Comments on: Alcohol-free or not? http://www.vivawoman.net/2007/08/18/alcohol-free-or-not/ Natural Beauty Inside Out Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:55:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: How to Green Your Ingredients Labels « Days of Serendipity http://www.vivawoman.net/2007/08/18/alcohol-free-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-257093 How to Green Your Ingredients Labels « Days of Serendipity Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:55:32 +0000 http://www.vivawoman.net/2007/08/18/alcohol-free-or-not/#comment-257093 [...] Alcohol - present in many skin and hair care products and perfumes, it has a drying, aging effect on your skin and hair. Read the article linked here to see which alcohols are bad for you. [...] [...] Alcohol – present in many skin and hair care products and perfumes, it has a drying, aging effect on your skin and hair. Read the article linked here to see which alcohols are bad for you. [...]

]]> By: PJ http://www.vivawoman.net/2007/08/18/alcohol-free-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-43651 PJ Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:59:17 +0000 http://www.vivawoman.net/2007/08/18/alcohol-free-or-not/#comment-43651 Hello Sesame, This is really a concise and well-summarized post of the alcohol issue in skincare! I have oily skin but my skin is also sensitive and reacts negatively to alcohol (the kinds of alcohol you mentioned, of course), so all my toners and moisturizers are alcohol-free. I also try to tell my friends that those kinds of alcohol are potential irritants and have no long-term benefits to the skin. I do find that it takes a bit of time to explain what types of alcohol are potential irritants and what types are essential in skincare formulations. (Certainly people should not put products back on the shelves simply because they see the word "alcohol" in it...) Hopefully, posts like yours can help more of us make informed decisions! <font color="#990033"><strong>PJ</strong>: <em>Thanks for your comments! I was ignorant about alcohol ingredients as well and had to do quite a bit of reading before getting a better picture. Labels are not an easy thing to read for everyone...</em> Hello Sesame,

This is really a concise and well-summarized post of the alcohol issue in skincare!

I have oily skin but my skin is also sensitive and reacts negatively to alcohol (the kinds of alcohol you mentioned, of course), so all my toners and moisturizers are alcohol-free. I also try to tell my friends that those kinds of alcohol are potential irritants and have no long-term benefits to the skin.

I do find that it takes a bit of time to explain what types of alcohol are potential irritants and what types are essential in skincare formulations. (Certainly people should not put products back on the shelves simply because they see the word “alcohol” in it…)

Hopefully, posts like yours can help more of us make informed decisions!

PJ: Thanks for your comments! I was ignorant about alcohol ingredients as well and had to do quite a bit of reading before getting a better picture. Labels are not an easy thing to read for everyone…

]]> By: Tine http://www.vivawoman.net/2007/08/18/alcohol-free-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-43468 Tine Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:46:10 +0000 http://www.vivawoman.net/2007/08/18/alcohol-free-or-not/#comment-43468 I use Clinique's Clarifying Lotion 2, which contains alcohol. I have oily/combination skin, and feel that toners without alcohol just feel like water on my skin. Well, so far so good :) <font color="#990033"><strong>Tine</strong>: <em>I use an alcohol one myself in the evening. For pple with oily skin, alcohol toners actually work better. </em> I use Clinique’s Clarifying Lotion 2, which contains alcohol. I have oily/combination skin, and feel that toners without alcohol just feel like water on my skin. Well, so far so good :)

Tine: I use an alcohol one myself in the evening. For pple with oily skin, alcohol toners actually work better.

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