Anti-Aging Skin Care Products

Anti-aging, anti-wrinkle, anti-stretch mark or firming cosmetic products are products with purported skin renewal and wrinkle removal properties that are applied directly to the skin in the form of a cream, gel, ointment, lotion or patch. Their advertising claims that they act by regenerating collagen, eliminating dead skin cells and preventing cell damage with antioxidants.

At the time of the last update, we found no published data on its excretion in breast milk.

The great variety of substances included in their composition, some of which are toxic by ingestion, makes it necessary not to apply them on the breast or in places of contact with the infant and to wash hands thoroughly after application.

It is also advisable to avoid applying creams, gels and other locally applied products containing kerosene (mineral oil) on the nipple so that the infant does not absorb them. ^{(Concin 2008, Noti 2003)}

They are composed of numerous substances such as vitamins A (retinol), B, C, D, E, elastin, collagen, hyaluronic acids, alpha hydroxy acids, AHA (citric, malic) and glycolic, glycerin, salicylic acid, royal jelly, liposomes, plant extracts such as aloe vera, ginseng, ivy, centella asiatica, horse chestnut (escin), ginkgo biloba, cupalin (guarana), ruscus aculeatus (ruscogenin) and green tea. ^{(Juhász 2014)}

Traces of antimony, arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, mercury, nickel and lead and other additives such as dioxanes, phenols, formaldehyde, parabens and phthalates have been found in these products, all of which have potential toxicity and side effects. ^{(Al-Halaseh 2022, Bilal 2019, Hepp 2014, Marinovich 2014)}

Cosmetic products constitute, above dietary habits, the largest source of mineral oil saturated hydrocarbon (kerosene) contamination in fatty tissue and breast milk. ^{(Frederiksen 2013, Concin 2011)}

Documented evidence of the short- and long-term efficacy of these products is lacking. ^{(Gao 2023. Imhof 2021, OCU 2014, Neill 2012, Hunt 2010, Newburger 2009, Draelos 2009, Rivers 2009, Most 2007, OCU 2002)}