New Skin Care Research Produces a Shielding Lotion to Keep
Toxins at Bay
Common environmental toxins can cause skin damage.
Everyday products found in your laundry, kitchen, bathroom and
toiletry bag may contain chemical or synthetic substances that
could place the health of your family at risk. One of these
chemicals, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (or Sodium Laureth Sulfate) is
used in many shampoos and cleaning products to create the
foaming action. But it also creates a dysfunction of the
biological system of the skin, causing flaking that can result
in severe skin damage and dry skin conditions.
The skin is one of the organs most easily affected by
environmental toxins and chemicals and can react with a type of
allergic dermatitis -- dry, itchy skin or when it gets severe,
eczema.
Allergic dermatitis (itchy rash) is the most common skin
condition in children younger than 11 years of age. The
percentage of American children diagnosed with it has increased
from 3% in the 1960s to more than 10% today. Now research has
produced a new kind of
lotion that can protect the skin and help keep these toxins
out.
"The skin is the largest organ of the human body and it's
responsible for protecting the internal organs from the toxic
world we live in," says Enrique (Ike) Alabata, director of
research and development for 21st Century Formulations, a
company that specializes in the development of natural skin care
products. "A d ecline in either the natural oils or moisture
directly correlates to a higher skin pH, and that in turn
reduces the skin's defenses against these chemicals and
environmental toxins."
When it's intact, the skin provides a nearly germ proof barrier
to protect us against microorganisms, toxins and moisture loss.
Skin also contains millions of sweat and oil glands, which
eliminate toxins while helping to keep the body cool and the
skin moist. But if the skin is stripped of this protective layer
and poisoned by toxic exposure, it undergoes more skin cell
damage than it can repair. When this happens, the outward
appearance is that of "aging."
Years of intensive research led the team at 21st Century
Formulations to the development of Skin MD Natural, a shielding lotion that
uses the very latest skin care technology to bond with the outer
layer of the skin, protecting it from chemicals, environmental
toxins and irritants and holding in your natural moisture,
preventing the aging of the skin.
Randy Schwanke suffered with eczema, psoriasis and allergic skin
reactions on both his hands and feet for many years. "Despite
trying many types of lotion my hands looked like something out
of a Hollywood horror movie and due to the skin problems on my
feet I had difficulty walking," says Schwanke. "My dermatologist
gave me your shielding lotion and within few days my skin
started to heal."
"The artificial moisturizers in conventional creams and lotions
can send a signal to the moisture producing parts of your skin
that enough moisture is present," says Dr. Brian Zogg, a
board-certified dermatologist in Southern Minnesota. "Your skin
then makes less of the natural moisture needed for an effective
dry skin treatment. A shielding lotion protects your skin
against chemicals and uses your natural oils and moisture to
heal the damage."
Even though we are exposed to chemical and toxins every day,
with this new skin care technology it is possible to protect the
skin on your face, hands and body, keeping it youthful, supple
and healthy.