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The beauty and health of the human skin is being undermined by one of the biggest campaigns ever conducted in the history of merchandising. Every day on radio, television, magazine and newspapers, we are encouraged to put aside elemental skin care ingredients like soap and water in favor of such complexion “aids” as daytime moisturizers, night creams, cleansing creams, face foundations and rouges.

While some people’s skin is capable of facing the harmful effects of cosmetics, an estimated 30% of all cosmetic users have skin which is acne prone. This can be a negative factor when looking for an acne treatment.

Women and men alike, in their teens, twenties and even early thirties, are potential candidates for cosmetic acne. The condition is characterized by many elevated small whiteheads covering the cheeks and chin and even the forehead. While cosmetic acne seldom leaves scars, it can be unsightly, persistent and troublesome. The skin’s pores have a tough time dealing with the skin’s normal oil sebum, so rubbing in more irritating oils is one of the worst things you can do.

Even people who are not acne sufferers can actually develop acne through the use of their cosmetics. Since cosmetic acne usually shows quietly after several months of repeated use of a comedogenic (acne-causing) product, many women do not relate their outbreaks with the given product. The female with cosmetic acne is in a vicious cycle; the more she breaks out, the more make-up she applies to cover it up… which only causes more blemishes.

Advertising confuses the issue. “Oil Free”–the Darling of Madison Avenue.

”Oil free” is quickly becoming a popular term of the cosmetic industry. Many cosmetic manufacturers are substituting chemicals which, in legal terms, are not catalogued as oil free simply because they come from synthetic sources rather than from natural sources, i.e., animal, vegetable or mineral.

These synthetic oils, however, are often more acne producing than a natural oil such as mineral oil. Advertising claims for many cosmetic terms such as “oil free,” “dermatologist tested” and “hypoallergenic” can be very confusing. Hypo-allergenic may mean the product is perfume-free, yet it could still contain ingredients harmful to acne-prone people. “Dermatologist-tested” may be authentic but not completely helpful. The product may have been tested for skin allergy or skin irritancy and its effects on skin pores may have been missed.

The Oil Migration Test

Not all “oil-free” moisturizers for cosmetics are oil free; some include oil-like synthetics that can provoke acne-prone skin. How to tell? Dab the moisturizer on good-quality stationery (imprinted 25% cotton fiber). 24 hours later, hold the paper up to daylight and look for oil rings. The extent of migration will show the percent of oil in the product.

The oil migration test is great to discover certain oils in cosmetics, but it is more important to learn to understand the labels and evade conflictive ingredients. Remember, not all oils are bad. Petrolatum and some natural oils like mineral oil and sunflower oil don’t permeate down into the pore.

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- Martha Fitzharris

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