Thursday, 8 January 2015

Is Alcohol in skincare ever good?

A lot of skincare products contain alcohol  but Is Alcohol in skincare ever good?

Today are are going to be looking at whether Is Alcohol in skincare ever good?

Is Alcohol in skincare ever good?
There is so much incomplete or misleading information online, it's easy to believe that alcohol-based moisturisers or treatments aren't really all that bad for your skin. Skincare formulas loaded with alcohol (SD alcohol, ethanol, denatured, isopropyl, methanol or ethyl alcohol) often have a pleasing, quick-drying finish that feels weightless on skin, which is why they are so popular. Despite the conflicting information that you'll come across, the research is clear: No matter how good you think a skincare product , alcohol as a main ingredient in any skin-care product is a problem.
 But surely, you think, there must be a good reason  to use it as so many skin-care companies include alcohol in their products. Right? Of course, there are a few reasons, but in researches suggest that in fact there are only two primary explanations. As mentioned above, alcohol in skincare products can make a skin  feel almost weightless, creating a deceptively pleasant aesthetic.
The second reason is that your skin is very good at keeping ingredients out. Skin-protective substances (think lipids, enzymes, and antioxidants) act like little nightclub bouncers, keeping beneficial ingredients in your serums or other treatments from getting in. Alcohol helps ingredients like retinol and vitamin C penetrate into the skin more effectively, but it does that by breaking down the skin's barrier and destroying the very substances that keep your skin healthy over the long term. 
 So  with regards to this  latest research about alcohol-based products its  suggested  that you use a "cocktail" of beneficial ingredients, mixing them rather than using products with alcohol in.
So there you have it  you have your answer to Is Alcohol in skincare ever good? The anwser is clearly NO

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