The Hidden Secrets of Hand Lotions

Protect Your Dry Skin!

Here it is, during the worst of the winter season. In addition the the freezing temperatures, such a time has a direct effect on your skin. With such miserable temperatures, humidity drops to a nearly non-existent status, thus, drying out your skin, and that is what we are here to discuss today.

Dry skin is the enemy of all epidermal health. Doubtless you have experiences what happens, the flaking skin, cracking, and in many cases, even bleeding. Your skin requires moisture, and just like you, without that moisture, it will dry out.

This has been a pervasive issue for some time now. Ancient people from the Arctic regions would coat their skin in animal fats in order to keep it from bleeding. Today even in our modern world, this is a bigger issue than ever before. Despite an abundance of coats, gloves and heaters, freezing temperatures still have the ability to cause severe damage to our skin.

That is where lotion comes into play. An essential for many to protect their skin, hand lotion alone is a multi-billion dollar industry. Yet, not many are aware that their lotion may be hiding some nasty ingredients.

Lanolin’s Secret Origins

The vast majority of hand lotions today contain a secret ingredient called lanolin. Not that these companies hide it but the term itself hides the true origins. Lanolin sounds simple, safe and even professional. So, would it surprise you to know that lanolin is in fact, sheep sweat?

You read that correctly, this innocent sounding substance is in reality, a substance excreted by sheep and usually deposited in their wool. I don’t think anybody would want to rub this on their skin!

On a deeper level, lanolin can be harmful to some for several reasons. For starters lanolin in and of itself is fairly greasy. This greasiness is actually why companies use it, it makes an effective ingredient for protecting your skin. Yet this greasy substace can clog your pores, causing severe disruption. In many cases lanolin causes severe allergic reactions.

Embalming Your Hands

If that’s enough for you, how about this one, formaldahyde. This is a particularly noxious substance that is what morticians use to preserve corpses. I seriously doubt anybody wants to be embalmed early. Most companies use this in an attempt to preserve their products, and formaldahyde certainly does it’s job there. Still, this does not negate the fact that this is an incredibly toxic preservative that no one wants on their skin.

Toxic Fragrances

Fragrances are used in nearly all lotion products. The process of making these fragrances turns this into more than just a nice smelling ingredient, but instead, turns it into a nasty chemically laden brew. From synthetic musks, to nasty chemicals like butylated-hydroxyanisole/toluene (or BHT), synthetic fragrances are among the worst chemicals your body can endure.

Natural Lotion Saves The Day!

Here at Face Naturals, we offer our own natural lotion sticks with good ingredients like shea butter, soothing and helps to protect your skin, all without causing such issues.

Instead of using nasty and disgusting ingredients like sheep sweat, we use beesewax. Beeswax does work similarly to lanolin, yet beeswax is better, because it has that waxy, protective benefit, while also not plugging up your pores. This makes all the difference in the world.

As of all of this wasn’t enough, we additionally use cocoa butter. In a way all of this works in tandem. Cocoa butter is beneficial as it softens your skin, and also protects it. This is in part what makes it all so valuable.

As mentioned above, your skin certainly requires protection from all the freezing temperatures. It can quickly cause havoc all throughout your body, and why we include these ingredients in our lotion sticks.

Despite the intense and freezing temperatures, you do not have to endure pain, nor rub sheep sweat all over your skin. By knowing some of the information we have presented here, you can combat the cold, and fight off dry skin. With our products you can shield yourself from the bitter cold, and not have to endure the cracking and the painful bleeding that often comes with it. With our expertly crafted products, you can enjoy smooth skin that is protected from the elements!