Cosmetics Industry - What Goes Into Being Beautiful?
Millions of women all over the world put on make-up every day. They do it without a second thought as to what they are actually putting on their skin. As long as they look like the media versions of beautiful then women try to push the thoughts of the chemicals that are going on their skin. Most women are concerned about the rising facelift prices, or the chemicals going into skin through botox. And will use make-up as an alternative to cosmetic procedures because they think at the end of the day, it is healthier for their skin.
The question is: do we truly know or want to know what goes into making us more beautiful? Here’s six unusual products found in make-up.
These ingredients include such things as:
Hydrogenated vegetable oil, yes, the stuff you bake and grease cake pans with is used as a moisturizer and barrier against outside elements
Propylene glycol, not the stuff you find in anti-freeze, that’s ethylene glycol. This version is used as a moisturizer but it is also used on the wings of airplanes as a de-icing mechanism. It prevents ice from building up on the wings.
A chemical known as Urea which was originally an extract from horse urine. It is utilized to keep moisture in the skin. It is also used as an ingredient in many household cleaners.
Simethicone is the same ingredient as those gas drops for infants. It effectively does the same thing in cosmetics. It helps to decrease the amount of air bubbles in the product.
Plastics are for more than just the packaging. They are inside the products that need to keep your hair in place and keep that mascara from turning you into a raccoon when you cry. Oh and it’s part of those liquid bandages that you use on those cuts.
Egg whites are in that facial mask that you put on your face last night. You know, the one that you peel off in strips that makes your skin feel so smooth? Yes, it will make you look at breakfast in a whole new light.