Recently I attended a ladies night out event as a vendor and next to me was a woman who's booth was about a new skin line that is toxin free... and she was trying to tell people about how bad the chemicals in the skin care products that everyone uses are. She wanted people to sign up for "poison parties", where she goes to their home and tells them how horrible their products are... needless to say no one wanted to sign up and most people told her straight out, "I don't want to know". To be truly honest i think the approach was too strong.
Don't get me wrong, I am the first one to say that all the "CRAP" in these skin care products are just awful and are really and truly killing you SLOWLY! But, not sure if a booth that throws "poison parties" is the way to go... i think that is too much scary information all at once for people. I would advocate the toxin free skin care line and explain why it is so important to rid yourself of all those chemical infested products in a more subtle way.
SO, here is my subtle way of telling you, there is a website called Skin Deep Cosmetic Database,( http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php?nothanks=1 ). This website will tell you what your current products contain, how bad each chemical is and what they are known to cause, it also rates your product form 0-10, 0-being the best and 10-being the worst. I encourage you to look up all your skin care products and see what your numbers are...
Remember that your skin is your biggest organ and anything you put on your skin is absorbed directly into your blood system and does NOT go thru your body's toxin removal process (liver and kidneys) so all the chemicals directly effect your entire body.
Here are some of my recommendations to replace your current products:
Body lotion: Alba Natural Body Lotion - Unscented
Hair products: Giovanni Hair products
Deodorant: Tom's of Maine - The one with the roller works the best.
Toothpaste: Tom's of Maine
Hand soap: Pure Castile Soap
Detergent: Seventh Generation
Facial care: I use Nonie of Beverly Hills, but there are many other ones out there that are good and chemical free... just make sure to look it up on the database first.
You can order most of these products on http://www.luckyvitamin.com/ for half the price that you would pay at Target or Henry's.
