If you're having trouble finding solutions to your sensitive skin challenges, you may find it helpful to learn a little about how salicylates could be affecting your skin and your health.
Salicylates are natural anti-inflammatory chemicals that are found in many foods and personal care products, cosmetics and medications such as aspirin. Fragrances, artificial colors and dyes and preservatives are known to carry salicylates.
A small amount of salicylates is normally well tolerated by most people, and they are Mother Nature's way of providing us natural anti-inflammatory benefits. Just like anything though, too much of a good thing can turn out to be not very good for our bodies!
As we have progressed, we are now being inundated with salicylates in amounts that are much higher than what is normally well tolerated by the human body. The need of producing more organic products has become necessary since many of the crops grown today have higher salicylate contents because foods are now genetically engineered to reduce their susceptibility to pests and disease.
Because of the high demand of our modern lifestyles, it's become a "need" for more cosmetics, dental products, hair dyes, perfumes. These products contain a much higher salicylate content than the more natural kinds of personal care products that were used in days past.
Due to the great demands of our daily life more and more people are developing mysterious allergies and allergic symptoms. Although we've all heard of people who are allergic to aspirin, we might not be aware that they are allergic to salicylates, which are the natural salicylate compounds that are also found in so many foods, personal care products, toothpastes and pain relief products.
Because sensitivity to salicylates is not well known yet, there are people with allergies and sensitive skin who may have this condition without realizing it.
