Comments on: Know Your Ingredients: Octyl Palmitate http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2009/10/31/know-your-ingredients-octyl-palmitate/ blogging about beauty Wed, 23 May 2012 19:31:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: beautifulwithbrains http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2009/10/31/know-your-ingredients-octyl-palmitate/comment-page-1/#comment-101923 beautifulwithbrains Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:21:52 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.com/?p=14789#comment-101923 Ashley, I'm sorry to hear that. Octyl Palmitate can cause irritations to some people, but yes, usually in high concentrations. But without seeing the entire ingredient list I can't say for certain that's the culprit. It may also be a combination of ingredients that's causing a bad reaction for you. Ashley, I’m sorry to hear that. Octyl Palmitate can cause irritations to some people, but yes, usually in high concentrations. But without seeing the entire ingredient list I can’t say for certain that’s the culprit. It may also be a combination of ingredients that’s causing a bad reaction for you.

]]> By: Ashley http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2009/10/31/know-your-ingredients-octyl-palmitate/comment-page-1/#comment-101889 Ashley Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:23:47 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.com/?p=14789#comment-101889 I've been using a lip gloss that I got from Ulta and it's been about a week that I've had it, but today my lips started to burn and were slightly swollen. I thought I'd look up what's in the gloss and found this, but they said somewhere else that it would have to have at least 40-50% of octyl palmitate to cause irritation, but I'm unsure of what the real cause might be. I’ve been using a lip gloss that I got from Ulta and it’s been about a week that I’ve had it, but today my lips started to burn and were slightly swollen. I thought I’d look up what’s in the gloss and found this, but they said somewhere else that it would have to have at least 40-50% of octyl palmitate to cause irritation, but I’m unsure of what the real cause might be.

]]> By: beautifulwithbrains http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2009/10/31/know-your-ingredients-octyl-palmitate/comment-page-1/#comment-94588 beautifulwithbrains Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:56:28 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.com/?p=14789#comment-94588 Paula, I'm sorry you developed eczema because of the products you used, how awful. I'm glad Jojoba oil works for you and thanks for sharing your experience and tips. Paula, I’m sorry you developed eczema because of the products you used, how awful. I’m glad Jojoba oil works for you and thanks for sharing your experience and tips.

]]> By: Paula http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2009/10/31/know-your-ingredients-octyl-palmitate/comment-page-1/#comment-94451 Paula Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:04:00 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.com/?p=14789#comment-94451 I am also a massage therapist and have developed chronic itchy eczema on hands and forearms due to numerous products that I've used over the years. I use jojoba oil from Boston jojoba Co. organic, its pricey but worth it. I've never been able to use the creams for very long eventually i break out. The worse one was for me was the all purpose from Biotone. Good Luck. Homeopathy works really well for eczema. Find someone who is trained in classical homeopathy, don't attempt to treat yourself, its complicated and it takes a skilled homeopathic person to know what remedy to use. I am also a massage therapist and have developed chronic itchy eczema on hands and forearms due to numerous products that I’ve used over the years. I use jojoba oil from Boston jojoba Co. organic, its pricey but worth it. I’ve never been able to use the creams for very long eventually i break out. The worse one was for me was the all purpose from Biotone. Good Luck. Homeopathy works really well for eczema. Find someone who is trained in classical homeopathy, don’t attempt to treat yourself, its complicated and it takes a skilled homeopathic person to know what remedy to use.

]]> By: beautifulwithbrains http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2009/10/31/know-your-ingredients-octyl-palmitate/comment-page-1/#comment-89278 beautifulwithbrains Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:57:56 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.com/?p=14789#comment-89278 Samantha, to find out if you have an allergy to it, you need to do a patch test and see how your skin reacts to the product. If it gets red and itchy, you are allergic to it and should stop using the product straight away. Samantha, to find out if you have an allergy to it, you need to do a patch test and see how your skin reacts to the product. If it gets red and itchy, you are allergic to it and should stop using the product straight away.

]]> By: beautifulwithbrains http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2009/10/31/know-your-ingredients-octyl-palmitate/comment-page-1/#comment-89277 beautifulwithbrains Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:55:37 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.com/?p=14789#comment-89277 Erica, thanks for your comment. I love Shea Butter creams, they are very moisturizing and the risk of a bad reaction is really low. As for Isopropyl Myristate, that does its job well but I can't use creams with it because it breaks me out really bad. But of course, everyone has different skin so others may not experience the same side effects. Erica, thanks for your comment. I love Shea Butter creams, they are very moisturizing and the risk of a bad reaction is really low. As for Isopropyl Myristate, that does its job well but I can’t use creams with it because it breaks me out really bad. But of course, everyone has different skin so others may not experience the same side effects.

]]> By: Samantha Crosby http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2009/10/31/know-your-ingredients-octyl-palmitate/comment-page-1/#comment-89226 Samantha Crosby Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:32:45 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.com/?p=14789#comment-89226 I would like to know more as I am a fellow LMT in practice for 7 years with possibly the same issue. I have been using massage gel for the past two years with octyl palmitate and am wondering have you undergone allergy testing? How do you know you are allergic to this specific product? I would like to know more as I am a fellow LMT in practice for 7 years with possibly the same issue. I have been using massage gel for the past two years with octyl palmitate and am wondering have you undergone allergy testing? How do you know you are allergic to this specific product?

]]> By: Erica http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2009/10/31/know-your-ingredients-octyl-palmitate/comment-page-1/#comment-66423 Erica Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:23:39 +0000 http://beautifulwithbrains.com/?p=14789#comment-66423 I've been using a cream but it has isopropyl myristate (also an derivative of coconut oil like Octyl Palmitate) - you could try it. It is also "comedogenic" or can cause drying and irritations but by switching back and forth you may minimize the irritation. Coconut oil itself is considered comedogenic so I guess all it's derivatives are too. Shea butter based creams rate very low on the irritation/comedogenic scale so I suggest trying one of these. They have pretty good glide - not as nice as the octyl palmitate... but that's why they make the chemicals, I guess. They work for their purpose, but holistically they suck as they have bad side effects. Best wishes! I’ve been using a cream but it has isopropyl myristate (also an derivative of coconut oil like Octyl Palmitate) – you could try it. It is also “comedogenic” or can cause drying and irritations but by switching back and forth you may minimize the irritation. Coconut oil itself is considered comedogenic so I guess all it’s derivatives are too.

Shea butter based creams rate very low on the irritation/comedogenic scale so I suggest trying one of these. They have pretty good glide – not as nice as the octyl palmitate… but that’s why they make the chemicals, I guess. They work for their purpose, but holistically they suck as they have bad side effects.

Best wishes!

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