New Findings Show Dangers of Many Skin Care Products
Skin care is a massive industry, and a competitive one at that. There are now thousands of different offerings from various different companies, many of which have side stepped the expensive start up costs by being based completely online.The downside of this of course is that almost anyone can set up shop online and there is very little standard control, which goes some way to explain why Norwegian experts discovered that 50% of the online offering where actually bad for you.
A cross section of products were taken from across the net, which included a complete range of prices, ingredients, sources and consistencies. The total number of tested products came to 355. There were both facial care and hand care products sampled, and they were all tested extensively on various types of skin and measured on their effectiveness, ease of use and side effects. There was also a control group who used no products at all.
The study gave some very interesting findings, which should act as warning to anyone buying skin care products online, of even off line for that matter. A staggering 7 out of 10 products had no positive effects on skin and even more alarming, 5 out of 10 products actually had harmful effects. Among the harmful effects were burning, dryness, acne, and even hair loss.
The second important finding from the study was that the products that had the most beneficial effects on the skin were those that were the most expensive. In fact the products that cost in the top 20% of the list all showed positive effects and had no side effects. The overruling advice from this research has to be to do your research and only buy the highest quality skincare products possible. Additionally, be sure to source your products from trusted and well-established companies. Skincare brands such as Dermalogica and Aesop for example are highly trusted brands. Lastly, before you use any skin care product on the face or on sensitive areas, make sure you test it first on the lower arm or leg, which is unlikely to cause you any risk if there are side effects.
