Below are some characteristics that may help you to choose a good hand cream.

1. Natural based

Mosthand creams contain mineral oil instead of natural based ingredients.Mineral oil is not good for your skin because it can clog our pores,cause premature skin, and darken skin spots. This mineral is alsogreasy on our skin.

2. Don’t use preservatives

Parabens areusually used as preservatives in most hand creams. It is harmfulbecause it is Laundry detergent manufacturers very harsh and some have been linked to breast tumors. Ifa good hand cream use a preservative, then it must use a natural based one.

3. Effective

A good hand cream is the one that is not actually good to moisturizethe skin, but also heal dry skin issues. A good hand cream will alsohave ingredients that battle the daily damage that hands are putthrough.

Why Should We Say NO to Parabens?

Itmight be a bit difficult to find paraben free hand cream. When we canfind paraben free hand cream, the price is usually expensive, too. Theywill be listed as methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl parabens. Why souldwe leave parabens? Parabens have been shown to have estrogenicactivity, which means that it acts like estrogen in the body. This candisrupt the normal function of the endocrine system and leads toreproductive tract and breast cancer. Research has also noticed thatparabens will imitate our own hormones to cause interference with theendocrine system, reproductive system, and thyroid gland. How can thosecases happen? They can happen as parabens are absorbed through the skinand accumulate in the bodily tissues.

Which one is your choicenow? Choose a hand cream with paraben, which is cheap but harmful, orthe one without it, which is a bit expensive but safe? Pick your choicevery carefully and be conscious  that we use dozens of personal care products daily, not just one.