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hamamelis virginiana=witch hazel. Can have potent antioxidant properties (Sources: Phytotherapy Research, June 2002, pages 364?367; and Journal of Dermatological Science, July 1995, pages 25?34) and some anti-irritant properties (Source: Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology, March-April 2002, pages 125?132). However, according to the Consumer?s Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients, Fifth Edition, Ruth Winter, 1995, Random House), ?Witch hazel can have an ethanol content of 70 to 80 percent. Witch hazel water ? contains 15% ethanol.? The alcohol can be an irritant. Witch hazel also has a high tannin content (and tannin is a potent antioxidant), which can also be irritating when used repeatedly on skin, though when used for initial swelling from burns it can reduce inflammation.
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propylene glycol. Along with other glycols and glycerol, this is a humectant or humidifying and delivery ingredient used in cosmetics. There are Web sites and spam e-mails stating that propylene glycol is really industrial antifreeze and that it is the major ingredient in brake and hydraulic fluids. These sites also state that tests show it to be a strong skin irritant. They further point out that the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) on propylene glycol warns users to avoid skin contact because systemically (in the body) it can cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage. As ominous as this sounds, it is so far from the reality of cosmetic formulations that almost none of it holds any water or poses real concern. It is important to realize that the MSDS sheets are talking about 100% concentrations of a substance. Even water and salt have frightening comments regarding their safety according to the MSDS. In cosmetics propylene glycol is used in only the smallest amounts to keep products from melting in high heat or freezing when it is cold. It also helps active ingredients penetrate the skin. In the minute amounts used in cosmetics, it is not a concern in the least. Women are not suffering from liver problems because of propylene glycol in cosmetics. And finally, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, within the Public Health Services Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, "studies have not shown these chemicals propylene or the other glycols as used in cosmetics to be carcinogens" (Source:
www.atsdr.cdc.gov).
panthenol. Alcohol form of vitamin B.
sodium lactate. The sodium salt of lactic acid. Used primarily as a water-binding and buffering agent (to adjust a product?s pH value).
sodium benzoate. A salt of benzoic acid used as a preservative