More and
more companies are manufacturing products based on plant oils and extracts and
using little or no synthetic contents. This is because it’s been made known
that all these chemicals used in products eventually find their way to our
liver and are capable of doing extensive damage. Some consumers are now very sceptical
about using some cosmetics that contain these synthetic elements. Some of these
chemicals like Hydroquinone, found in blemish control and skin lightening products
have even been banned in some countries.
Now while
natural products pose no risk to your health, some of them can take a while to
address a skin problem. Why? They first begin to repair the damage done to the
skin by chemical based products. At this period, you might feel they are not
doing anything for you but the reality is that it would take a while to see
results if you have been using any chemical based product before. It also
depends on your skin too. On the other hand, most chemical based products work
faster.
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And example here is lime juice and Hydroquinone in the treatment of
spots caused by acne or pregnancy. The after effect of the use of the latter
however might make it rather undesirable although when using lime juice to
treat spots, you will have to wait at least 6 weeks to start seeing results
depending on the severity of the spots. In most cases with Hydroquinone, you
start seeing results in a week.
Natural beauty
products or products made with organic materials are often more expensive than
chemical based products. Some are affordable but known brands are usually
expensive. The companies go the extra mile to get natural materials that might
not be readily available to them. Oils like Argan oil which is used in the
treatment of wrinkles and Aloe Vera, which has over 300 species but only Aloe
Barbadensis Miller and other 3 species can be used to treat skin problems, are
expensive and hard to find. Yes, I hate to break it to you but the Aloe Vera
plant in your backyard might not be one of the 4 useful species.
Chemical based
beauty products tend to disrupt the normal pH level of the skin while most natural
products tend to function together at a balance with the skin’s normal pH
level.
