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#Does skin absorb water skin
Your skin is your body’s protection system and an elimination system. It’s HARD to get ingredients into the lower layers of your skin So the claim that your skin absorbs 60-70% of everything you put on it, would mean that 60-70% of what you put on it is making it into your bloodstream. “Absorption” is when a substance makes it way to the bloodstream and “penetration” is when a substance makes it way to the different levels of the skin (but not to the bloodstream). Penetration vs AbsorptionĪt this point we also need to understand the difference between absorption and penetration. Of these ingredients only Toulene would be found in skincare products (in nail polish), so from the offset we’re thinking this is not the best source to anchor such a bold claim about personal care products.
The ingredients that were found to be absorbed from drinking water were Toulene, Ethylbenzene and Styrene. This study looked at how the skin absorbed contaminants in drinking water. It came from a study called " The role of skin absorption as a route of exposure for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in drinking water. Is this fear inducing headline true? Before we make our conclusion we will need to look at where this headline originated from. Chemical free claims should not be given much credibility.Īhh that feels better, I needed to get that out there :) Dihydrogen Monoxide aka H20 or water is a very important chemical. Please don’t fear the word “chemical” as everything is a chemical. On a quick little myth busting side-note: “chemical” is a misunderstood word. It is usually paired with “it takes 26 seconds for your skin absorb a chemical into your bloodstream”.
That little statement is world famous and the headline of countless blogs. Our Skin Absorbs 60-70% of everything we put on it!
Our very own maverick mixer, Aaron, is going to lift the lid on a famous internet headline and put it through some myth busting questions…. Today we’re going to give you an insight into the cosmetic world from a formulators view.
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