09/18/2020
💡Did you know that the raw materials in are a byproduct of manufacturing and were discovered on an oil rig in 1859 – it was found building up in and clogging the machinery!
🧐Why are -derived ingredients so common in personal care products?
1. They are an inexpensive filler ingredient that is readily available and easy to formulate with.
2. Creates a barrier on skin to which can help the skin's own healing process.
👩🏼🔬Why Beautycounter chooses NOT to use any petrochemical- based ingredients?
1. There is nothing in petroleum or mineral oil that's going to nourish your skin. We don't ever add "filler" ingredients... each and every ingredient has a specific purpose and benefit. This is also why a little goes a LONG way with all of our products!
2. A huge health concern with petroleum products is that they can generate 1,4-dioxane (a substance known to potentially contribute to some forms of cancer). The Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that an alarming 22 percent of all conventional personal care products contain unsafe levels of 1,4-dioxane. EWG also found that “these trace contaminants in petroleum-based ingredients often readily pe*****te the skin… and their presence in products is not restricted by government safety standards.”
Not sure if your current products have petroleum-based ingredients? Check the ingredient label for any of these:
❌ Parafin wax
❌ Mineral oil
❌ Toluene, Benzene
❌ Anything with PEG (polyethylene glycol)
❌ Anything with DEA (diethanolamine) or MEA (ethanolamine)
❌ Butanol and any word with butyl: butyl alcohol, butylparaben, butylene glycol
❌ EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid)
❌ Any word with propyl—isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, propyl alcohol, cocamidopropyl betaine
❌ Parfum or fragrance—95 percent of chemicals used in fragrance are from petroleum. This one word can contain many, many chemicals that don’t need to be listed and are often .
🧐Find any of these in the products you use daily? Post a photo of it below and you'll get $5 off when you swap it with a Beautycounter alternative!
