Instant moisturizer from sephora help?

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Jan 8, 2014

Magaly E.

I have two moisturizing lotions from sephora one says it has parabens and the other doesn't contain parabens... My question is what's better with or without??

Jan 8, 2014

Maura P.

I believe w/o because if am correct parabens strip your skin/hair of it's natural oils which is bad because it'll cause dryness...I believe that am correct but not 100% sure

Jan 8, 2014

Hannah K.

Paraben is just a fancy word for "preservative," which is essentially harmless. Lately people have been worried about parabens (whether they're toxic/dangerous, whether they're keeping your products from going bad when they should, etc.), but they're found in most toothpastes, shampoo/conditioner, and a whole lot of makeup. It's up to you whether you're worried about that or not, but it won't kill you or wreck your skin :)

Jan 8, 2014

Hannah K.

And Maura it's sulfates and sodium chloride that strip your skin and hair of essential oils :)

Jan 8, 2014

Maura P.

Oh ok thanks Hanna I know that something strips your skin and hair but I wasn't sure thanks girl

Jan 8, 2014

Lexi K.

I wouldn't say one is better just because of parabens, I'm guessing the second one contains another preservative like DMDM Hydantoin or MI/MCI.

Jan 8, 2014

Magaly E.

Thanks Hannah :) I was hoping you saw this and commented >_< I had read online and came up with the same conclusion but what was having me at "huh O.o" is tht both moisturizers put it out there being good with paraben and the other it's good without... But they are both sephora ones just the pink one and the other one the purple one

Jan 8, 2014

Magaly E.

@lexi and Maura: thanks girls and I should look at the ingredients..

Btw have any of you girls tried any of those moisturizers??

Jan 8, 2014

Hannah K.

Lol me? Girl, I google things like this when they come up so that I know for myself. Happy to help though :) Lexi is right though if they don't use parabens to preserve they probably use something else. But like I said, parabens won't kill you, they're common.

Jan 8, 2014

Hannah K.

I believe I have a bunch of samples of the pink one for when I run out, but I haven't tried either yet :/ sorry!

Jan 8, 2014

Magaly E.

@hannah: haha soooo that's how we came up with the same conclusion.. Thanks.. I was just wondering.. Let me know what you think when you give them a try..

@lexi: are any of the ones you said something to worry about??

Jan 8, 2014

Hannah K.

Yeah :) but I figure anything that's used in toothpaste that doesn't kill us probably won't do anything bad to our skin.

Jan 8, 2014

Lexi K.

Lol Hannah, I do the same, I'll be up till 3am reading medical journals about different ingredients in products

Magaly, I wouldn't worry about any of them, the concentration is so low that none can really harm us.

Jan 8, 2014

Magaly E.

@lexi: omg 3am?!?! I would never wake up in time for work if I did that lol okay good :) lol now I just have to research the difference between the two :)