Beauty

[Tinkrbl44]

@CoG

Yeah ... I thought Vaseline is made from motor oil ... or some kind of oil.  Probably not olive, lol.

[Kabella]

I would never use Vaseline or any petroleum based product on my skin. Skincare has come along way compared to days of yor. No need to spend lots of $$$$ on skincare either if your budget is limited. I don't fall for all the hype either. Instead of Vasiline or products that contain mineral oil,, consider affordable natural alternatives such as Shea Butter...Ccconut oil....many natural oils on the market that are much better for skin health & holds in moisture. IMO

[Shanus]

Anything that sounds too good to be true (especially promises made by skincare) probably is not.

[Q4u]

I don't usually fall for the hype either..... but once in awhile I'll be watching something new (usually Perricone) and think...well, maybe?  I've cancelled more orders because of second thoughts.

I try hard to research what I want to try and what stops me cold is the micro delivery systems that some of these products use.....  right, wrong or indifferent these systems really bother me because it allows the product to enter the blood stream and I just don't trust it.

[Q4u]

That should read:  Enter the blood stream in a far more invasive way (all things on the skin can/will enter the blood stream).

[Trinity11]

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@Q4u wrote:

I don't usually fall for the hype either..... but once in awhile I'll be watching something new (usually Perricone) and think...well, maybe?  I've cancelled more orders because of second thoughts.

I try hard to research what I want to try and what stops me cold is the micro delivery systems that some of these products use.....  right, wrong or indifferent these systems really bother me because it allows the product to enter the blood stream and I just don't trust it.

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@Q4u.....I hope someone can weigh in on the statement that skin care can enter the blood stream. I have always read that is a myth and that our skin is a barrier to harmful chemicals.

[Harpa]

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@Trinity11 wrote:

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@Q4u wrote:

I don't usually fall for the hype either..... but once in awhile I'll be watching something new (usually Perricone) and think...well, maybe?  I've cancelled more orders because of second thoughts.

I try hard to research what I want to try and what stops me cold is the micro delivery systems that some of these products use.....  right, wrong or indifferent these systems really bother me because it allows the product to enter the blood stream and I just don't trust it.

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@Q4u.....I hope someone can weigh in on the statement that skin care can enter the blood stream. I have always read that is a myth and that our skin is a barrier to harmful chemicals.

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I understand about medical patches and all that. But I sincerely doubt that skincare things can act like medical patches.

Yes, our skin is a barrier, thank God! All their hocus-pocus-bogus nanotechnology words ...

I think CoG's title is appropriate.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Trinity11 wrote:

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@Q4u wrote:

I don't usually fall for the hype either..... but once in awhile I'll be watching something new (usually Perricone) and think...well, maybe?  I've cancelled more orders because of second thoughts.

I try hard to research what I want to try and what stops me cold is the micro delivery systems that some of these products use.....  right, wrong or indifferent these systems really bother me because it allows the product to enter the blood stream and I just don't trust it.

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@Q4u.....I hope someone can weigh in on the statement that skin care can enter the blood stream. I have always read that is a myth and that our skin is a barrier to harmful chemicals.

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@Trinity11

Good question.   Well, there's just no way our skin always knows the difference between any harmful chemical and something beneficial.  

Examples that come to mind  .... a lot of women use hormone replacement creams or skin patches instead of pills.  That goes into the bloodstream.   Aspercreme penetrates into the skin to soothe muscles.    We all know what nicotine patches do ... if they didn't work, they'd be off the market.

There's many, many examples we can pick from.  Transdermal patches are very common these days.     

Another thing comes to mind .....  formaldehyde (sp?) was removed from many nail polishes and other products because of its toxicity.  Obviously, it penetrated into our skin.

Just as an experiment (lol)  ....  would you rub something like arsenic into your skin to test if it would kill you?   Probably not.    lol   

[suzyQ3]

Medical patches, etc., are purposely designed to allow penetration through the skin. They may contain alcohol or other substances to increase their ability to penetrate the skin, and the molecules themselves have to be small enough.

Other than that, our skin is impermeable to most topicals. If that weren't the case, we wouldn't be here.

[Kabella]

@suzyQ3 Altho, there is no proof positive, I would rather be on the safe side, now using more natural skincare. I was at a derm. office who's specialty is skin cancer. That was my first visit to a dermatogist. It turned out to be benign. I am a blood cancer survivor & have LCIS, I rather be safe than sorry. My ongologist also thought that using more natural skin care is best. There should be further studies as far as harmful skincare ingredients imo.