We like to take care of our body and spoil it with all kinds of lotions, creams and perfumes. Also, a lot of us enjoy wearing make-up and so, we try a lot of products that enchant our senses with their lovely aspect and scent trying to convince our ears that they are only protecting the skin against aging, pollution, extreme weather and other dangerous factors for our healthy exterior aspect. But have you ever wondered if these products we use are really good for us?

Let’s take hair dye for example. We use it to change our aspect or to maintain the initial color of the hair when we age and the hair looses its pigment. The bad thing about this cosmetic product is the fact that it contains aromatic amines like toluene and another two compounds that seem to trigger cancer: para-phenylenediamine and tetrahydro-6-nitroquinoxaline. Until now possible cancerous effects of these substances have been proven on animals. Also, a study made by the University of Southern California stated that using permanent hair dyes every month exposes women to bladder cancer. The solution would be using natural hair dyes, or semi-permanent or temporary hair dyes.

Even perfumes seem to be unhealthy for us. We enjoy so much using them but we have no idea to what risks we voluntarily expose ourselves to: synthetic musk seems to be responsible for irregularities that appear in the endocrine system. Nitrate musk like xylene also seems to have a certain involvement into fertility and reproduction problems, as well as cancer. If you still want to use perfumes after reading this, I guess you should look for natural, organic perfumes.

Make-up effects on health. Well, when it comes to make-up, all I can say is that you have reached the paradise of synthetic colorants and you expose yourself to great risks. Lipsticks may contain lead and aluminum which I guess you already know that it triggers Alzheimer’s disease. Watch out for formaldehyde which is used as a preservative and disinfectant. It is considered a carcinogen substance. Avoid coal tar as it has a certain involvement into triggering asthma and allergic reactions, as well as headaches and nervousness. Look on the fine list on any make-up product before buying it. Even though it might state that it contains aloe vera extract for example, you have to make sure it does not also contain carcinogen substances.

As you can see cosmetics aren’t that great as we thought. They might make us look great and improve our self-esteem, but in the end if a disease is triggered by them I don’t think you will still want to look great and be unhealthy. Try to use house made products for taking care of your skin because nature offers us so much help and all we have to do is accept it in order to remain healthy.