If there's one thing I can't live without... it is LOTION!
I just have to put lotion on my feet and hands before sleeping; before putting on my socks; and on my hands whenever I feel like it, which is almost every time!
Just last week, my doctor gave me steroids for the itchiness and red marks I was having and soon found out it was the newly bought Dial Nourishing Body Wash, Yogurt & Vanilla Honey! that was making my whole body itch!
Related post here.
I was still having second thoughts with the other product I was using, but decided to drop it for the mean time until last night!
While happily reading Galileo's Daughter, I went up and took some of Suave Vitamin-E Moisturizer applied it on my two feet and guess what happened??? You guessed right! My two feet became all red and itchy, itchy, itchy!!!!Of course, to the rescue once more was my ever reliant aloe vera.
What did I do next? You guessed right again! I compared the ingredients of Dial Nourishing Body Wash, Yogurt & Vanilla Honey! and Suave Vitamin-E Moisturizer. The common ingredient/s would be the IT right?
What was it? Tetrasodium EDTA and DMDM Hydantoin.
Tetrasodium EDTA, just like Disodium EDTA are water softeners and preservatives. A preservative that was made from the known carcinogen, formaldehyde and sodium cyanide. OK!, so what is formaldehyde again?? It is known as the human CARCINOGEN (cancer-causing agent!).
It is a 'penetration enhancer’,meaning, it ‘alters the skin structure’ to ‘allow other chemicals to penetrate deeper into the skin’; into our bloodstream!!! A persistent environmental pollutant. TOXIC and HARMFUL!
Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep BREATH!!!
NEXT! - DMDM Hydantoin is an antimicrobial formaldehyde releaser preservative with the trade name Glydant. The word formaldehyde again!!!
According to my research!!!! It is a strong skin, eye, and lung irritant. It has also been known to trigger an immune response that can include burning, itching, blistering, or scaling of skin. A cause of immunotoxicity and skin and sense toxicity!!! This chemical is actually banned in Japan!!!
PLEASEEEEEEE READ THE LABELS!!!!
I took out all the products containing those two ingredients; including those with PARABENS; anything with UREA; Propelyne Glycol and the ever famous --- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)!!! and RETURNED THEM all to WALMART! (where I bought it!) Great thing about Walmart, is that they would give refunds and satisfaction is really guaranteed!!!
SAD, SAD, SAD to say though, BUT many of the products OUT in the market (from all the leading companies and corporations), even BABY!!! products have almost all of these ingredients!!!!
From the back of my mind, I've read about these stuffs yearsss ago, but have really just let it go! My thinking was, well, we will all die anyway. Those products are cheap, those are what I can afford, so be it!!!
The point now, (after experiencing all these itchiness is) are we going to WAIT for MORE BAD THINGS to happen to our BODIES before we FINALLY WAKE UP and MAKE BETTER DECISIONS for ourselves, our families and our loved ones???
TRULY, in the long run, it is better to go NATURAL, or at least TRY TO, than in the END, spend so much more to doctors, clinics, hospitals, shots and medicines!!!
PLEASEEEEEEE READ THE LABELS!!!!
Let us be informed and make better choices with the products that we are allowing to touch our SKINS!
Well, (it is just like me I know), but, I've called DIAL and SUAVE customer service and I've informed them of what I've experienced with the ingredients of their products. They were very apologizing and GUESS WHAT??? They will be sending me COUPONS to get me MORE FREE OF THEIR PRODUCTS! Nice gesture, huh?
No thanks!
I won't rest my case and I will keep you informed of what good I could find.
NAMASTE.
P.S. As per my lotion tonight, I've found Aveeno Baby Daily Moisture Lotion- the only lotion I was able to find at WALMART with none of the toxic chemicals mentioned. I'd have to research on its contents still but for the meantime, my feet are happy with it.
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Yes, it's important to know the products that would match our skin chemistry to avoid allergies. Organic based products are much safer.
ReplyDeletewith the itchiness.. first time to! yes, i agree!!!
DeleteI think Aveeno is really a safe product. I see the product often in S&R too.
DeleteOK - Aveeno for Baby!!! ung for Adults meron din Tetrasodium EDTA and TEA cocoyl glutamate- a mild surfactant (maybe contaminated with nitrosamines) banned in the European Union and prohibited from use in Canadian cosmetics because may strong evidence na may link sya to cause cancer. :(
DeleteAveeno is what I applied to my kids before but now the physician change it to Cetaphil, hope this will help with their skin dryness :-) I am glad that it works on your skin :-)
ReplyDeletechecked on Cetaphil.. meron din Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben and Sodium Laureth Sulfate(SLS)... the sad thing is favorite ingredients (esp parabens) talaga sila ng cosmetic industry kasi cheap and effective, ung lang in the long run.. toxic! Proof: Cancer!
Deletewow nice to know this info! i am not fuzzy with everything though i jst stick with my only since forever .
ReplyDeletebest to check on the products you're using too, para knock on wood, alam mo pede maging effect nun in the long run..
DeleteNow I am using Johnson baby lotion and it has a great effect on my skin. I've seen Aveeno in stores but never tried it.
ReplyDeletecheck on its ingredients.. I am sure pulos parabens!!!
Deletewe are surrounded with much chemicals now adays .. a little precaution too in using them ... we must read the MSDS so that in case of emergency we know what to do .
ReplyDeleteyup we use them in our face, in our hands, in our bodies... disrupting our hormone function, penetrating our bloodstream and increasing the risk of cancer and toxicity! hay life!
DeleteI've gone to home remedy lately :D some may not smell so nicely but they're all organic, most would include honey, olive oil and applecider vinegar :D I've found those recipes on how to use them on pinterest :D
ReplyDeleteyup.. my TO DO NEXT... search for organic, herbal and natural options!!!
DeleteI also apply lotion after bathing and sometimes before sleeping. But I still don't know the difference between lotion and moisturizer (and body creams).
ReplyDeleteI always put on lotion after bathing. That's coz my skin is just so dry. If I don't moisturize my skin with lotion... it'll start to chafe. Not a good sight.
ReplyDeleteI am allergic to formaldehyde, it triggers my asthma. Thanks for this post, I don't read the labels, will do that from now on.
ReplyDeletewe should all be allergic to it!!! it is "known to be a human carcinogen" :(
DeleteGood thing I don't have allergic reaction to any food or any products, but who knows it might just appear (I hope not). It is really important to read labels, that's the rule of a thumb at least when trying new products.
ReplyDeleteAll beauty and skin products should be tested and monitored by BFAD before releasing it to the public because of one simple reason, we consumers don't have time to research everything before trying them. Anyway, thanks for very informative post I hope it reached many readers out there.
ReplyDeleteYah right, it's good to closely read the labels before buying them to avoid regrets in the future.
ReplyDeletethat's really interesting. Yes some products have chemicals that is very harmful in our body, so we really need to check the label and of course know the harmful chemicals.
ReplyDeleteWow. Interesting product you got there. Reading the labels is the most important thing. I usually refer it to my friend who is a pharmacist. :D
ReplyDeleteReading the labels could always evade every consumer from danger- be it beauty products, food items etc. This is a great and helpful blog post.
ReplyDeleteyay! thats crazy!! i mean, you are after taking good care of your skin but it is the ironic thing that happened. i have no any idea of the chemical written in there. but thanks for giving us such info.
ReplyDeleteWe tend to try products being recommended or endorsed to us without realizing that some chemicals may harm our body or system. We should be more careful in choosing products available in the market.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know all these until now. Good thing you took the time to research. There were some lotions my mum asked us to try when we were younger but had allergic reactions too. So proly its IT. LOL
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