8 Reasons to Use Natural Beauty Products

1. Your skin absorbs things easily. Anything that is applied to the skin is absorbed into the body and into the blood stream just as if you’d eaten it. 2. You are exposed to over 168 hazardous chemicals each day. Chemicals such as phthalates, mineral oils, sodium lauryl sulphate, propylene glycol, and parabens, are all commonly used in cosmetics and body care products, and are known to be carcinogens or otherwise toxic to the human body. 3. Most chemicals have not undergone any safety testing. Of the more than 80,000 chemical ingredients in cosmetic and personal care products less than 10% have actually been tested. 4. The Gov’t does not regulate chemicals in beauty products. Of the more than 10,000 chemical ingredients in cosmetic and personal care products less then 10% have actually been tested and of those that have been tested virtually none have been banned. Health Canada and Environment Canada list restricted ingredients on the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist; however this has no legal authority and cannot be enforced. In the US, the FDA has stated that it does not regulate ingredients in personal care products and has only ever restricted 9 chemical ingredients in 67 years. 5. Infertility is rising in women under the age of 25. A major study found that pregnant women and women of child-bearing age are at greater risk for infertility and reproductive problems as result of exposure to common chemical ingredients in beauty products. 6. Cancer, autism, and birth defect rates are rising. Numerous reports have proven links between the increases in illnesses and the large number of chemical toxins that we’re exposed to on a daily basis. 7. Unborn babies have been found to carry 100s of chemicals. Laboratory tests have detected as many as 232 chemicals in newborns which were tested through an umbilical cord blood study. This report has produced hard evidence that children are being exposed, beginning in the womb, to complex mixtures of dangerous substances that may have lifelong consequences. 8. Natural products just work better. Products free of synthetic ingredients and fragrance are more effective simply because they are made with ingredients that don't disrupt your body's natural state, hormones and endocrine system. How do you find natural, organic and synthetic free products? Don't Read Labels - While labels such as "organic", "natural" and "herbal" attached to skincare products sound reassuring these labels have little, if any, meaning. Just as companies are not required to conduct safety tests of ingredients in their products, they are also not regulated about what they put on products labels. Many products may use the word "organic" yet contain a very small amount of organic herbs in a base of petrochemicals, toxins, and harsh preservatives. Read Ingredients - What hazardous ingredients are in the product is the most important thing to look at. While the product may contain some organic ingredients it may also contain synthetic chemicals like parabens, petrochemicals, fragrances, or other harmful additives. For a product to be healthy and safe - it must be more then organic – it must be as pure and non-hazardous as possible. You can check the safety of your favorite products or check ingredients using the Cosmetic Database, a searchable resource of cosmetic and personal care products. The Cosmetic Database integrates a collection of personal care product ingredient listings with more than 50 toxicity and regulatory databases. Skin Deep database provides you with easy-to-navigate safety ratings for nearly a quarter of all products on the market - 52,394 products with 8,823 ingredients. Skin Deep is the world's largest and most popular product safety guide.

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