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Free! Analyse your cosmetic products Which ingredients does a cosmetic product contain? Are all the additives problem-free? This INCI database allows you to see all the components of a cosmetic product quickly and easily. You will learn a great deal about the product composition from this kind of product profile; information is provided on the active agents which it contains as well as its preserving agents. I am personally responsible for looking after the INCI database and the evaluations are continually brought re-examined in the face of the latest research and scientific verification of cosmetic components with the help of a cosmetics expert.		Dear website visitors, welcome to this website. Year on year, billions upon billions are spent worldwide on cosmetic products. New, and apparently better, creams and other products come onto the market each season. Are they all as good as the manufacturers claim? • Using the INCI data-bank, you can establish exactly what is in your cosmetic products, ingredient by ingredient. • On these pages, I shall, at regular intervals, analyse products and provide information on beauty care so that you can better pick your way through the jungle of cosmetic products on offer. I shall be delighted if you enjoy my articles and perhaps even recommend them to your friends and acquaintances. Rita Stiens

		Products with special benefits for winter Winter can be wonderful, but even when the sun is shining, the cold and wind outside and the dry air inside from central heating can put strains on the skin. In order to combat these external stresses, we are invited to spoil ourselves with cosmetic products.

Complaint of the month

march 2010
Ushuaia: shower product “Douche Nourrissante"
A great deal of emphasis is placed on Shea butter, but the product hardly contains any Shea butter at all.


	Cosmetic: Themes
	Discovered – and examined in more detail The new Avène cleansing milk: no shortage of powerful words - and a lot of paraffin oil! News and info At last! We will soon have seen the last of animal experiments Key word hydration: what is the best cream for dry skin? What exactly is a serum? Death of coral due to sunscreens Ester oils versus genuine plant oils

Anti-wrinkle creams: More sun protection than day cream
Light protection filters: anti-ageing with risks and side effects. The summer has come to an end. Many of us who reach for a day cream in the mornings when getting ready for the day, however, continue to use sun-protection cream. Why? This is because many anti-wrinkle creams contain a high dose of light-protection filters. These are the same synthetic light-protection filters also used in sun-protection creams. Is this really good for your health and for your skin?

Anti-wrinkle and anti-ageing products: Myth and reality
Anti-ageing products have become best-sellers to the delight of manufacturers. Anyone who looks at prices of these products will see that they are generally a lot more expensive than normal cosmetics.

Lip care products
Dry, rough, chapped lips become a problem particularly in the winter months when the lips are exposed to damp, cold conditions. The care products resented here are skin to colourless lipsticks.

Product comparison: anti-ageing cream (part 2)
In part 2, I would like to present a product comparison with creams that are certified as natural and organic cosmetics. • More detailed information on the subject of anti-ageing products, conventional cosmetics and the capacity of natural and organic cosmetics can be obtained from the article entitled “Anti-Ageing Products: Myth and Reality?”


The results

1. Logona Age Protection Nurturing Day Creme 10 ml = £ 8.00	2. Weleda Wild Rose Day Creame 10 ml = £ 3.32	3. Tautropfen Amalur Day Cream 10 ml = 9.80 €	4. farfalla Anti Aging Nourishing Cream 10 ml = 5.70 €	5. Earth Line ACEQ10 Day & Night Cream 10 ml = £ 3.00	6. Tocophea Firming Day Cream 10 ml = 4.38 €	7. BcomBio Intense Age Defying Anti-Wrinkle Cream 10 ml = £ 4.90	8. Lift’Argan Firming day care Anti-wrinkles 10 ml = 4.94 €	9. Melvita Naturalift Anti-ageing Cream 10 ml = £ 5.87

Basis/active ingredients


Preservation


Organic quality


Total
9	8	8,5	7,5	7	6	5,5	5,5	5

Product comparison: anti-ageing creams (part 1)
In part 1, I would like to present a product comparison of creams that are not certified as natural and organic cosmetics. A large discrepancy exists between the advertisements of a large number of anti-ageing creams and the actual ingredients used in them.


The results

1. Annemarie Börlind LL Regeneration Dream 10 ml 5,62	2. Nivea ExpertLift Day Cream, SPF 15 10 ml: 3,58	3. Diadermine Lift + Intense Elastin 10 ml: 2,30 €	4. Yves Rocher Riche Crème wrinkle reducing night cream 10 ml: 6,20 €	5. La Roche-Posay Hydraphase Riche 10 ml: 3,42 €	6. Vichy NeoVadiol Intensive densifying care dry skin 10 ml: 6,07 €	7. Garnier Vital Restore SPF 15 Orchid extract 10 ml: 1,80 €	8. Biotherm Aquasource 10 ml: 7,82 €	9. Estée Lauder Day Wear Plus. Multi Protection SPF 15 10 ml: 8,60 €

Basis/active ingredients


Preservation


Organic quality


Total
3,5	2	2	2	1,5	1,5	1	0,5	0

Luxury Anti-Ageing Products: the More Expensive the Better?
We will provide a comprehensive comparison of anti-ageing creams in this forum in the near future. As “luxury anti-ageing products” become more and more popular – also in the natural and organic cosmetics sector – I had a closer look at some of these products.

Shampoos: spoilt for choice

Which shampoo is worth its money?
It is not easy for the consumer to find the right shampoo. This is also true for certified natural and organic cosmetics. Some people will be surprised to see how many synthetic chemicals are used in some certified shampoos. This is largely due to the surfactants used.


	The results

	1. Logona Cream Bamboo Shampoo 100 ml = 2,76	2. Neal’s Yard Nourishing Lavender Shampoo 100 ml = 3,60 €	3. Weleda Calendula & Chamomille Shampoo 100 ml = 5,20 €	4. Lavera Almond Milk Shampoo 100 ml = 3,74 €	5. Yves Rocher Gel moussant sérénité corps & cheveux 100 ml = 1,70 €	6. Nivea Shampooing Diamond gloss 100 ml = 1,20 €

Basis/active ingredients

Preservation

Total	6	5,5	5	5	3	2


	The results

	7. L’Oréal Elsève Re-Nutrition Shampooing 100 ml = 1,84 €	8. The Body Shop Olive Glossing Shampooing 100 ml = 3,75	9. Dessange Shampooing définisseur de boucles 100 ml = 1,60 €	10. Pantene Pro-V Volume & Tenue 100 ml = 1,23 €	11. John Frieda sheer blonde, Highlight activating pure shine 100 ml = 1,60 €	12. L’Occitane Shampooing Verveine 100 ml = 4,80 €

Basis/active ingredients

Preservation

Total	1,5	0,5	0	0	0	0

Deco products: Make-up

For beautifully made-up lips, sparkling eyes and an unblemished complexion to show our best face to the world,
we happily use a wide range of products offered by cosmetics manufacturers to create an attractive look.


The make-up results

1. Sante Soft Cream Foundation	1. Dr. Hauschka Translucent Make-up 01	2. Couleur Caramel Fond de teint	3. La Roche-Posay Unifiance Fluide	4. Yves Rocher Teint Fluide Matté	5. Nivea Energy Flash 03	6. Vichy Normateint Fond de teint	7. L’Oréal Visible Lift Fond de teint	8. Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place

Basis/active ingredients


Preservation


Organic quality


Total
8,5	8,5	7	4	2,5	1,5	0	0	0