Lotion Ingredients

[Guest guest]

This is off the label of a product called Nectarine Lotion. A massage

therapist has asked me to see if I can start stocking it. What I would like to

know is: Are these ingredients natural? The underlined ingredients are the ones

I do not recognize. Water (aqua), Palmatic Acid (and) Stearic Acid,

Hexyldecanol (and) Hexyldecyllaurate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Shea Butter

(butyrospermum parkii: 4%), Wheat Germ Oil (triticum vulgare: 2%), Chamomile

Extract (anthemis nobilis: 2%), Mallow Extract (malva sylvestris: 2%), Aloe

Extract (Aloe Barbadensis: 2%), Triethanolamine, Fragrance (Parfum: 0.75%),

Phenoxyethanol (and) Methyl Paraben (and) Ethyl Paraben (and) Propylparaben,

(and) Butyl Paraben, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Carbomer, Milk Powder (Lac: 0.1%),

BHTThanks, Cheryl SmithAnchorage AK

 

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[Guest guest]

I’m pressed for time right now, but I can tell you that some of those

ingredients are NOT natural …

Here, check this out … I hope it helps ☺

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

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10 Synthetic Cosmetic Ingredients To AVOID

By Aubrey Hampton

 

If you want natural products, you have to be willing to search them out, to

learn to read labels, and to refuse to settle for half-natural hair and skin

care. Below I've listed and described my " ten most wanted " — the ten chemicals

I most want to see off the labels of so-called natural hair and skin care

products.

 

1. Imidazolidinyl Urea and Diazolidinyl Urea — These are the most commonly

used preservatives after the parabens. They are well established as a primary

cause of contact dermatitis (American Academy of Dermatology). Two trade names

for these chemicals are Germall II and Germall 115. Neither of the Germall

chemicals have a good antifungal, and must be combined with other preservatives.

Germall 115 releases formaldehyde at just over 10°. These chemicals are toxic.

 

2. Methyl, Propyl, Butyl, and Ethyl Paraben — Used as inhibitors of microbial

growth and to extend shelf life of products. Widely used even though they are

known to be toxic. Have caused many allergic reactions and skin rashes. Methyl

paraben combines benzoic acid with the methyl group of chemicals. Highly toxic.

 

3. Petrolatum — I see this on lip products from time to time, which is

humorous to me because they're usually advertised as protecting the lips from

sunburn, chapping and so forth. Petrolatum is mineral oil jelly, and mineral oil

causes a lot of problems when used on the skin—it can produce photosensitivity

(i.e., promotes sun damage), and it tends to interfere with the body's own

natural moisturizing mechanism, leading to dry skin and chapping. You are being

sold a product that creates the very conditions it claims to alleviate.

Manufacturers use petrolatum because it is unbelievably cheap.

 

4. Propylene Glycol — Ideally this is a vegetable glycerine mixed with grain

alcohol, both of which are natural. Usually it is a synthetic petrochemical mix

used as a humectant. Has been known to cause allergic and toxic reactions.

 

5. PVP/VA Copolymer — A petroleum-derived chemical used in hairsprays,

wavesets and other cosmetics. It can be considered toxic, since particles may

contribute to foreign bodies in the lungs of sensitive persons.

 

6. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate — This synthetic substance is used in shampoos for

its detergent and foam-building abilities. It causes eye irritations, skin

rashes, hair loss, scalp scurf similar to dandruff, and allergic reactions. It

is frequently disguised in pseudo-natural cosmetics with the parenthetic

explanation " comes from coconut " .

 

7. Stearalkonium Chloride — A chemical used in hair conditioners and creams.

Causes allergic reactions. Stearalkonium chloride was developed by the fabric

industry as a fabric softener, and is a lot cheaper and easier to use in hair

conditioning formulas than proteins or herbals, which do help hair health.

Toxic.

 

8. Synthetic Colors — The synthetic colors used to supposedly make a cosmetic

" pretty " should be avoided at all costs, along with hair dyes. They will be

labeled as FD & C or D & C, followed by a color and a number. Example: FD & C Red No.

6 / D & C Green No. 6. Synthetic colors are believed to be cancer-causing agents.

If a cosmetic has them in it, don't use the cosmetic.

 

9. Synthetic Fragrances — The synthetic fragrances used in cosmetics can have

as many as 200 ingredients. There is no way to know what the chemicals are,

since on the label it will simply say " Fragrance " . Some of the problems caused

by these chemicals are headaches, dizziness, rash, hyperpigmentation, violent

coughing, vomiting, skin irritation, and the list goes on. Advice: Don't buy a

cosmetic that has the word " Fragrance " on the ingredients label.

 

10. Triethanolamine (TEA) — Often used in cosmetics to adjust the pH, and used

with many fatty acids to convert acid to salt (stearate), which then becomes the

base for a cleanser. TEA causes allergic reactions including eye problems,

dryness of hair and skin, and could be toxic if absorbed into the body over a

long period of time.

 

Summary

 

Look for natural ingredients in the products you buy. Do not use cosmetics that

are artificially colored. Is the shampoo green or blue? Very likely it contains

a coal-tar color. Does the product contain a synthetic fragrance? Don't use it.

Are any of the chemicals listed above on the ingredients label? Don't use it.

You may find out that some of your allergic problems will suddenly go away when

you no longer use cosmetics with synthetics and petrochemicals.

 

 

 

 

Cheryl [impri2000]

Wednesday, August 21, 2002 8:09 PM

 

Lotion Ingredients

 

This is off the label of a product called Nectarine Lotion. A massage therapist

has asked me to see if I can start stocking it. What I would like to know is:

Are these ingredients natural? The underlined ingredients are the ones I do not

recognize. Water (aqua), Palmatic Acid (and) Stearic Acid, Hexyldecanol (and)

Hexyldecyllaurate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Shea Butter (butyrospermum parkii:

4%), Wheat Germ Oil (triticum vulgare: 2%), Chamomile Extract (anthemis nobilis:

2%), Mallow Extract (malva sylvestris: 2%), Aloe Extract (Aloe Barbadensis: 2%),

Triethanolamine, Fragrance (Parfum: 0.75%), Phenoxyethanol (and) Methyl Paraben

(and) Ethyl Paraben (and) Propylparaben, (and) Butyl Paraben, Imidazolidinyl

Urea, Carbomer, Milk Powder (Lac: 0.1%), BHTThanks, Cheryl SmithAnchorage AK

[Guest guest]

Cheryl-

 

The term " all natural " is debatable...

 

Phenoxyethanol (and) Methyl Paraben (and) Ethyl Paraben (and)

Propylparaben, (and) Butyl Paraben, Imidazolidinyl Urea - are

preservatives.

 

PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate is the Polyethylene Glycol ether of the ester

Glyceryl Cocoate, it is an emulsifier.

 

Carbomer can be used as a thickener.

 

I no longer look for the term " all natural " since it is not

realistic. I look for safe, effective, cruelty free and as natural as

it can be...

 

HTH

 

Sevi

 

 

, " Cheryl " <impri2000@e...> wrote:

> This is off the label of a product called Nectarine Lotion. A

massage therapist has asked me to see if I can start stocking it.

What I would like to know is: Are these ingredients natural? The

underlined ingredients are the ones I do not recognize. Water

(aqua), Palmatic Acid (and) Stearic Acid, Hexyldecanol (and)

Hexyldecyllaurate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Shea Butter (butyrospermum

parkii: 4%), Wheat Germ Oil (triticum vulgare: 2%), Chamomile Extract

(anthemis nobilis: 2%), Mallow Extract (malva sylvestris: 2%), Aloe

Extract (Aloe Barbadensis: 2%), Triethanolamine, Fragrance (Parfum:

0.75%), Phenoxyethanol (and) Methyl Paraben (and) Ethyl Paraben (and)

Propylparaben, (and) Butyl Paraben, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Carbomer,

Milk Powder (Lac: 0.1%), BHTThanks, Cheryl SmithAnchorage AK

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