18 Life-Changing Beauty Products

We're always on the look-out for the Holy Grails of makeup and hair products. More often than not, we're disappointed with our hauls. Sometimes the colors look starkly different from the way it looks in the packaging; nor haistyling products that fail to deliver. We always seem to be in a constant guessing game. However, I may just have the list of 18 life-changing beauty products that have been unanimously touted by Total Beauty readers. You may want to revamp your Holy Grail list too

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18 Life-Changing Beauty Products

TotalBeauty.com members say you can't live without these makeup and hairstyle wonders from MAC, Clinique, Paul Mitchell and more

Instead of showcasing the latest innovations or celebrity favorites, we're paying homage to the products TotalBeauty.com members consider staples in their makeup bags and bathroom cabinets. See which goods earned enough glowing beauty product reviews to rise to "can't-live-without-it" status. They may just be the answers to your beauty prayers. Best products

Is Vaseline (mineral oil) bad for you?

The notion that mineral oil and petrolatum (Vaseline) are bad for skin has been around for some time, with Aveda being the most visible company to mount a crusade deriding these ingredients. According to many companies that produce "natural" cosmetics, mineral oil and petrolatum are terrible ingredients because they come from crude oil (petroleum) and the texture is too thick thus forming an oil film and suffocating it.

That claim is totally untrue and so busted!! It's about time we educate ourselves about it.

The truth - Cosmetics-grade mineral oil and petrolatum are considered the safest, most non-irritating moisturizing ingredients ever found (Sources: Cosmetics & Toiletries, January 2001, page 79; Cosmetic Dermatology, September 2000, pages 44?6). Yes, they can keep air off the skin to some extent, but that's what a good antioxidant is supposed to do; they don't suffocate skin! Moreover, petrolatum and mineral oil are known for being efficacious in wound healing, and are also considered to be among the most effective moisturizing ingredients available (Source: Cosmetics & Toiletries, February 1998, pages 33?0).

Did anyone watch the The Tyra Banks Show? Tyra has revealed her biggest beauty secret EVER. Boxes were handed to audience members as Tyra revealed the contents were her “Eye and Anything Cream.” She counted down to three and the audience went wild as they opened their boxes and discovered a jar of Vaseline, covered in Swvorski crystal! Tyra ran around excitedly shouting that everyone now owned her priceless beauty product…that could be purchased at the local drugstore!

Just some testimony with proven facts that Vaseline is a fantastic product. Do not be sold on myths that mineral oils such as Vaseline suffocates your skin. You skin will thank you for Vaseline