Well water in skin care products that is. What is the first ingredient in the skin care products that you are using right now. Go ahead, run to your bathroom and grab one. I am going out on a limb and am going to say that I bet the first ingredient is water......am I right?How could I know? Well water is the most commonly used base for skin care products. More then 90% of all skin care products use more water in their formulations then any other ingredient.
Why would they do this? There are three very good reasons why product manufacturers do this:
1. Water is Cheap - You can buy a bottle of water from a vending machine for $1, can you say the same for your skin care products? Manufacturer's use water to fill up the bottle, cutting the costs of producing each product down to mere pennies.
2. Water is Abundant - Water isn't something you have to special order and have shipped in. All you have to do is turn on the tap, right? This is important for product manufacturer's because it cuts their costs down even further.
3. Customers Can't Tell the Difference - Why bother making a product that's concentrated and effective (and therefore expensive) if the customer can't tell the difference? In truth, you can tell a difference, but since so many skin care companies are watering down their formulations, most people are never exposed to anything different!Water seriously limits the effectiveness of a skin care product when it's added to the formulation. It's inclusion also guarantees that some harsh chemicals are going to be needed in the products as well.
Why is this? Well, your skin is naturally waterproof. It's covered by a thin, waxy coating of oil called sebum. Water, and water based products cannot penetrate this layer.
By not penetrating the skin , water based products are not flushing your pores properly. By not washing away the dirt that accumulates on your skin, these products are not doing the job you bought them for!
There are some water based products that do penetrate your skin, but they do so by using harsh detergents and abrasives. These products strip away your natural, waterproof protection. This not only damages your skin, but it can also aggravate your oil glands or dry your skin out completely.No matter which way you look at it, water is just not a good ingredient in skin care products. If you're going to invest your hard earned money in skin care products, be sure you are not wasting most of those dollars on heavily perfumed, colorful bottles of water.
Maybe you are thinking that products that don't contain water are too hard to find, or too expensive. That is where you are wrong. You can get both here at L'Bri.
L'Bri Pure n'Natural skin care products do not contain any water and are very affordable. You can try samples of the products and see for yourself if there is a difference in our concentrated Aloe based formulas and the watered down skin care products that you are used to.
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