The major cosmetics companies are always the ones being touted for having the top skin care lines, however these companies get a lot of credit that is not due them. How many times have you purchased a formula from one of these companies, only to receive disappointing results? This has probably happened more times than you would like to remember, and there is a very simple reason for this.

Most of the cosmetics that these companies sell you do not even come close to having the ingredients necessary for helping your skin. They typically use the cheapest ingredients that they can find, which is why 80% or more of your formula will consist of chemical agents. These ingredients can do nothing to improve the health or appearance of your skin, and they can pose a threat to you.

The so called top skin care lines very often contain acrylamide, DEA, MEA, TEA, dioxane, nitrosamines, parabens, and polyethylene glycol, which are all known carcinogens. Then there is phenol carbolic acid which can cause circulatory collapse and respiratory failure, and toluene which lowers your blood cell count, and causes liver and kidney damage. Triclosan contributes to creating strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria.

These ingredients and others can and will harm your health if you continue to use products containing them over an extended period of time. Instead of using formulas such as these, you need to try and find products that feature all natural ingredients. These formulas are few and far between, but there really are some extremely effective products out there.

Even among the all natural top skin care lines you have to be careful about what you are buying. This is not because the organic compounds in these formulas will cause you any harm, but even in these formulas the manufacturers try and slip in ingredients that are not as effective as one would think. The best example of this is the collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid that so many companies include in their products.

Most people don't realize that these three compounds are so molecularly dense that the skin is not able to absorb them. There are effective ingredients that a formula can contain that will promote the production of new firming tissue.

Avocado oil and active Manuka honey both cause the creation of collagen, and a newly developed fusion of enzymes and protein complexes has been proven to increase both collagen and elastin.

This ingredient is called Cynergy TK, and it is a featured ingredient in one of the top skin care lines. The New Zealand based company that has the sole rights to this ingredient pair the compound with another amazingly effective anti aging tool known as Phytessence Wakame. What this kelp extract does for your skin is prevent the degradation of your hyaluronic acid, which allows this substance to rise to significantly higher levels.

The products that really qualify as the top skin care lines provide you with ingredients that are both safe, and effective. Take my advice and try the formulas featuring Cynergy TK and Phytessence Wakame for results that you simply won't believe.