Comments on: Is REN Skincare Really Skin Friendly? http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/21/is-ren-skincare-really-skin-friendly/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Lea http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/21/is-ren-skincare-really-skin-friendly/comment-page-1/#comment-78034 Lea Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:47:38 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/21/is-ren-skincare-really-skin-friendly/#comment-78034 I personally have been having really good results with Ren products, so I want to give them credit for that. I do also appreciate the fact they make an effort to not use certain harmful chemicals. I do think when it comes to things like that, there is a balance. what I mean by it is although we should be conscious with what we put on our skin and into our bodies, we shouldn't be obsessed over it. Every other year there's some kind of findings or researches saying this and that is bad for you. I remember a while back supposedly fish was bad for you, now days fish is awesome for you. then there was a rumor saying too much spinach was bad, and I haven't heard of that for a while now ( might be bad examples but you get my point)...my point is we can only do so much and we can only do what we know (or think) it's the best for us at the time, who knows down the road what researches or studies will tell us something new that's harmful to our body. All natural or organic isn't all good for us. perfect example, poison ivy is all natural and organic, would you put that on your body? If all natural herbs are good for people, Chinese people would never have introduced western medicine and stick with all the herbs... I think at the end of the day all we can do is to use common sense and do the best we can and not to be obsessed over it. If a product works for you and the ingredients are "clean" to your best knowledge, they stick to it. I personally have been having really good results with Ren products, so I want to give them credit for that. I do also appreciate the fact they make an effort to not use certain harmful chemicals. I do think when it comes to things like that, there is a balance. what I mean by it is although we should be conscious with what we put on our skin and into our bodies, we shouldn’t be obsessed over it. Every other year there’s some kind of findings or researches saying this and that is bad for you. I remember a while back supposedly fish was bad for you, now days fish is awesome for you. then there was a rumor saying too much spinach was bad, and I haven’t heard of that for a while now ( might be bad examples but you get my point)…my point is we can only do so much and we can only do what we know (or think) it’s the best for us at the time, who knows down the road what researches or studies will tell us something new that’s harmful to our body. All natural or organic isn’t all good for us. perfect example, poison ivy is all natural and organic, would you put that on your body? If all natural herbs are good for people, Chinese people would never have introduced western medicine and stick with all the herbs… I think at the end of the day all we can do is to use common sense and do the best we can and not to be obsessed over it. If a product works for you and the ingredients are “clean” to your best knowledge, they stick to it.

]]> By: Laura http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/21/is-ren-skincare-really-skin-friendly/comment-page-1/#comment-73732 Laura Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:09:05 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/21/is-ren-skincare-really-skin-friendly/#comment-73732 Hi I like that ren tries to bridge the line between ineffective organic brands (of dr haususchka and the likes that contain alcohol as main ingredient) and chemical ones by using bioactives and good plant ingredients without using irritating alcohol. Nice principle. But I agree: I am stunned to see carbomer and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate in there. That's not clean in the least. Hi I like that ren tries to bridge the line between ineffective organic brands (of dr haususchka and the likes that contain alcohol as main ingredient) and chemical ones by using bioactives and good plant ingredients without using irritating alcohol. Nice principle. But I agree: I am stunned to see carbomer and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate in there. That’s not clean in the least.

]]> By: Ju http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/21/is-ren-skincare-really-skin-friendly/comment-page-1/#comment-73310 Ju Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:45:59 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/21/is-ren-skincare-really-skin-friendly/#comment-73310 Hello, really good article ! I just put your blog in my favorites. For me, Ren is outta the line, I bought their cream for combination skin without reading their composition (naïve I was), and *uck ! Like ingredients, they are carbomer (very bad for nature), phenoxyethanol and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate ! Argh ! Ren is very expensive and claims to be "clean" so I don't want other than the top natural ingredients ! I stuck with my Dr. Hauschka, logona, santé, lavera for sure ! And they are cheaper ! Shame on ren ! Hello, really good article ! I just put your blog in my favorites.

For me, Ren is outta the line, I bought their cream for combination skin without reading their composition (naïve I was), and *uck !
Like ingredients, they are carbomer (very bad for nature), phenoxyethanol and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate ! Argh ! Ren is very expensive and claims to be “clean” so I don’t want other than the top natural ingredients ! I stuck with my Dr. Hauschka, logona, santé, lavera for sure ! And they are cheaper ! Shame on ren !

]]> By: Siv http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/21/is-ren-skincare-really-skin-friendly/comment-page-1/#comment-69565 Siv Sun, 15 May 2011 16:42:10 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/21/is-ren-skincare-really-skin-friendly/#comment-69565 Its also about the environment. I chose "natural" just as much for the sake of the environment, as for my skin. And for that Ren is better than lots of other brands! Its also about the environment. I chose “natural” just as much for the sake of the environment, as for my skin. And for that Ren is better than lots of other brands!

]]> By: Marie-Anne http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/21/is-ren-skincare-really-skin-friendly/comment-page-1/#comment-68608 Marie-Anne Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:23:44 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/04/21/is-ren-skincare-really-skin-friendly/#comment-68608 Right brain doesn't know much about fragrances and allergens!! Big fragrance corporations like IFF, Givaudan and Firmenich are a self-regulatory billion dollar industry, they created IFRA to regulate what they consider unsafe when it comes to fragrances: allergens. Allergens are sensitizing molecules for the skin, they affect about 2% of the population, rarely more. These companies create synthetic molecules, not natural ones. Unsurprisingly, most of allergens they decided to ban in perfumery are natural raw ingredients like jasmine, oakmoss etc. or old synthetic molecules that became public domain, just about anything they cannot profit from because they don't own it. IFRA has killed Haute Parfumerie, classic perfumes like Mitsouko, No.5 and JOY have been reformulated with synthetic molecules substitutes, their new formulae don't have the high quality naturals they used to have and they don't smell as good and complex. Noone ever died from the natural Grasse jasmine in JOY parfum, however now these huge companies tell us safety in fragrance is no skin allergies, that's all, there is no study whether of not their synthetic molecules you find in shampoos, deodorants and perfumes are dangerous, toxic or carcinogens molecules. Since governements don't regulate anything anymore and powerful industries self-regulate, which is a joke of course, don't think for a minute that corporations care about people's health, they only care about their interests and huge profits. Right brain doesn’t know much about fragrances and allergens!! Big fragrance corporations like IFF, Givaudan and Firmenich are a self-regulatory billion dollar industry, they created IFRA to regulate what they consider unsafe when it comes to fragrances: allergens. Allergens are sensitizing molecules for the skin, they affect about 2% of the population, rarely more. These companies create synthetic molecules, not natural ones. Unsurprisingly, most of allergens they decided to ban in perfumery are natural raw ingredients like jasmine, oakmoss etc. or old synthetic molecules that became public domain, just about anything they cannot profit from because they don’t own it. IFRA has killed Haute Parfumerie, classic perfumes like Mitsouko, No.5 and JOY have been reformulated with synthetic molecules substitutes, their new formulae don’t have the high quality naturals they used to have and they don’t smell as good and complex. Noone ever died from the natural Grasse jasmine in JOY parfum, however now these huge companies tell us safety in fragrance is no skin allergies, that’s all, there is no study whether of not their synthetic molecules you find in shampoos, deodorants and perfumes are dangerous, toxic or carcinogens molecules. Since governements don’t regulate anything anymore and powerful industries self-regulate, which is a joke of course, don’t think for a minute that corporations care about people’s health, they only care about their interests and huge profits.

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