With Old Man Winter still upon us, many people are currently experiencing some degree of dry, irritated and cracked skin. If this description sounds like your current skin status, you’re most likely desperately seeking relief. A high quality, natural body lotion is a great way to heal and add the much needed moisture back to winter wrecked skin. Not only does a natural body lotion help heal, they can help prevent doing further damage from the harmful preservatives and animal by-products that are in most of today’s common commercially sold body lotions.
Here are just a few things to look for when looking for an all natural body lotion:
- Made without animal byproducts.
- Produced without testing on animals.
- Vegetable Based.
- Paraben-Free.
Read Labels
Take a few minutes to glance over the label, look carefully at the ingredients list and look for anything that looks strange. A truly natural product should not contain anything artificial, such as coloring or fragrances. The more natural ingredients listed, only means the body lotion is made of more pure ingredients, which is exactly what our skin needs during the winter months.
What Can Clog Pores
Most of today’s commercial body lotions are made from animal derived glycerin; many of these don’t even contain any actual skin healthy oils. These animal glycerin/oils can clog pores and cause breakouts/acne (acne.org). Not only are animal byproducts not good for keeping pores clear but can cause severe reactions in some sensitive skin types. Using a plant based body lotion is a great way to purify your skin and achieve truly healthy skin!
Stockpile
If you should find any paraben-free beauty product that works well for you, one should rejoice and purchase a stockpile! These harsh hormone mimicking preservatives are added to thousands of bath, body, cosmetic and food products. A lot of the natural product companies are listening to the concerns of their consumers and now offer paraben free products and proudly state that on their labels!
What a Wise Geek Says About Parabens
“Health concerns about parabens are primarily focused on their potential to act like estrogen compounds in the body. Substances which behave like estrogens are known as estrogenic compounds, and they do pose some health risks, especially when consumed in high volumes. Estrogens primarily impact the endocrine system potentially creating an increased cancer risk. People who are concerned about parabens argue that their estrogenic traits make them too dangerous to use in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals” (WiseGeek.com).
Heals & Protects
My product pick for body lotion goes to Nature’s Gate with their Pomegranate Sunflower – Skin Defense Lotion. This lotion is for all skin types, is rich in powerful antioxidants and skin protecting botanicals. This rich in moisture lotion, absorbs quickly but leaves your skin feeling very soft with a very pleasant soft fruity scent. Packed with a long list of high quality ingredients, this lotion will help heal and protect your skin all year long!
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