Keep Water Out

Water itself is not bad; we need water. Water sustains life . . . but, therein lies the problem, where there is water, there can be life in the form of bad bacteria and other harmful microbes. So if there is water, even a drop of water in a product that is applied to the skin, a preservative MUST be used. It makes no difference whether the preservative is natural or synthetic, if that preservative is doing its job, it is killing bacteria and microbes that grow in the product . . . this is good. What is not good however, is that the preservative will also kill the beneficial, good bacteria (flora) that live on our skin and protect our immune system. This can severely compromise our health. We must protect our skin flora, our microbiome, for our overall health and wellbeing.