What You Need to Know About Skin Care Product Labels
You Must Read This Article Before You Buy Commercial Skin Care Products!
You probably go to the store often, in search of general skin care products, or more specific ones, such as aromatherapy body lotion. And you might read the label to determine ingredients. But, like most people, you probably can’t decipher those complex ingredient names. So, as a next step, you look at the product’s claims on the label. Unfortunately, as this article will teach you, you can’t always rely on these claims as there are few, if any, government standards and enforcement associated with them, which can create a problem for you, the consumer, particularly, as you will learn, if you are buying an aromatherapy skin care product.
Claim 1: Dermatologist Tested
This is a great claim that is made by beauty products to breed confidence in you, the user. For example, the label might read, “Dermatologist tested on sensitive skin.” Clearly, this claim sounds nice, particularly if it was done on your type of skin. However, the claim has little meaning. To start, you’d have no clue which dermatologist actually did the work. Further, you most likely wouldn’t know the qualifications of said dermatologist. You could easily wonder, “Did this dermatologist have experience with testing? Was she well educated? “ Further, you wouldn’t know the parameters of the test. Finally, without a huge amount of research, if it were even possible, you couldn’t tell who funded the tests. If the consumer product company that manufactured the skin care product you are looking to buy paid for the testing, it would be difficult for it to be an unbiased test.
Claim 2: Hypoallergenic Product
A widely respected online dictionary, Dictionary.com, writes that hypoallergenic means, “designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances.” But there are no government stipulations or bar a company has to meet in order to claim its product is hypoallergenic. This problem grows in intensity when looking at an aromatherapy skin care product. Why? Because some people have allergies to the potent essential oils that make up aromatherapy products.
Claim 3: Laboratory Tested
Like Dermatologist Tested, Laboratory Tested provides little value. There’d be little way for you to judge the testing laboratory’s standards. Nor could you tell what the tests comprised. For example, the laboratory might not have tested for an allergy that you have, which is, again, particularly troublesome when buying an aromatherapy skin care product. Further, once again, you couldn’t know who funded the test.
Unfortunately, given the complex ingredients found in skin care products, you often have to rely on the benefits and claims made by the manufacturer. But, as you learned, claims including Dermatologist Tested, Hypoallergenic, and Laboratory Tested offer little meaning for you. Consequently, it’s important that you not only research the product online, but also, if concerned, ask your doctor about it. Let’s face it, your skin is important, which is why you are willing to pay for expensive aromatherapy body lotion or other specialized skin care products. So, to keep your skin looking nice, research your products before you buy and apply.
About the Author
D. Reservitz is an aromatherapy skin care product enthusiast. He runs an informational aromatherapy site at http://aromatherapyforu.com/aroma-therapy-skin-care-product.php that gives you the industry secrets on aromatherapy
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