Why OrganicAging ingedients lurk in everyday skin products. Certified Organic guarantees safety, purity and beautiful skin. |
Skin Products Should Be Food for our Body.Our bodies are fantastic temples - able to deal with most of what modern day life throws at us. The skin is the largest organ of our body and is one of the most fascinating systems we own! One of its clever functions is to protect us against disease and water loss. However, the surface is porous meaning many ingredients applied to are easily absorbed through the pores. Recent studies claim we absorb more through our skin than through our food. So it makes sens to abide by the rule that whatever you put on to it should be the same quality as the food you ingest, if not better, for unlike the food we ingest the products we apply to our external body have no digestive system through which to travel. This means they are absorbed directly in to our blood stream. Over 60% of what we put on our skin is absorbed into our body. Nasty chemicals and all! For a number of reasons, and rather scarily, most skin care brands choose not to use the type of safe ingredients we suggest here. Some brands even go as far as to falsely claim their ingredients are natural and organic when they are far far from it. They get away with this on a continuous basis because of the lack of a governing body to police the skin care industry. Take a look at the following common ingredients used in some of the biggest and best loved brands. They are all toxic.Bismuth Oxychloride:A cheap filler that is used in make up to help it 'stick' to the skin. Bismuth Oxychloride chemically resembles arsenic and is a carrier for fuel in nuclear reactors! Can cause itching and irritationTalc:Used in baby powder for nappy rash, in waxing treatments in beauty salons and is a common ingredient in powdered makeup. For 30 years scientists have scrutinised talc particles and found dangerous similarities to asbestos (A natural material made up of tiny fibers which can lodge in the lungs and lead to cancer. The EPA has banned or severely restricted its use in manufacturing and construction). Talc particles have been shown to cause tumours in ovaries and have been present in the lungs of cancer victims.Parabens:Used in a huge percentage of everyday products such as toothpaste, shampoo, moisturisers and body washes. Parabens mimic the hormone Estrogen so have a serious negative affect on the reproductive system. One study found that exposure to a particular paraben have adverse reactions to the secretion of testosterone and the function of the male reproductive system in newborn male mammals. If that is not enough it is also linked to cancer.Sodium Laurel Sulphate:Contained in most products that foam. Shampoos are the biggest culprits and reactions included sore eyes, frizzy hair, swollen face hands and feet and irritated scalps. It is used to dissolve grease in car engines but will also dissolve the oil in our skin which may have a drying effect.Fragrances:Up to 400 chemical nasties can be used in a product simply by using the word fragrance. Fragrance is the most common irritant found in cosmetics and skin care and among the top five allergens in the world.Isopropyl Alcohol:The fatal suggested ingested dose is one ounce! Yet it is used commonly in acne treatments. Although it is thought to dry spots this derivative of Petroleum strips the skins natural protective barrier and promotes age spots and premature aging of the skin.Petroleum:These detergent's include mineral oil and parafens, which coat your skin like plastic. Mineral oil - sounds nice doesn't it but like other Petroleum derivatives the only outcome of this toxin is skin suffocation. Baby oil is 100% mineral oil! Its like putting a plastic bag over your head and seeing how well you would breath! It depletes your body of its ability to naturally eliminate toxins through your skin! By choosing organic ingredients for us, our children, friends and family we can be confident we will see a huge improvement in our skin, our energy levels and our health.Why Organic?Because we easily absorb anything we apply to our skinBecause skin care brands use ingredients that poison us Because organic is pure skin food for our whole body |
