Irritants in Cosmetic

A Partial list of Irritants in Cosmetics, classified as Non-, mild and strong irritants. Good to know, especially for sensitive-skin individuals.

In some cases a safe, harmless, non-irritating ingredient can cause an allergic reaction in some people while an ingredient which is a known irritant may
not exhibit a reaction on everyone who comes in contact with that ingredient.

Non-Irritants Butylene Glycol Castor Oil Cyclomethicones Dimethicones Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate Diisopropyl Adipate Ethylene Glycol Monostearate Glyceryl Stearate SE Hexylene Glycol Hydrogenated Castor Oil Isopropyl Isostearate Jojoba Oil Kaolin (Clay) Lanolin Alcohol Magnesium Stearate Magnesium Aluminum Silicate Octyl Methoxycinnamate Olive Oil Oxybenzone PEG-100 Stearate D-Panthenol Petrolatum Polysorbates (All) Propylene Glycol Safflower Oil Sesame Oil Sodium PCA Triethanolamine

Mild Irritants Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol Ammonium Laureth Sulfate Benzaldehyde Camphor Capric Acid Carageenan Cetyl Alcohol Dioctyl Succinate Emulsifying Wax NF Evening Primrose Oil FD&C Red# 40 Pigment Hexadecyl Alcohol Isopropyl Myristate Isostearyl Neopentanoate Myristyl Lactate Myristyl Myristate Oleth-3 Octyl Palmitate PEG-200 Dilaurate Propylene Glycol Dipelargonate Red Algae Shark Liver Oil Sorbitan Sesquioleate Steareth-2 Stearyl Alcohol Tocopherol (Vit E) Wheat Germ Oil

Irritants Acetone Acetic Acid Algae Extract Algin Ammonium Hydroxide BHA Cajeput Oil Caprylic Acid Colloidal Sulfur Isocetyl Alcohol Isopropyl Alcohol Laureth-4 Octyl Stearate Oleyl Alcohol Papain PEG-16 Lanolin Phosphoric Acid Potassium Chloride PPG-2 Myristyl Propionate SD Alcohols (All) Sodium Chloride Sodium Hydroxide Sodium Lauryl Sulfate Steareth-10 Sulfated Castor Oil Sulfated Jojoba Oil Tridecyl Neopentanoate Xylene

Holistic Ingredients for Skincare vs the rest

This is a series of informative articles on the use of holistic and natural ingredients for beauty and health.


Holistic Ingredients
What are they?
They are extracts of the whole of a plant, a master creation with hundreds of chemical components. They are differentiated from a single component or natural derivative which are widely used in the beauty industry, viz. Bisabolol from Chamomile.

Holistic oils are extracted from plants- from fruits, flowers, leaves, seeds, nuts, roots and gums.

They are like whole foods
They are whole, not broken down into components and contain the balanced nature of the essence of the plant it is extracted from. They are known to be better received by the human body as a whole than (the experiments with) separated chemical constituents.

It is said that is so because they carry complete, intelligent information to the human being. Their effects are therefore not superficial or just stimulating but are therapeutic and capable of making real changes in the body.

They are thus used on a holistic basis, the total property of the oil is studied and its efficacy evaluated before making it part of a synergy.

Every batch of oil may vary depending on climatic, soil and other conditions. While the chemical composition of these oils cannot be standardised unlike manmade chemicals, it has been proven over centuries of time that the potency of these oils to care for or cure innumerable diseases cannot be doubted. They are to be treated with respect and careful handling.

Other than working on the lymphatic system they also work to balance hormones, relax the nervous system, destress, and make a person feel emotionally strong.
I have tried to harness the healing properties of these potent oils to alleviate many physical symptoms, and discovered in them incredible properties to turn back the clock - more later