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 great claim that is made by beauty products to breed confidence in you, the user. To highlight a use case, the label might read “Dermatologist tested on oily skin. Unfortunately, while this claim sounds good, it gives you really little useful information. To begin with, you wouldn’t have the faintest idea which dermatologist was responsible for the testing and analysis. Also, there’d be little, if any, way for you ascertain the testing dermatologist’s qualifications and history. It wouldn’t be unreasonable for you to think, “Did this dermatologist have experience with testing? Was she well educated? “ In addition, you’d have no idea what the dermatologist tested for. Last, you’d have no way of telling who paid for the testing. 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 is made more troubling with any aromatherapy skin care product. Why? Because some people have allergies to the potent essential oils that make up aromatherapy products.
Claim 3: Laboratory Tested
Like Dermatologist Tested, Laboratory Tested provides little value. 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. Additionally, without knowledge of who funded the test, you couldn’t tell how impartial it was.
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.
D. Reservitz is an
aromatherapy skin care product enthusiast. He runs an informational aromatherapy site at
http://aromatherapyforu.com/aroma-therapy-skin-care-product.php that gives you the industry secrets on aromatherapy
