Comments on TRUTH in SKINCARE: INGREDIENT WATCH: Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate

well... this is a very low hazardous ingredient. I...

2009-08-20T08:36:25.477-10:00

well... this is a very low hazardous ingredient. It is safer than parabens. If you sit there and list every ingredient that is bad for you then what can you use on your skin??? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! There is nothing out there that can be 100% Organic. it is impossible...unless u make your own cosmetics at home that will last you week. The products will have NO shelf life at all... you need a few preservatives that are non hazardous to make the products last.

so before you go off on how harmful certain ingredients are please do your research well.

ps Are you 100% organic vegan?

Thank you. I make handmade skincare products and ...

2009-07-30T10:45:11.031-10:00

Thank you. I make handmade skincare products and have been using liquid germall plus as my preservative. I just saw that someone else was using the one you mentioned and thought it might be a good alternative (it rates better on the cosmetic's safety database). However, after reading this, I won't bother.

Thank you.

Well I'm shocked as I have just bought some toothp...

2009-05-15T05:28:00.000-10:00

Well I'm shocked as I have just bought some toothpaste from a very well known health shop and this additive is in it!!! I thought I was buying the purest toothpaste in the world as it's classed as 100% organic Tea Tree toothpaste paraben free and everything
........Dagnammit!!!

I had a feeling this wasnt a good thing to have in...

2008-10-22T11:08:00.000-10:00

I had a feeling this wasnt a good thing to have in our "pure Bioenergetic" and very expensive skincare line. After a swift package change, the ingredients changed as well. Guess what? That care line still puts out the good stuff for new clients! Must be an old game I finally caught on too. Thanks for this blog!

Thank you for this blog. I will attempt to avoid p...

2008-08-28T16:12:00.000-10:00

Thank you for this blog. I will attempt to avoid products containing this chemical. Have a tremendous day.

-Billy
www.goodpersontest.com

so what is a safe preservative to be found in skin...

2008-08-01T08:12:00.000-10:00

so what is a safe preservative to be found in skin care products??? what should i look for on a label? i am specifically wondering about lotions/cremes.

thanks!

Isn't it true that the majority of substances used...

2008-07-28T17:26:00.000-10:00

Isn't it true that the majority of substances used in skincare products have not been sufficiently tested for safety? Of all of the scary substances out there, I'm not sure why you focus on this one. However, I appreciate the heads up.

This is absolutely ridiculous! Anything coming fro...

2008-07-10T00:35:00.000-10:00

This is absolutely ridiculous! Anything coming from petrochemical byproducts lessen the life on this planet. Constant debate over paraben causing cancer can be up for debate. However, storage of parabens inside the skin and face as an unnecessary byproduct is a fact in 100% of medical journals. For consumers that don't want unnecessary byproducts, they should avoid all use of parabens.

The comment that we don't have technology is ludicrous! Vacuum technology allows preserving products. But 14 months of shelf life is not cool! We should only sell products and make them as needed. Consumer products need better regulation. And the reason you need strong preservatives like parabens is prior to ending up at a shop, it is usually stored in bulk at an un-airconditioned, non-humidity controlled facility. This unappetizing fact is the real truth behind the problems and reasons to keep using parabens.

I am not the expert. The expert who taught me this is a doctor found in the Carribean Islands.

Great read, I am one of those many persons on the ...

2008-06-03T03:43:00.000-10:00

Great read, I am one of those many persons on the lookout for a all I am reading before retiring to bed, I am now totally confused! I understand that preservatives need to be present in these skincare products to hold their shelf life. Should I avoid certain preservatives or can you recommend a certain brand that is generally safe to use? Confused but ambitious.

Thanks Shannon . . . truth is that parabens are pr...

2008-01-28T11:44:26.442-10:00

Thanks Shannon . . . truth is that parabens are probably the best preservatives to be using right now. The whole issue is complicated especially for the layperson as well as most physicians! Another down side is that unscrupulous people will use misinformation about preservatives to further their cause (and bottom lines:)

I will do many more blogs about preservatives in the future. This is a very important and serious topic in skincare that needs to be addressed more (especially from a healthcare and research perspective).

This is a great post!!! I work at LUSH, a skincar...

2008-01-27T19:07:00.000-10:00

This is a great post!!! I work at LUSH, a skincare store that prides itself in minimal preservative (14 month self life for everything), and yet still people freak out at the sight of "parabens" on the ingredients list. We try to explain that without them, the product would be useless, but we are often ignored. Thanks for letting it be known that preservative, at least with current technology, is very important!