Organic skin care has a healthy ring to it, but the real meaning of organic products doesn't necessarily coincide with what consumers might expect. In fact, when a product is labeled as organic it means that it contains no artificial ingredients, petroleum-based ingredients or other unsafe ingredients.

However, some ingredients that we often consider as unnatural are readily added to natural for skin care products. For example, petroleum which sounds like something no one wants to put on their skin is actually a natural ingredient found in most natural skin care products. So the best way of protecting your skin from ingredients you don't want, is by learning how to spot them on the product labels.

Stay Away From These Ingredients

Organic skin care products and aging skin products are supposed to keep your skin young and healthy, but this is actually the opposite of what happens when you use certain products that can actually speed up the aging process and lead to dull skin and wrinkles.

Stay Away from Products Containing Petrochemicals

This group of ingredients is derived from crude oil. Petrochemicals coat your skin and make it impossible for your body to eliminate toxins. Because it is difficult to eliminate toxins your body may experience dull skin, allergies, and clogged pores.

Don't use anti aging creams that contain mineral oil, paraffin and petrolatum. Especially if you have oily or combination skin.

Stay away from Quats (Quaternary Ammonium Compounds)

Quaternary Ammonium compounds are used in conditioning products, however, use them carefully because they have also been linked to antibiotic resistance. Stay away from products that contain benzalkonium chloride, cetrimonium chloride and cetrimonium bromide, among others.

Caution: Synthetic Colors

Most synthetic colors are made from coal tar and heavy metal salts. They are known to lead to eye wrinkles and dull skin. This happens because they produce free radicals which are damaging to the skin's structure. In order to avoid exposure, do not use products that contain FD&C or D&C.

Avoid Sulfates

These components are usually used to make soaps, detergents and cleansers. If the product you are about to buy contains sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate, then it contains sulfates. Sulfates are known to dry out the skin and cause rashes.

Don't Use Certain Alcohols

No anti wrinkle cream should contain alcohol as this ingredient dehydrates the skin and can lead to wrinkles. Alcohol can also lead to irritation and rashes, but this isn't true for all types of alcohol. In fact stearyl and cetearyl alchol are both acceptable ingredients in any wrinkle treatment cream.

All you need to do is invest a little time and research to find the ingredients that you should avoid. In fact, it's well worth the effort when you're looking for the best wrinkle creams out there.

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