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9 Toxic Chemicals You Must Avoid For Your Eye Makeup

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<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">We apply makeup to hide little imperfections and emphasize our natural beauty&period; Since we apply various products all the time it’s only natural to assume they’re perfectly safe for us&period; Unfortunately&comma; makeup products contain various chemicals and some of them are unhealthy&period; In this article&comma; we’re going to discuss ingredients in eye makeup that you should avoid&period; Keep reading to find out more&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><b>Ethanolamine compounds<&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><u><span lang&equals;"en-US">Ethanolamines<&sol;span><&sol;u><&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"> are colorless&comma; clear&comma; and viscous liquids with ammonia-like odor which contain combined properties of amines and alcohol&period; In cosmetic industry&comma; this ingredient is used to reduce the surface tension of substances so water-soluble and oil-soluble ingredients can blend together&period; The main concern when it comes to ethanolamines is that they may increase risk for cancer&comma; especially with repeated and prolonged use&period; Eye makeup products that may contain this ingredient include eye shadows&comma; eyeliners&comma; and mascaras&period; Furthermore&comma; ethanolamine in makeup is indicated with letters <&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><i>MEA&comma; DEA&comma; <&sol;i><&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">and <&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><i>TEA<&sol;i><&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">&period; Before purchasing your next makeup product&comma; check whether it contains these compounds&period; <&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" start&equals;"2">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><b>Formaldehyde <&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Formaldehyde is a colorless gas made by the oxidation of methanol&period; This ingredient is linked with cancer&comma; allergic reactions&comma; and irritations&period; It is used in eyelash glues to help them adhere to the surface&period; You’ll find formaldehyde listed as such on the label or quaternium-15&comma; DMDM hydantoin and urea&period; <&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Due to the fact this ingredient is found in eyelash glues it comes as no wonder that your natural eyelashes can weaken&period; For sensual look and healthy and long eyelashes&comma; try these <&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">home remedies for eyelash growth<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">&colon; <&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Olive oil<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Green tea<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Lemon peel soaked in olive or castor oil<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Just apply these remedies onto your eyelashes regularly and that’s it&period; <&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" start&equals;"3">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><b>Prime yellow carnauba wax<&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Cosmetic companies use this ingredient in mascaras and eyeliners to stiffen the product and make it waterproof&period; This ingredient clogs the oil glands in your eyes thus leading to dry eye disease&period; According to the <&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><i><u><span lang&equals;"en-US">National Institutes of Health<&sol;span><&sol;u><&sol;i><&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">&comma; about 5 million Americans over the age of 50 suffer from dry eye disease&period; Of these&comma; more than 3 million account for women&comma; while more than 1&period;5 account for men&period; This disease usually occurs after menopause&period; Generally&comma; using products that contain waxes isn’t a good idea although Japan wax is a safer alternative&period; <&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" start&equals;"4">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><b>BAK<&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Benzalkonium chloride or BAK is a preservative that you can find in soaps&comma; sanitizers&comma; germ-killing products as well as eye makeup&period; For example&comma; you can find BAK in some mascaras&comma; makeup removes&comma; and eyeliners&period; Experts warn this ingredient is highly toxic to the epithelial cells of your eyes&period; These cells are important because they keep dust&comma; bacteria&comma; and water out of your eye&period; You will recognize this <&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><u><span lang&equals;"en-US">ingredient<&sol;span><&sol;u><&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"> in eye makeup by the names such as quaternium-15&comma; guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride as well as benzalkonium chloride&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" start&equals;"5">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><b>Parabens<&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Parabens are&comma; actually&comma; preservatives that manufacturers use to prevent growth of bacteria in makeup products&period; However&comma; your skin easily absorbs parabens&period; In turn&comma; they get into your bloodstream&period; Parabens are endocrine disruptors and they’re associated with reproductive toxicity&comma; breast cancer etc&period; They can also aggravate dry eyes&period; Parabens are listed under various names on products which is why you should avoid all eye makeup items with suffix <&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><i>–paraben<&sol;i><&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">&period; <&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Parabens are harsh for the skin&comma; particularly around your eyes which is why you should invest in quality night cream that will nourish your skin while you sleep&period; Do a little research and make sure you purchase the product made by reliable manufacturer with informative website &lpar;website speaks a lot about the company&rpar;&period; For example&comma; <&sol;span><&sol;span><u><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Solvaderm skin care<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;u><b> <&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">features highly informative site with info and tips about skincare&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" start&equals;"6">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><b>Aluminum powder<&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Manufacturers use aluminum powder to give eye makeup its hue&period; The primary concern about this ingredient is that it’s linked to organ system toxicity&period; You will find this ingredient listed under names such as aluminum&comma; LB Pigment 5&comma; and pigment metal&period; <&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" start&equals;"7">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><b>Heavy metals <&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Heavy metals such as chrome and nickel are neurotoxins associated with brain damage&period; Nickel is also linked with lung cancer and various respiratory concerns&period; These ingredients are found in a wide array of makeup products including green or metallic eye-shadows and makeup brushes&period; <&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" start&equals;"8">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><b>Titanium dioxide <&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Titanium dioxide is standard ingredient in sunscreens and various creams&period; It’s generally considered safe for use&period; However&comma; when titanium dioxide is <&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">present in powder form<&sol;span><&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"> e&period;g&period; in eye shadows it can lead to various respiratory concerns and is considered as a potential carcinogen&period; You’ll find it labeled as such and as TiO2&period; <&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" start&equals;"9">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; large&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><b>Retinyl acetate&sol;palmitate<&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Retinyl acetate and retinyl palmitate are two forms of Vitamin A that are found in various night creams and eye creams&period; These ingredients are associated with reproductive toxicity and cancer&period; You should avoid products with these ingredients&comma; particularly if you have dry eye disease&period; <&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Since eye creams are important for your skincare routine&comma; especially if you want to eliminate wrinkles around your eyes&comma; you should read the list of ingredients before you buy the product&period; Majority of the eye creams nowadays contain retinyl acetate or palmitate&period; Ideally&comma; you should go for products like <&sol;span><&sol;span><u><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Hydrolyze<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;u><b> <&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">that contain safe ingredients and nourish delicate skin around your eyes for youthful without puffiness and dark circles or irritations&period; <&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"1020" height&equals;"574" data-videoid&equals;"a6Ex2xi0kCk" title&equals;"When It&&num;039&semi;s Time To Toss Your Cosmetics"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;youtu&period;be&sol;a6Ex2xi0kCk"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;a6Ex2xi0kCk&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"When It&&num;039&semi;s Time To Toss Your Cosmetics"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US"><b>Conclusion<&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"western" lang&equals;"en-US" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;" align&equals;"justify"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Calibri&comma; serif&semi;"><span lang&equals;"en-US">Eye makeup products can contain some chemicals that are considered harmful for prolonged usage&period; To preserve eye health and ensure your eyes and skin around them are nourished and healthy&comma; you should read the ingredients list carefully and opt for products that don’t contain chemicals from this list&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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