| The major components compiled together to
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| | Here we list a few ingredients which may
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| make the best anti-wrinkle creams are
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| | be capable of causing skin damage with
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| basically different type of vitamins and
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| | prolonged use, or are simply redundant.
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| protein fragments called peptides. The
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| | So its always better to avoid them
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| various components used for these
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| | Imidazolidinyl Urea and Diazolidinyl
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| solutions areAcetyl Hex peptide,
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| | Urea: Used as preservatives to prevent
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| Palmitoyl Pentapeptide, Alpha Lipoic
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| | bacterial growth although ineffective
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| Acid, DMAE, Fruit Acid, Centella
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| | against fungi. Known to be a relatively
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| Asiatica, Retinyl A, Vitamin C, Vitamin
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| | common cause of contact dermatitis.Two
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| E, Idebenone, Arnica, Ginkgo Biloba,
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| | trade names for these chemicals are
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| Grape Seed Extract, Green Tea Extract,
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| | Germall II and Germall 115. Germall 115
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| Panthenol ,Allantoin,These are fairly
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| | may release formaldehyde, a potentially
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| common used in all anti-wrinkle cream
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| | toxic chemical. Potential for low level
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| .Also the additional components
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| | skin damage in the long term is unproven
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| are:C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Sesame Oil,
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| | but appears likely.Sodium Lauryl Sulfate:
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| Caprylic/Capric/Triglycerides, Almond
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| | A detergent common in shampoos and
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| oil, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate,
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| | cleaners, where it is relatively safe due
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| Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-3, Phyllanthus
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| | to short contact time. If exposure is
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| Emblica Fruit Extract, Siegesbeckia
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| | prolonged is likely to cause skin
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| Orietalis Extract, Polyglyceryl
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| | irritation, dryness and other damage. In
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| Methacrylate, Propylene Glycol, Palmitoyl
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| | fact, sodium lauryl sulfate is sometimes
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| Oligopeptide, Glucosamine HCI, Algae
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| | used as a model skin irritant in the
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| Extract, Aloe Vera Blend (Aloe vera,
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| | experiments where skin protectors are
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| yeast extract, urea, Butylene Glycol,
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| | tested.
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| Hydrocotyl Extract, Coneflower Extract,
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| | Avoid products with sodium lauryl
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| Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed
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| | sulfate unless time of contact with the
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| Wheat Starch, Imperata Cylindrica Root
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| | skin is very short. Even skin cleansers
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| Extract, Bearberry Extract and Licorice
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| | should rather be without it.
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| Extract), Glycerin, PPG -12/SMDI
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| | Mineral oil: petroleum derived
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| Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate and PEG -
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| | hydrocarbons; used as inexpensive base in
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| 100 Stearate, Cocoa Butter, Stearic Acid,
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| | some products (less today that in the
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| Shea Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Mango
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| | past).Is highly comedogenic. Mineral oil
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| Butter, Peppermint Oil, Methylparaben,
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| | may also interfere with normal
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| Xanthan gum, Propylparaben,
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| | perspiration and other skin functions.
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| Triethanolamine, DMDM Hydantoin,
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| | Synthetic Colors: Whether synthetic
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| Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Disodium
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| | colors are completely safe or mildly
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| EDTA, Retinyl Palmitate, Tetrahexyldecyl
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| | damaging in the long run is unknown.Since
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| Ascorbate.The most important and the
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| | they serve no useful purpose, they are
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| rarest but the best available ingredients
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| | best avoided (except perhaps when
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| that are being used are Palmitoyl
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| | avoiding them means foregoing an
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| Pentapetide 3 and Palmitoyl Oligopeptide.
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| | otherwise great product). They are
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| These components present in the
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| | labeled as FD&C or D&C, followed by a
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| anti-wrinkle and anti-aging creams keeps
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| | color and a number, e.g. FD&C Red No. 6
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| the skin youthful and glowing.
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| | or D&C Green No. 6.
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| Ingredients you may want to avoid
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