As consumers, we seldom feel that any product that we use will actually be the source of additional problems in our skin, unless we have an allergy. It is not normal to think that with the FDA and a competitive marketplace we would be presented with harmful products, especially in this day and age, but that is exactly what one acne cream company has done. A leading acne cream company, one that you are very familiar with, uses active ingredients known to cause long term damage to the skin, ingredients so harmful that even the FDA is conducting the test needed to stop consumers from using this ingredient all together. The author examines this acne cream company, the ingredient it uses and just what consumers can do to protect themselves from companies who choose to prioritize profits over the well being of their consumers.
Now you may be wondering just what company would do such a thing, and the answer is that many acne creams use this active ingredient will full knowledge of the damage it can do to the skin. This ingredient causes tumors in the skin and actually generates free radicals within your skin cells causing serious premature aging. Any company that uses this active ingredient is required by the FDA to publish the concerns to consumers on the label of the product. While many of the products that use this active ingredient are sold in most retail locations across the country, there are a few companies who’s volumes of sales is so concerning that experts have begun to publicly speak out against this company for poor morality. If you are required to publish the damage your products will do to the skin, you are fully aware of the problem, you should not exploit consumer ignorance, and one company just takes this too far. Continue reading ‘Popular Acne Treatments Actually Harm The Skin’ »