Most of us hardly pay any attention to check out the ingredients of the skin care products before buying them. If you buy a product that has dangerous ingredients, you can contract skin problems like rashes and allergies.

Here are some ingredients that you should avoid while buying skin care products:

1.Polyethylene Glycol
It is widely used emulsifier and moisturizer. This chemical is known to bring about undesirable hormonal changes and is also known to be carcinogenic.

2. Parabens
There are various kinds of parabens such as methylparaben, propyparaben, etc that are mainly present as preservatives in skin care products. It has been known to cause allergic reactions, itching and hampers the normal functionality of the endocrine system.

3. Alcohols
All the forms of alcohol such as ethanol, isopropyl alcohol can cause irritation to your skin. It includes petroleum and vegetable based alcohols.

4. Dioxane
It is a chemical derived from coconut and it is known to contain high levels of 1,4-dioxane that is considered as cancer causing agent.

If you are not able to figure out which product contains harmful chemicals, you can make use of herbal skin care products as a preventive measure to stop your skin from getting damaged and remain young. A company called Herbalife that has been actively working to provide free nutrition and skin care products to the poor children through its Herbalife Family Foundation sell top quality skin care products.