SKIN LIGHTENERS

At Sacha we have taken a firm position against manufacturing any product designed to lighten your natural skin color. The potential damaging effects of skin lighteners, in our view, far outweigh the perceived benefits. Bleaching creams as they are commonly called, generally contain hydroquinone which can cause irreparable damage to your skin. Prolonged use inhibits the production of melanin, a natural pigment which protects the skin from all the damaging effects of the sun. It also causes the skin to look transparent as it becomes “thin”. After discontinuation of use of these products, the skin continues to lighten, sometimes for several years, with no sign of stopping. Dark spots often become very light spots. Prolonged use can also cause your skin to become red, blotchy and blistered. We strongly advise against using skin lighteners, especially those containing over 5% hydroquinone. We recommend instead that you use a

sunscreen during the day containing at least SPF 15 sun protection and an alpha hydroxy exfoliant at nights. This is in our view, a far safer approach.

COMEDOGENIC INGREDIENTS

This is a term used to describe ingredients, which have the potential to clog pores and cause acne. Always bear in mind that acne has been proven to be hereditary and can be influenced by stress, hormonal fluctuations, medications and most certainly by excessive exposure to sunlight.

Some women have the pre-conceived notion that foundations clog pores. This is simply not true. Unlike in the past, manufacturers today have a host of substitutes for any ingredient that is suspected to be comedogenic or has the potential to clog the pores.

Having said that, for your information, the following are a list of suspect ingredients:

• Acetylated Lanolin

• Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol

• Algin

• Carrageenan

• Cetearyl Alcohol and Ceteareth 20

• Cocoa Butter

• Coconut Butter

• Coconul Oil

• Disodium Monooleamido PEG 2-Sulfosuccinate

• Ethylhexyl Palmitate

• Glyceryl-3-Diisosterate

• Hexadecyl Alcohol

• Isocetyl Stearate

• Isodecyl Oleate

• Isopropyl Isostearate

• Isopropyl Myristate

• Isopropyl Palmitate

• Isostearyl Isostearate

• Laureth

• Lauric Acid

• Myristyl Lactate

• Myristyl Myristate

• Octyl Palmitate

• Octyl Stearate

• Oleth-3

• Oleyl Alcohol

• PEG-16 Lanolin

• PG 2 Myristyl Propionate

• Polyglyceryl-3-Diisosteatate

• Potassium Chloride

• Propylene Glycol Monostearate

• Red Algae

• Sodium Chloride

• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

• Sorbitan Sesquinoleate

• Soulan 16

• Steareth 10

• Stearyl Heptanonate

• Wheat Germ Oil

• Xylene

Kamla Regrello

Head Makeup Artist

Sacha Cosmetics