What Does Your Skin Absorb?

Have you ever thought about the things that your skin absorbs? While it may seem as though your skin is tough, it’s actually quite delicate. How delicate? Your skin will take in a number of things during any regular day.

For example, your skin will absorb vitamins from the sun; chemicals; and anything else that it comes in contact with. The scary part isn’t knowing that your skin is an absorbent magnet—the scary part is knowing that what your skin absorbs will wind up in your blood stream. That’s right – anything that your skin takes in will eventually wind up mixed with your blood. How can this be possible?

Consider, for a moment, all of those patch products on the market. Nicotine patches, birth control patches, and numerous other patches work for one reason – your skin absorbs them, and then they are added to your blood. If the substances that are part of a medical patch can be absorbed with ease, what about the ingredients that skin care products contain?

Perfumes, deodorants, hair dye, nail polish, moisturizers, cleansers – all of these things can contain toxins that may make you sick. The worst part is that most of us don’t even know what types of things we are adding to our blood. How can this be? Think about the last time that you really looked at a skin care product label.

How many ingredients on the back of a skin care product can you pronounce? How many of these ingredients are you familiar with? While many consumers assume that all skin care products current on the market are safe, the health and beauty industry isn’t that heavily monitored. This means that you could be adding toxins to your body without even knowing about it.

What can you do to keep yourself out of harm’s way? A step in the right direction is to make sure that you know what ingredients you are using. All ingredients should be natural, edible (that’s right – edible), and entirely organic. This way, you can be sure that you aren’t effectively causing your body a lot of damage.

Still, don’t assume that all organic products on the market are safe. Instead, take the time to read labels, learn about manufacturing methods, and contact a company if you want to be sure about an ingredient or two. While most people never put a lot of thought into their skin, it’s crucial that you take care of your skin at all times.

Once a toxin mixes with your blood, the result can be entirely hazardous. In addition, filling your body with toxins (in any form) can lead to illness and disease. You may not think about your skin a lot, but the things that you place upon your skin should be just as important as the things that you place inside of your mouth.

We cannot avoid the fact that our environment is littered with pollutants and toxins. However, we can control what we place upon our skin. The next time that you decide to purchase a skin care product, think about all the things that your skin absorbs. The expression “thick skinned” is merely an expression – thick skin simply doesn’t exist.