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Friday, November 08, 2013

Know Your Ingredient- Mineral Oil


Hello there my beautiful friends! How was your week? Mine was fabulous. Not many people, including me, know what mineral oil is. It sounds quite good for you: mineral- you need them for your health and are very beneficial, oil- moisturizing and protective. So I did some research on it and this is what I found: (beware-there wasn't much on it so this is very short post but what I did find was very interesting) 
Know Your Ingredient- Mineral Oil


What is it?
Mineral Oil is clear, colorless, scentless petroleum by-product. It's used in anything from cooling systems to lubricants to cosmetics and medicine. Petroleum is used to make gasoline and is the main ingredient in Vaseline. 

Benefits?
Mineral is the most effective moisturizer you can get. It coats your skin so it locks in moisture. Some people say it clogs your pores while others say it is perfectly safe for all skin types. Some people also say it stops the toxins from leaving your body but others say it doesn't. It's all up to you! 

Risks?
There is talk that it is a carcinogen meaning it is cancer causing! Eek! Untreated or lightly treated mineral oil is a group 1 carcinogen and refined oil is group 3. You're probably thinking "what the heck does that mean?!" Well, group 1 means it's highly toxic, cancer causing. Group 3 means it is very low risk. They cant say its harmless because based on studies, it isn't. Cosmetic companies are only allowed to use refined mineral oil so there isn't a huge worry. 

Side effects?
There is only one side effect, it cause sun sensitivity. Basically, either apply that sunscreen or don't leave the house unless you want to burn or heighten your risk of cancer! 

Final Thoughts:
Basically, it the risk out way the benefits. Unless you have insanely dry skin I would skip this ingredient. But it's all about what you care about. 

Thanks so much for reading my lovelies. Hope you found this helpful. Request any other ingredients you want me to research down below. 

Do you use mineral oil? Do you like it? Will you keep using it/will you still try it out? 

head2toevogue, xoxo

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