Health Boards
Sat-03-10-2015, 20:41 PM
I've been aware of some of the nasties that appear in every day cleansing products for some time. Shortly after the psoriasis reared its ugly head for the first time, I researched the impact that the ingredients were potentially having on my skin.
I avoid anything that foams as it usually includes SLS which is a really awful chemical. I also avoid anything that contains artificial fragrances for the same reason. However as the washing up is my job at home, I'm happy to continually plunge my hands into hot, foamy water to clean the dishes and the small reoccurring patches that tend to appear on the backs of my hands don't seem to get any worse.
There are so many excellent products on the market that do not include agents such as SLS but most contain palm oil which isn't fabulous for the ecologically concious of us (if I'm not mistaken) however the costs of these products often drives me to go without.
My preference at home is a tub of aqueous cream. It's an excellent product that does not contain anything that I'm not happy with. It's also inexpensive.
I avoid anything that foams as it usually includes SLS which is a really awful chemical. I also avoid anything that contains artificial fragrances for the same reason. However as the washing up is my job at home, I'm happy to continually plunge my hands into hot, foamy water to clean the dishes and the small reoccurring patches that tend to appear on the backs of my hands don't seem to get any worse.
There are so many excellent products on the market that do not include agents such as SLS but most contain palm oil which isn't fabulous for the ecologically concious of us (if I'm not mistaken) however the costs of these products often drives me to go without.
My preference at home is a tub of aqueous cream. It's an excellent product that does not contain anything that I'm not happy with. It's also inexpensive.