A toxic hazard by any other name.....

Whatever way you call it Mineral Oil by ANY other name is is a Petroleum by-product!

Mineral Oil "coats the skin like plastic, clogging the pores." *

It also "Interferes with skin's ability to eliminate toxins, promoting acne and other disorders. "*

Worse still Mineral Oil "Slows down skin function and cell development, resulting in premature aging."*

Mineral Oil is "Used in many (personal care) products (baby oil is 100% mineral oil!)" * and frighteningly "Any mineral oil derivative can be contaminated with cancer causing PAH's (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)."*

So why do Manufacturers use Mineral Oil? "because it is unbelievably cheap."* So when you base your skin care product on this petrleum by-product - no matter what 'tinctures' you add or 'twists' you give it - you still get a damn cheap product...which offers 'damn' big profit margins!!

You might see this petroleum derivative under the following 'pseudonyms', when you check your labesl:

• Mineral oil
• Liquidum paraffinum (this 'posh' Latin version - usually means the product will be even MORE expensive!!)
• Paraffin oil
• Paraffin wax

Just remember - ANY petroleum derivative is potentially harmful to the body! - Whatever fancy name they give it, and however long these 'ingredients' seem to have been used in skin and body care products - doesn't make them safe! Personal care product manufacturers have NO obligation to test and ensure ingredients are safe in the long-term. It has been known for years that petroleum derivatives are a potential hazard when in contact with the skin...but amazingly, these ingredienst are STILL COMMON-PLACE in many 'big-name' bands.

Avoid applying petroleum derivatives to YOUR skin - avoid letting your kids apply it to their delicate young skin...Choose to use a natural and safer alternative - Certifed Organic skin care from ONEgroup, is superb to use, excellent even for those with delicate and problem skins - and the 100% natural ingredients - are not only safe to use, they are positively beneficial...

Why not take a look at the extensive range of Certified Organic personal care products and cosmetics manufactured by ONEgroup under the MiEssence brand - today?

Or click here: www.saferalternative.com

* NOTE: ALL QUOTES are from the personal care ingredients information page at ONEgroup's Certified Organic products web site.


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