The classic baby cream has the most simple composition, developed five decades ago. The main ingredients are lanolin, natural plant extracts, oils, glycerin. You will not find parabens, formaldehyde and other preservatives and toxic substances in the domestic cream.
Women with sensitive skin, allergy sufferers and advocates of "natural cosmetics" believe that nothing better than a baby cream to preserve freshness, tenderness and youthfulness of the skin can not be imagined. You do not have to worry that an allergy will appear or melanoma will develop over time under the influence of preservatives. But not everything is as simple as we would like.
Searing effect
Baby cream is called baby cream because it was created for the most vulnerable and needy members of society. It is necessary to apply only a drop of such a product on the face, without even rubbing, as the skin immediately becomes softened and velvety, like a barely ripe peach. Once enjoying this effect, many ladies add baby cream to their list of everyday cosmetics and always use it.
However, their main mistake lies in unconditional trust in the quality of the product. In fact, petroleum jelly, lanolin and glycerin create an airtight film on the surface of the epidermis, just like covering your face with a plastic bag.
This protection is only suitable for a child. Skin cells in young children divide very quickly, and the sebaceous glands are not yet as active as in adults. As a result, a protective layer is formed on the skin too thin to resist the attack of bacteria. And a film of petroleum jelly or lanolin is what they need for them.
This method does not work for adults. Baby cream seals pores, prevents the skin from breathing normally, self-cleaning and creates a greenhouse effect on its surface. It simply draws moisture from the deep layers of the dermis, leaving a deceptive impression of freshness and softness.
Prolonged use of baby cream by an adult woman will lead to premature aging of her skin and the formation of deep wrinkles. Overdried skin will lose its elasticity, and no cream will correct the situation.
Natural and artificial ingredients
Many people believe that there is no chemistry at all in the composition of baby cream, only natural oils, fats and extracts from plants. It's a delusion. Vaseline is a 100% chemical product. It is obtained by mixing ceresin and paraffin, which are the result of the distillation of fuel oil and other petroleum products.
Glycerin is another gift from ingenious chemists. Most of it is made from propylene, a complex chemical compound that belongs to the fourth hazard class. Propylene oxide is used to obtain fuels, preservatives, and plastics. So glycerin and petroleum jelly only seem to be safe and natural.
And even lanolin, a natural fat obtained from the digestion of animal hair, is not as simple as everyone used to think. It contains powerful allergens that provoke lacrimation, throat congestion and skin irritation in people sensitive to these components.
Acne, redness and other "delights"
Another negative factor in baby cream is the ability to intensify inflammatory processes in adults. Since babies do not yet have such hormonal activity as older ones, acne simply does not happen. Puberty brings many changes, including affecting the condition of the skin.
The sebaceous glands begin to work much more actively. Sebum and dead cells of the epidermis mix, forming a specific surface layer. It protects, but at the same time is a risk factor. If you cover the skin with a film of petroleum jelly or glycerin, then you get a real "shell", under which bacteria that feed on sebum actively multiply. As a result - acne, irritation, allergic reactions.
Baby cream may seem effective, but only after two to three uses. With long-term use, it gives exactly the opposite of what is expected. A woman dreams of having delicate and elastic skin, but gets dry, pimpled, aged prematurely.
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