Lilith - Please come in and Read

[ChinesePussy]

posted April 22, 2004 09:05 AM
please stick together and sent this letter to Neutrogena company.

I hope you guys all do the same as me. We want to have better product right?

under this link:

America

http://www.neutrogena.com/ask.asp

Canada

http://www.neutrogena.ca/en/

Comments:


Dear Sir or Madam,

On behalf of all the Sensitive/Oily skin people, I am writing you this letter. I know Neutrogena Ultra sheer Dry touch Sunblock SPF 30/45 has some fragrance in it. My suggestion is to remove the Fragrance in this sunblock. So the sunblock can be Oil- free, shine free, and also good for someone with sensitive skin.

I hope you will consider this suggestion. A lot of people love Neutrogena Ultra sheer Dry touch sunblock SPF 30/45, especially those with skin. Most oily skin people have break outs and also those with sensitive skin because of the exfoliating products they are using everyday. This is why their skin becomes very sensitive to a lot of chemical especially those containing fragrances. We know that Titanium Dioxide sunblock is great for sensitive skin people, but a lot of us do not want to use Titanium Dioxide sunblock. The sunblock with Titanium Dioxide base can clog pores easily and cause black and white heads, but Avobenzone based sunblock hardly clogs pores. Neutrogena Ultra sheer Dry touch sunblock has Avobenzone base.

So for the first time in my life and a lot of other oily skin people, we found Neutrogena Ultra sheer Dry touch sunblock SPF 30/45 to be an excellent product.

Here are the lists of things that we think is great after we tried it.

- It doesn’t feel greasy on the face
- Shine is completely free on the face (is good because we have oily to break out skin)
- It feels so light and also has an antioxidant in it.

As I said above, most of the people who have break out/oily skin also have sensitive skin.

So please take a way the fragrance in this product “Neutrogena Ultra sheer Dry touch sunblock SPF 30/45”. So the product can be completely safe for sensitive skin people.

The same as the new product Neutrogena just came out, this new sensitive line, what is the point of being sensitive line when your product contain fragrance inside? Look at this toner for example. This is only one example for you, since this is the new product just came out.

http://a1468.g.akamai.net/f/1468/580/1d/pics.drugstore.com/prodimg/88718/300.jpg

Ingredients:
Water, PEG-8, Butylene Glycol, Angelica Archangelica Root Extract, Dandelion Root Extract (Taraxacum Officinale), Tumeric Extract (Curcuma Longa), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Sodium Cocoyl Amino Acids, Sarcosine, Potassium Aspartate, Magnesium Aspartate, Glycereth-26, Sodium PCA, Polysorbate 20, Choleth 24, Ceteth-24, Benzalkonium Chloride, Sodium Citrate, Disodium EDTA, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Fragrance

Look there it is, the fragrance is here the last words in the ingredients list. There are a lot of other product in Neutrogena has fragrance inside but also labelled as “for sensitive skin” Doesn’t Neutrogena knows that “Fragrance” is also one of Sensitive skin’s enemy?

Thank you very much for reading this. I hope you take this very seriously. If not, I will have to sent this letter to the FDA and Canadian Food and Drug Heath department.


Neutrogena customers.



Tell us about your best experience using a Neutrogena product:

I love the Ultra Sheer Sunblock very much because of the dry touch texture, But I am also very disappointed by the Fragrance.

[ChinesePussy]

Paula Begoun News Letter:


Dear Paula,

I enjoyed reading in your July 17, 2003, Beauty Bulletin about the limitations and lack of scientific procedure for a cosmetic company’s testing of their products. I have a personal story to share.

During the early 1990s, I was hired by Avon as a cosmetic tester. There were a lot of ladies in my area of New York who did this for a little extra money. Avon would give us samples of various new products to use and then we had to come in to be checked by a dermatologist for "results." Of course, each time we came in we were also asked for our personal evaluation and filled out a form about how much we liked the product. We were paid a sum of about $25 or so per test, with the final compensation being tied to the number of times we had to come in during the testing period.

Anyway, what I finally understood, albeit a bit later, was that if you wanted to be called back to participate in other testing you were supposed to rave about the product. Silly me--I thought they were looking for an honest evaluation in an effort to improve the product.

In fact, I sometimes found the products I tested too perfumed and some creams made my eyes sting. After honestly reporting my negative reaction a few times too many, I was simply not called to do more tests. That's when I realized that one of the ways companies like Avon get to say how wonderful their products are is by dropping anyone from the testing panel who has a complaint. If you wanted to keep getting free cosmetics and get paid for using them, you'd better say you love it and leave it at that. So much for scientific studies!

Maxine, via email

Dear Maxine,

Your story is fascinating! Thank you for letting us in on a part of the cosmetic business that always sounds better than it actually ends up being

[ChinesePussy]

Weekly Bulletin from Dr.Weil

Getting Informed about Cosmetics

People want to look and feel good when they use cosmetics. But sometimes what’s in those cosmetics isn’t exactly pleasing. Certain ingredients can be more than unappealing – they can be downright dangerous.
In the past, I have recommended against using cosmetic products containing dyes. I’ve also warned consumers against cosmetics and personal care items containing phthalates, a type of plasticizing chemical found in deodorants, nail polish, hair sprays and mousses, perfumes, and hand and body lotions. These chemicals have been linked to birth defects in animal studies and higher than average levels have shown up in the urine of women of childbearing age, presumably from the cosmetics and personal care products they use. You can get a list of phthalate-free products by logging on to www.ewg.org.

I also caution consumers with sensitive skin to be on the lookout for generally harmless ingredients that could cause irritation. These include jojoba oil, tea tree oil, lavender oil, coconut oil, and even vitamin E. In some people, these ingredients may cause allergic contact dermatitis – a skin rash that develops on contact with the product. If you have worries, test the product on a small patch of skin to see if a rash develops.

When shopping for cosmetics, choose natural products whenever possible. If you’re interested in conventional products that hype natural ingredients, read the labels carefully. You may find that the ingredients are neither safe nor natural.

[ChinesePussy]

Hi Lilith

I know I came here since 2 years ago. I enjoyed Pixies very much.

Recently scarletangel junior member had asked such a good question concern about her acne medication and derm. I did PM "scarletangel " member and told her about some other skin care issue. She was glad that I did.

I had a lot of research in this skin care to cosmetic issue. I am wondering If I can post some good advices in this "Advice" forum for people to read. All my advices I learned from expert and Scientist, Doctor and Chemistry. I am not the commercial brain washer. I am straightly Not agree with cosmetic commercial.

I would love to share my knowledge and experience to any pixies members in here.:):) helping other is my favourite job.


If you don't mind I post some advices in here, but if you do, then I will stop doing it.

thank you for reading

[Lilith]

I am sure if people are looking for skin care advice they will be glad to have your opinion!

[ChinesePussy]

thank you :)

[Lilith]

I merged all your cosmetic info into this one thread...it's better to keep it all together than to have people have to hunt several different threads.

[ChinesePussy]

ok thanks