Question
What is Acne Cosmetica? What causes it? Is there any cure?
Answer
Acne Cosmetica is medically recognized as Grade 2 acne.
There are 4 grades of acne, out of these, only Acne
Cosmetica is totally curable. Acne Cosmetica is caused
by the usage of comedogenic skincare/cosmetics. It
looks like little bumps on the skin containing a white
paste. It takes about 6 to 9 months for Acne Cosmetica
to be visible on the skin after usage of comedogenic
products.
Good
news is, Acne Cosmedica is 100% curable, all you need
to do is to pay attention to ingredients and avoid comedogenic
ingredients. If you have acne cosmetica, please visit
a professional therapist and they will professionally
extract it for you with minimum scarring.
Common
comedogenic ingredients:
- D&C red
- Isopropyl
Myristate
- Isopropyl
Palmitate
- Myristyl
Myristate
- Decyl
Oleate
Question
What causes the white clogs around the eye area? Is eye makeup the culprit?
Answer
White clogs around the eyes are called Milia. It is the
result of over dryness of the skin around and the dead
skin cells stuck very tightly together thus forming
white clogs. It could also be formed by trapped sebum
under the skin, they have no opening on to the surface
and therefore remain white. Very common in dry skin,
particularly around the eye area and upper cheeks.
Milia formation can often follow damage such as sunburn.
Question
Vitamins are found in almost all Averine makeup. What makes it so special?
Answer
Vitamins work as antioxidants which fights free radical
molecules that cause aging. (Free radicals are known
to accelerate aging and cause disease.) Besides the
many beneficial effects of the different vitamins,
Averine uses vitamins as the natural preservative to
keep freshness of the formula without using artificial
preservatives like formaldehyde.
Question
How
is mineral oil used in cosmetics? How does it harm the
skin?
Answer
Mineral oil is used as an emollient in cosmetics. Emollients are used to give
the soft and smooth texture in cosmetics. Emollients stay on the skin surface
to act as lubricant, therefore reducing flakiness and enhancing appearance.
Mineral oil does not harm the skin but it sits on the surface and may cause
clogging of the pores with long term usage. It is also very difficult to cleanse
off thoroughly unless an alkaline solution or specially denatured alcohol is
used. However, using the latter will bring about skin dryness and dehydration.
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