Saturday, October 30, 2010

Natural Cosmetics for Health Care


Interest and passion will womankind cosmetics can be traced from the time of Egypt around 4000 BC. In addition, the use of cosmetics can also be found in ancient Greek and Roman society.

While in the Victorian era, the use of cosmetics has come under fire from some quarters, opposite the 20th century saw human beings as a field of cosmetic industry is very profitable and can make money in large quantities with multinational companies. Feminists may be against it, but many believe that by wearing make-up person will appear more youthful, beautiful, and even enhances his sex appeal. Make up can change a person's appearance dramatically and is used by the actors and actresses at large, as well as a doctor who disguise the wound on his patients clinically. However, today is generally the women in the world using cosmetics in significant amounts.

Foundation or powder is used for the face look more smooth and conceal blemishes. A touch of lipstick to add color, shape, and fill in the lips, eye shadow and mascara are used so that the eyes look more character and appear larger. Currently, operating procedures and permanent makeup has also been possible to do thanks to the advancement of science.

Every advance in a field there must be a downside. This happens also in cosmetics. Lipstick can contain chemicals such as iron oxide, while the eye shadow contained carmine dye, a type of animal extracts. On one hand, the line between medicine and cosmetics have become blurred, so it may be when a person uses deodorant to support his appearance, someone else might see as a drug antiperspirant deodorant.

Complex then is, when a government health agency looking cosmetic products as pharmaceuticals, which require a permit and the process for circulating, but in reality cosmetic products actually escaped from supervision. On the other hand, cosmetic trials conducted on animals has been controversial activist for animal rights advocates. Tests in animals including for products such as lipstick or herb that is individualized. With the pressure from activist animal rights protectors, current rules on the use of animals for testing cosmetic ingredients can be suppressed.

Natural and organic cosmetics must be good for humans, is not it? The experts believe that as awareness of the harmful effects of synthetic cosmetic products began to grow, the cosmetic industry started to create a trend to advertise their products as a natural product, despite the fact that not the case. Do we have to worry about it? Yes, because the make-up, even if used outside the human body, will be absorbed by the body.

In fact, research has shown that nearly 60% of what is applied to the skin will be absorbed by the human circulatory system. So maybe the material contained in cosmetic products that contain toxic and will be absorbed by the human body. Several types of natural materials have been reported to cause rashes on the skin if used with some type of a given material. The experts recommend that consumers read the label carefully, do not be lured by promotions delivered, check for the effect is either too short or long term, and make wise choices.

Natural cosmetics should be free from synthetic and only extracts derived from plant oils, gums, essential oils, flower extracts, and herbs all of which is an option that is safe and healthy for the body. Dermatologists recommend that skin care is seen as health care, because being beautiful is not enough if not healthy, right?