Skincare Ingredients To Avoid

Keep your skin happy by staying away from the following ingredients ,especially if they are on the beginning of an ingredient list ,so this's just a heads up for you to check what the ingredients on the back and see if they really are good for you , you and your complexion will be thankful you did!

Hope it will help you reduce your chances of suffering a painful breakout and skin irritation issues

The bad Alcohol : in many toners ,serums and creams products contain alcohol which can damages the skin barrier and can cause your skin to be much more sensitive if the beginning ingredient listed contains ; ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, SD alcohol/ denatured alcohol, alcohol denat,  benzyl alcohol , methanol

Fragrances are one of the most common that can cause an irritation and inflammation which can cause the collagen in your skin to become destroyed ,opt for fragrance-free formulas or contains a tiny amount of fragrance as much as possible

The list below of most common names

Fragrance/ Parfume

Alpha isomethyl ionone

Citronellol

Lavender oil

Lime  

Lemon (Citrus juice/oil)

Limonene

Linalool

Orange

Rose flower extract

Cinnamon

Cinnamal

Fennel

Bergamot oil

Clove/ Eugenol

Menthol

Menthyl

Mint

Mentha spicata

Melissa

Tangerine

Eucalyptus

Sandalwood

That's it ,avoid ALL fragrances if you can ! Most of us think that 'natural' means better for our skin but in fact, there are good and bad natural ingredients just like there are good and bad synthetic ingredients, the same for 'hypoallergenic' and 'for sensitive skin' labels that sometimes contains many of synthetic and natural fragrances which can cause irritation and potentially contribute to breakouts to many of us 

And the more ingredients listed to avoid; Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), TEA-lauryl sulfate, Albumin

Thanks for popping by,xox Sue