Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Exploring the Orchid, Product Review: Orchid Anti-aging Serum

Orchid Oil –The orchid flower, national flower of Thailand, has been used in Asia for centuries for its reparative and protective properties. Orchids are very well known for their emollient properties, antioxidant properties and reducing the appearance of fine lines.

Ideal for all skin types and rich in minerals, which exist naturally in the skin, such as zinc, calcium, magnesium, iron and copper empowers Holistic Healing Serums.

This super potent plant lipid, provides seeds the energy that they need to survive during the germination process.
It forms the active ingredient in Orchid Antiaging Serum with superb smoothing and clarifying properties. The different essential oils used in it help reduce wrinkles and folds, a great difference is seen along the jawline where sagging skin is easily seen.

Also a component of Tummy Tucker Xtra, and along with other ingredients, aids the speedy reduction of a sagging belly, pospartum by increasing collagen and elastin in that area and making the flabby skin to shrink inwards.

Orchid Extract, is clinically tested to be non-irritating and hypoallergenic and is gentle for use even for sensitive individuals.

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Friday, June 20, 2008

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

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