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11 Toxic Ingredients to Beware of In Typical Skin Moisturizers & The Safe Alternative
by www.SixWise.com


When looking for the perfect all-natural moisturizer, look no further than beeswax-based Surgeon's Skin Secret moisturizing sticks.

  • Easy to apply twist-up applicator
  • Great for daily use
  • Convenient application
  • Great for hard to reach problem areas
  • Provides fast, effective relief
  • Contains all natural ingredients
  • No animal testing
  • Long lasting moisturizer
  • Extremely effective for those suffering from psoriasis and diabetes
  • Hypoallergenic
  • Steroid-free
  • Waterproof
  • Alcohol-free
  • Fragrance free
  • Paraben free

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Many of today's commercial moisturizing manufacturers -- in their quest for increasingly inexpensive production and a long shelf life -- use synthetic ingredients that can damage and dry out your skin, actually exacerbating your skin problems!

Did you know that 60% of most substances that come into contact with your skin can assimilate into your body?

Most of us use a moisturizer frequently, which means that whatever chemicals it contains are being absorbed by your body in part.

Beyond just damaging your skin, therefore, mass-produced moisturizers can expose you to low doses of synthetic, sometimes toxic elements -- on a daily basis or more depending on how frequently you use them! Research has linked some ingredients to birth defects, reproductive failure, allergic reactions and contaminated breast milk.

We are the Guinea Pigs

The United States Government, specifically the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not regulate or require any kind of testing before a personal-care product hits the shelves. The FDA allows the cosmetics/personal care industry to "test" their products themselves.

Here are some scary facts from "Skin Deep", the Environmental Working Group online information site regarding commercial, chemically based moisturizers:

  • Only 1% of 14,400 products tested have had all their ingredients screened by either the FDA or the cosmetic industry.

  • 84% of these products contain immune system intoxicants

  • Over 63% contained reproductive/developmental toxic ingredients

  • Nearly 35% are KNOWN carcinogens

  • 49% contain chemical or synthetic fragrance

  • 99.8% of all these ingredients have NOT been analyzed for safety

In the nearly 75 year existence of the FDA, only 9 personal care product ingredients have been banned or restricted. Nearly 90% of the more than 10,000 ingredients tested in commercial products were of synthetic origin. Many of these ingredients are directly linked to cancer, infertility, kidney and liver disease and also severe skin problems.

With no government regulation or evaluation, these commercial companies make you their guinea pig.

For those who are constantly cleaning and washing around the house, Surgeon's Skin Secret beeswax formula is naturally impervious to water, making it an excellent protectant for your skin.

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The Safe, Highly Effective and All-Natural Alternative

The Surgeon's Skin Secret Moisturizing Sticks that SixWise.com has reviewed and now highly recommends and offers are a safe, pure and truly effective alternative that helps with a multitude of problem areas:

  • Dry/cracked skin

  • Paper cuts

  • Scaly patches

  • Winter itch

  • "Crows feet"

  • Calluses

  • Rough skin

  • Diaper rash prevention

  • Dry/cracked heels

  • Brittle fingernails

  • Painful cuts/scrapes

  • Torn cuticles

The ingredients are simple and completely natural: beeswax, lanolin and light mineral oil. Surgeon's Skin Secret has the natural antibiotic properties from both beeswax and lanolin, and was originally used as a post surgical wound treatment remedy in the 1950's.

A pure, natural skin moisturizer, beeswax is one of the most recommended ingredients in healthy skin care products. Once used by ancient Egyptians as a hand cream and wound treatment, beeswax also contains natural antibiotic properties.

Dangerous Ingredients You Need to Watch For

Whether you choose to try Surgeon's Skin Secret or any other truly all-natural moisturizer, it is advisable to make sure they contain few and ideally none of these ingredients:

  • PETROLAUM (mineral oil jelly): A petroleum derivative that clogs skin from taking in oxygen and releasing toxins.

  • METHYL PROPYL BUYTL and ETHYL PARABEN: Used as preservative to extend products' shelf life and may cause allergic reactions and rashes. Contains highly toxic carcinogenic formaldehyde-releasing ingredients

  • SYNTHETIC FRAGRANCES: -can contain hundreds of chemicals. usually only identify chemicals as "fragrance". Synthetic fragrances cause headaches, dizziness, rashes, coughing, vomiting, skin irritations, etc.

  • PROPYLENE GLYCOL: Derived from petroleum It is so dangerous that the EPA requires workers to wear protective wear when working with it. The National Toxicology Program classifies Propylene Glycol as a skin and eye irritant, possible carcinogen and known to cause liver and kidney damage.

  • SODUIM LAURYL (LAURETH) SULFATE (SLS or SLES): Holds oil and water together and acts as a detergent causing your products to foam. One of SLS's original uses was as an industrial garage floor cleaner. Now used in personal-care products added to everything from shampoos, toothpastes, bubble baths and lotions. SLS absorbs easily and causes skin irritations, itchiness, cracking, dandruff and infections.

  • PEG (Polyethylene Glycol): PEG's are used to dissolve oil and grease, and to thicken products. They are used in many personal care products as well as in oven cleaner. They are also potentially cancer causing and strip the skin of its natural moisture factor.

    Advantages of Surgeon's Skin
    Secret Moisturizing Stick

    • Easy to apply twist-up applicator

    • Great for daily use

    • Convenient application

    • Great for hard to reach problem areas

    • Provides fast effective relief

    • Contains all natural ingredients

    • No animal testing

    • Long lasting moisturizer

    • Extremely effective for those suffering from psoriasis and diabetes

    • Paraben free

    • Hypoallergenic

    • Steroid-free

    • Waterproof

    • Alcohol-free

    • Fragrance free

    • Available in Unscented or choose from 8 different soft fragrances: Light Lavender Oil, Mint Oil, Lemon Oil, Natural Vanilla, Rose, Berry, Pink Grapefruit and Honey & Almond.

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  • TALC (Magnesium Silicate): a natural mineral found and lung irritant, and is widely used in makeup and body powders. Talc has been linked to ovarian and lung cancer. It is NOT biodegradable.

  • DEA (Diethanolamine), MEA (Monoethanolamine), TEA (Triethanolamine): three are hormone-disrupting chemicals and form cancer-causing agents. They are easily absorbed by the skin, and research indicates a strong link to liver and kidney cancer.

  • FORMALDEHYDE : Widely used in cosmetics as a germicide, preservative and fungicide. Formaldehyde is very often in cosmetics and not listed as an ingredient. It's suspected as a powerful carcinogenic and mutagenic, damaging and inhibiting the repair of DNA.

  • ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL: petroleum derived, and is used in antifreeze and shellac. It penetrates the skin easily and is thought to destroy intestinal flora, leaving your body's major organs open to parasites, and thus to cancers.

  • ARTIFICIAL COLORS: Generally referred to on labels as "FD and C" Many are suspected of causing cancer.

What Other People Have Said About Surgeon's Skin Secret ...

"I have used this product on a regular basis ... to my patients after their sutures are removed ... promotes the healing of the area with softer scar and less irritation ... helpful with patients who have thick calluses and drier skin."
    -- Mark DeHaan, M.D.

"Surgeon's Skin Secret really works ... reduces the irritating feeling of my dry skin ... other diabetics said it has really worked well for their skin irritations."
    -- R. Turner, CDE TENDON Diabetes Outreach Network

"Surgeon's Skin Secret has been a God send to me! I am a diabetic and suffered a foot rash for 10 years ... healed with only a few applications."
    -- E.C., Univ. PA School of Nursing

"This is a bees wax based product that I can't rave enough about ... I have been using the stick form ... The results are remarkable! This stuff blows away any of the foot creams (containing shea butter) ..."
    -- Jean -- Nov 10 2005

Recommended Reading



Sources

EWG Report ll Skin Deep

Safe Skin Care

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