PLAIN FACT: No matter how 'nice'(?) they smell, or how prettily they are presented personal care products are basically concoctions of various industrial chemicals
Due to the fact that there are NO legal requirements for exhaustive testing of product ingredients, included in the vast majority of body, skin, hair and other personal products it is also a:-
PLAIN FACT: These products almost always contain one or more known - carcinogens, pesticides, reproductive toxins, endocrine disruptors, plasticizers, degreasers, and surfactants.
We can often be applying and reapplying dangerous chemicals directly to our skins numerous times a day - in the form of body wash, liquid soaps, moisturising creams, shaving foam, shampoo, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, hair conditioner, lip balm, sunscreen, body lotion...etc., etc.
Much more than the direct threat this is to our own health, the further fact that vast quanitities of these products are being washed off our skin down the drain, and ultimately into the environment has already begun to have catastrophic effects on parts of the eco-system.
Many thousands of harmful chemicals have been developed for use by us throughout our homes. You need to take action now to reduce your use of these chemicals and consequently reduce the impact on your own life and the environment.
One small step towards identifying a safer alternative can be found here: www.saferalternative.com
Take a look today, please, and begin to make your own small difference.
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Due to the fact that there are NO legal requirements for exhaustive testing of product ingredients, included in the vast majority of body, skin, hair and other personal products it is also a:-
PLAIN FACT: These products almost always contain one or more known - carcinogens, pesticides, reproductive toxins, endocrine disruptors, plasticizers, degreasers, and surfactants.
We can often be applying and reapplying dangerous chemicals directly to our skins numerous times a day - in the form of body wash, liquid soaps, moisturising creams, shaving foam, shampoo, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, hair conditioner, lip balm, sunscreen, body lotion...etc., etc.
Much more than the direct threat this is to our own health, the further fact that vast quanitities of these products are being washed off our skin down the drain, and ultimately into the environment has already begun to have catastrophic effects on parts of the eco-system.
Many thousands of harmful chemicals have been developed for use by us throughout our homes. You need to take action now to reduce your use of these chemicals and consequently reduce the impact on your own life and the environment.
One small step towards identifying a safer alternative can be found here: www.saferalternative.com
Take a look today, please, and begin to make your own small difference.
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posted by RandA at
4:25 AM
