And again, that's why our famiily switched to Arbonne because I don't have to look at every little label. I know they don't use junk in it. I can relax and just use it.
Seriously go through your cabinets at home and see how many things you put on daily have mineral oil, petrolatum, SD alcohol, etc. Then look for preservatives. Most OTC products have 45 - 55% preservatives so they can have a very long shelf life. Up to 25 years in most cases. Even the big cosmetic companies that you see in the mall do this.
We educate people, that's our job. We need to educate them on what they put on their skin as well. They can have great skin, great health and a great tan, too.
On the counter at my salon I have 2 glass dishes. They both have a saltine cracker. One has baby oil, the other water. The water saltine I have to change every day because it gets really gross and mushy. That's because the cracker absorbs the water and gets hydrated. The baby oil one I've had for over 4 years. The cracker is hard as a rock. You can smash it against the counter and it won't break. The mineral oil has just petrified the cracker. That is the best way to show your client why mineral oil is bad for their skin.
Kathe