Skin Oils Cause More Harm than Benefit
Oils for skin and hair care have long been in vogue. Almost every cosmetic brand has one in its range. Body oils are particularly popular in winter, because they give the skin a warm, cozy hygge feeling. But not all of them are good for the skin.
It is impossible to imagine wellness massages without oils, they support the pampering aspect. However, there are differences. In the field of cosmetic applications, a distinction is made between fatty, so-called base or carrier oils, and essential oils. Good base oils are natural, cold-pressed vegetable oils, for example from olives. They are not only a popular cream base, but can also be used pure. Since their composition is similar to that of natural skin oils, they are considered skin-friendly. The situation is different with essential oils. These are water vapor volatile, only slightly oily extracts from plants. They are primarily used for their aroma. Everyone knows lavender oil.
Fatty Petroleum
What distinguishes high-quality natural oils? They need neither emulsifiers nor preservatives or any chemical additives. This is guaranteed with native oils in organic quality. With ready-made blends, you should take a closer look at the ingredients. Inexpensive products often contain mineral oil (INCI: Paraffinum Liquidum), a fat derived from petroleum. They are declared as Liquid petrolatum, Paraffin oil, Petrolatum liquid, Petroleum oil, White mineral oil and White oil. Vaseline (petrolatum) belongs to the same family, only its texture is not liquid but waxy.
Petroleum is a popular raw material for inexpensive mass production – cheap, easy to process. Unlike vegetable oils, petroleum products also have a long shelf life and consistent quality. Vegetable oils are sensitive. They react with light, air and heat, can quickly become rancid, and the quality can vary.
The mineral oil used for cosmetics comes from petroleum, which in turn develops from the remains of plankton and algae and is exposed to high pressure and temperatures in the earth’s crust. When it is extracted from the earth for use in skin care products or medicines, it is purified to a particularly high degree so that not much of the original material remains. However, vegetable oils are also purified before they are applied to the skin.
If you ask your body, petroleum is a foreign substance for it, which forms a kind of film on the skin and immediately seals the surface. In this way, water loss is stopped and the skin feels nice and soft for the time being.… weiterlesen
CultureAndCream Author from Munich
To travel during my profession as a beauty journalist was never enough for my. Also my six month on a world trip didn’t do it. It always attracts me to other cities, foreign countries, on roadtrips and places I don’t know yet. But I am not only interested in “culture” and “cream”, I am also fascinated by people who have stories to tell . Such unique experiences I want to share with you.
