preservatives (was Avalon Natural Products)

[Guest guest]

> Does anyone in the group have experience with different

> preservatives? Unfortunately most products have so much stuff in

> them that it's almost impossible to pinpoint the preservative as

> the cause of a reaction.

Barry, I've not noticed any reactions to the parabens with my skin,

but there are several products to which I haven't identified an

ingredient yet still cause a reaction; I'm assuming it's clogged

pores, but who really knows. I like seeing preservatives among the

ingredients in a product since it insures I can safely use them

beyond the several week shelf life. Still, I assume anything and

everything is a potential sensitizer, esp if present in multiple skin

care products that are applied several times a day, no?

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

[Guest guest]

> Does anyone in the group have experience with different

> preservatives? Unfortunately most products have so much stuff in

> them that it's almost impossible to pinpoint the preservative as

> the cause of a reaction.

Barry, I've not noticed any reactions to the parabens with my skin,

but there are several products to which I haven't identified an

ingredient yet still cause a reaction; I'm assuming it's clogged

pores, but who really knows. I like seeing preservatives among the

ingredients in a product since it insures I can safely use them

beyond the several week shelf life. Still, I assume anything and

everything is a potential sensitizer, esp if present in multiple skin

care products that are applied several times a day, no?

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD