Ingredient Glossary

The skin is the largest organ on our body and must have proper nutrition to carry out its most important function…protection. We wanted to create products that were naturally healing and preventative. Loaded with essential oils, our products help discourage bacteria, help with healing and cell rejuvenation, are naturally hypoallergenic, light-weigh and absorbable. We use ingredients that allow your skin to perform its natural function and will not suffocate the skin. Many products on the market today include potentially harmful ingredients that stop the natural functions of the skin and slow down natural cell rejuvenation.

Clinica Beaute DOES NOT use these common ingredients
in our products:

Mineral oil is a common ingredient produced as a byproduct of the distillation of gasoline from crude oil. It is leftover liquid, abundant and very cheap. It is foreign to the human body and acts as a thin layer on the skin. Difficult to absorb and clogs pores, which slows the skin’s ability to eliminate toxins and slows down cell rejuvenation.

Isopropyl Alcohol This is a solvent and poisonous substance that changes another substance's natural qualities. It is found in hair color rinses, body rubs, hand lotions, after-shave lotions, fragrances and many other cosmetics. This petroleum-derived substance is also used in antifreeze and as a solvent in shellac.

Fragrance is present in most, skin care body care. Many of the compounds in fragrance are carcinogenic or otherwise toxic. Fragrance on a label can indicate the presence of up to 4,000 separate ingredients.

Formaldehyde is used in embalming and is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Still used in many nail polishes today. Formaldehyde will dehydrate the nail, leaving nails white and chalky if left on for too long.

Toulene is a vapor and contact hazard. It produces irreversible effects on the liver, kidneys, and nervous system; the nervous system being the most sensitive to its effect. It is still used in many nail polishes. The physiologic effects of toluene depend on the concentration and length of exposure.

DPB (Dibutyl phthalate) will volatilize and leave behind a film that will coat the nail reducing brittleness and cracking in the polish. Phthalates have been named in causing birth defects and in Europe the use of DBP in cosmetics is now forbidden based on DBP's classification. Under changes to the EU Cosmetics Directive agreed in 2004, cosmetics including nail polish containing DBP cannot be sold to the general public from April 1, 2005.

In an on-going study conducted by the FDA, "Phthalate esters are present in many consumer products, and are used in cosmetics, as solvent for fragrances, suspension agents for solids in aerosols, and skin emollients. Animal studies showing reproductive and other toxic effects have raised a concern about the safe use of phthalate esters."