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Checking your beauty routine is another easy step on your path to non-toxic living.
Think about the massive amounts of lotion, shampoo, and makeup that we use every single a day. The average woman even ingests 5lbs of lipstick/chapstick/lip gloss EVERY year!
There’s actually nothing wrong with that statistic if you’re using safe, chemical preservative-free products. We now know that what we put on our skin can actually permeate our blood vessels (that’s also how nicotine and birth control patches work.) What you may not know is that most hair, skin, and body care ingredients actually enter the body through the skin and needs to be filtered by our livers, kidneys, and other elimination processes. Some will even show up in a blood or urine test.
There’s no such thing as “chemical-free.” Water is a chemical compound, we all learned that in 10th-grade chemistry. And just like in food, the word “natural” is not regulated in the beauty industry. What we’re really asking when we want “natural” or “chemical-free” products is, “Is this safe to use?”
A note on Fragrance: Fragrance can be a safe ingredient (or combination of safe ingredients) that are proprietary or a trade secret to the company, so sometimes the manufacturer will list just “fragrance” instead of all of the botanicals/compounds to protect the trade secret recipe. Fragrance-free is defined by the FDA as not having a scent. So, most “fragrance-free” items will actually have fragrance listed on the label because they have to add it to mask the scent of the other ingredients.
Next time you need to stock up on your personal care products, be diligent about reading the labels and supporting companies that don’t use these unsafe ingredients. A few of my favorites are Alba, Dr. Bronner’s, The Honest Company, and Celavive by USANA.
What do you think? Do you plan to make the switch to safer hair, skin and body care? Share your thoughts with other WholeLiving readers by leaving a comment below.
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Good morning! I loved reading this post because being healthy is just not about what goes into our bodies but what we put on your skin and the makeup we use to enhance our natural beauty. I love my Arbonne line of vegan products because I love the results and the passion I have for sharing it with others! Have you tried Arbonne before? They have the 30 day fit set for jumpstarting people to live a healthier lifestyle too!!! Love your site*)
Elizabeth,
I just found your blog through Kris Carr’s Crazy Sexy Life site, and I love it!! In the last year, I have had to cut out dairy, gluten, yeast, and anything processed, I have been juicing, and cutting back on meat, resulting in a radiant, healthier, happier me. This new way of life has inspired me to start my own natural, organic body product business. Since what you put on your skin is just as important as the food you put in your mouth. It feels good to know that every time I sell someone a product, I am helping them make healthy, good for them choices that will make them feel pampered, and beautiful!
Great site!, I plan to visit it everyday as I do Kris Carr’s!.
Chris Jacobs
HI Chris! Glad you like it and thanks for stoping by. It sounds like you’ve made some fantastic changes, congrats on taking charge of feeling great!
Elizabeth, I am learning a lot from your tips. Most people buy fragrances, but not the contents inscribed on the labels. That’s why most women especially are victims of skin effects. Tell me more about people who use powder on their faces, do they contract asthma on regular use, or on specific powders? SAM OTAI