commercial bar soap for face

Why you should never put commercial bar soap on your face?  The average store-bought bar soap is likely the reason why you need to apply lotions, creams, serums, and moisturizers to replenish your skin moisture after a shower.

Toxic ingredients in commercial bar soap

Here are the toxic ingredients you can find in commercial bar soap:

1. Sodium lauryl sulfate or ammonium lauryl sulfate

  • Synthetic foaming agent
  • Causes irritation, inflammation, and dryness
  • Can be contaminated by other chemicals

2. Parabens

  • Act as a preservative
  • Kill friendly bacteria
  • Have an estrogenic effect
  • Contribute to dermatitis

3. Formaldehyde

  • Prevents growth of friendly bacteria
  • Carcinogenic (increases cancer risk)

4. Synthetic fragrances

  • Petroleum-based
  • Can cause skin irritation

5. Triclosan

  • Antibacterial
  • Increases risk of E. coli and MRSA

6. Coal tar dyes

  • Coloring agents
  • Made with petroleum chemicals
  • Can cause dry skin

Always choose a product with natural ingredients and essential oils.

Data

  1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18484575/
  2. https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/portalfiles/portal/162337566/DK_ED_list_final_2018.pdf
  3. https://www.ewg.org/what-are-parabens
  4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5791191/
  5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2284588/
  6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28686951/
  7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5391940/
  8. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935119300507?via%3Dihub
  9. https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/AAC.02312-18?permanently=true