Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Check It Before You Get it...!!!
...and give a Green light to your cosmetics...
I have a very sensitive skin which tends to be oily on some areas. I need to be careful what to put on my skin, because it can get irritated easily.
A while ago i found a site http://cosdna.com/ that helps me to choose the right products for my skin type without spending money on products that can be harmful on my skin or completely useless.
So instead of spending hours in the shops reading the ingredients of the creams, lotions, cosmetics... etc. i just type in the exact name of the product i am intending to buy, or wanna try out, and voila....in just seconds i can find out if it is made for me or not....
A little Help on using it :)
You will find 4 columns
- Function: describes the function of each ingredient in the product (feel free to use google translate or a dictionary to understand the strange words.... believe me, there are a lot...)
- Comedogenic: shows on a scale from 0 to 5 (the lower the better, the less chance it will happen) how much it is tending to cause blackheads by blocking the pores of the skin
- Irritation: shows on a scale from 0 to 5 (the lower the better, the less chance it will happen) the chance of getting irritated from using the product
- Safety: There are five types of Safety icon:
, green icon means this ingredient is low hazard. Unlike comedogenic and irritation, Safety is a comprehensive index focusing on safety on long term usage. The purpose of the index is more inclined to estimate whether long-term injury of skin, cells or the human body.
Ta-Ta ;)
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