What You Need to Know About Skin Care Product Labels
- By:Darrin Reservitz Reservitz
Do you go to the store looking for aromatherapy body lotion or other skin care products? And do you sometimes read the ingredients label to help figure out how your product of choice will affect your skin? Yet, if you are like the rest of the population, you probably have little idea what those ingredients on the label actually do! Your next course of action may be to read the claims on the package. Unfortunately, as this article will teach you, you can’t always rely on these claims as there are few, if any, government standards and enforcement associated with them, which can create a problem for you, the consumer, particularly, as you will learn, if you are buying an aromatherapy skin care product.
Claim 1: Dermatologist Tested
This is a frequently made claim. Its goal is to help you feel that the product won’t harm your skin. For instance, it could say, “Tested by a dermatologist on dry skin.” And while this may seem a helpful claim, it really provides you with little, if any, value. To begin with, you wouldn’t have the faintest idea which dermatologist was responsible for the testing and analysis. Further, you most likely wouldn’t know the qualifications of said dermatologist. It wouldn’t be unreasonable for you to think, “Did this dermatologist have experience with testing? Was she well educated? “ Further, you wouldn’t know the parameters of the test. Finally, without a huge amount of research, if it were even possible, you couldn’t tell who funded the tests. If the consumer product company that manufactured the skin care product you are looking to buy paid for the testing, it would be difficult for it to be an unbiased test.
Claim 2: Hypoallergenic Product
A widely respected online dictionary, Dictionary.com, writes that hypoallergenic means, “designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances.” However, there is little government oversight or standards that a hypoallergenic product needs to meet. This lapse is further compounded when you are looking for an aromatherapy skin care product. The reason? Certain people are highly allergic to particular essential oils, which are ingredients in all true aromatherapy products.
Claim 3: Laboratory Tested
As with Claim 1, Dermatologist Tested, this claim has little meaning. Not only would you not know the qualifications of the testing laboratory, but also you would have no idea what the tests entailed. For example, the laboratory might not have tested for an allergy that you have, which is, again, particularly troublesome when buying an aromatherapy skin care product. Further, once again, you couldn’t know who funded the test.
Unfortunately, given the complex ingredients found in skin care products, you often have to rely on the benefits and claims made by the manufacturer. But, as you learned, claims including Dermatologist Tested, Hypoallergenic, and Laboratory Tested offer little meaning for you. Consequently, it’s important that you not only research the product online, but also, if concerned, ask your doctor about it. Let’s face it, your skin is important, which is why you are willing to pay for expensive aromatherapy body lotion or other specialized skin care products. So, to keep your skin looking nice, research your products before you buy and apply.About the author:
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