There are some very powerful reasons why millions of American women, as well as mice, should be seriously using a natural moisturiser, and why so many women should junk the moisturiser they may have used today.

Recently a study was published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. In this study scientists were interested to find out if caffeine could cause cancer in mice. As a part of the study each mouse had a moisturiser applied to it’s skin 5 times a day for 17 weeks.

The scientists were very surprised when they came to a conclusion that was not what was expected. The conclusion was that applying these moisturisers to the skin of the mice “increased the total number of histologically characterized tumors by 69%”. Or in other words that applying moisturiser to the skin of mice very significantly increase the risk of skin cancer.

So let’s look a little closer at this study and find out why so many mice, and millions of women in America who use moisturisers as part of their daily skin care routine should be more seriously considering a natural moisturiser rather than the moisturiser they may use now.

There were 4 different moisturisers used in the study. These were Dermabase, Dermovan, Eucerin, or Vanicream. All 4 of these moisturisers contain sodium lauryl sulphate (SLF) as well a mineral oil.

Mineral oil is a very common ingredient in many personal products that you may use every day including cosmetics, skin care and anti aging products. It is a petrochemical product which means that it comes from crude oil and it has been linked to various cancers as well as other health problems. The reason mineral oil is used extensively is because it is extremely cheap.

You also find sodium lauryl sulphate in a wide range of soaps and shampoos and many consumers are aware that there are health risks from using products that contain sodium lauryl sulphate. For these reasons there are now soaps and shampoos available which advertise that they do not contain sodium lauryl sulphate. Sodium lauryl sulphate has been linked to cancer and other health problems as well. But many consumers are completely unaware that it is also found in many modern moisturisers.

The mere fact that these moisturisers increased the risk of skin cancer in the mice by a very significant amount doesn’t prove that the mineral oil or the sodium lauryl sulphate caused the skin cancer. Much more serious investigations would need to be undertaken to establish the exact cause, however one more fact should lead you to worry about your moisturiser, and also suggest you that you should be seriously considering using a natural facial moisturiser in the future.

This is the worrying fact. The scientists were very surprised to find the rate of skin cancer in the mice increase as they did, particularly given that this was not what they were studying. So they sourced another moisturiser that was a much more natural moisturiser, and which didn’t contain any mineral oil or sodium lauryl sulphate and they redid the study. This time they found no increase in the rate of skin cancer in the mice.

So you can see that there are some worrying conclusions to be drawn from the study, and you can also see why so many American women, as well as mice, might be more seriously considering using natural face moisturisers rather than a moisturiser they may be using now which may well contain sodium lauryl sulphate and mineral oil.

There are hundreds of personal products, many or most of which contain petrochemical and chemical ingredients which have serious health concerns linked to them, and many of which have been shown to cause cancer. You may have used one of these products today, like your moisturiser.

There are excellent natural skin care products available, including natural face moisturisers, which do not contain any of these chemical and petrochemical ingredients and which work extremely well.

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