Hey everyone! I have recently been doing a lot of research on harmful chemicals in everyday products we use around the house. I have found out that pretty much EVERYTHING we use is harmful to us in some way, even drinking water! I have a pretty big list of chemicals. I encourage you to go around your house looking for these chemicals in products such as makeup, lip balm/chap stick, shampoo, conditioner, soaps (body wash, hand soap, dish soap, bar soap), shaving cream, deodorant, toothpaste, mouthwash, fingernail polish, fingernail polish remover, any hair product, lotion, body oils, and anything else hygiene and/or beauty related.
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, sodium Laureth Sulfate
- Petroleum Jelly, Petroleum, Petrolatum
- Mineral oil
- Propylene Glycol
- Nylon and Micro fiber (found in some mascara)
- Parabens
- Acetone (found in some fingernail polish remover)
- Aluminum
- Dibutyl phthalate
- Triclosan (AKA irgasan DP 300, lexol 300, Ster-Zac, Cloxifenolum, BioFresh, Microban) (this is found in most toothpaste!)
- Mercury, arsenic, lead, cadmium
- Ethanol, ethyl acetrate
- Chlorine (tap water, swimming pools)
- Lead (found in some lipstick)
Also, some people have different opinions, but baby oil and body/massage oils also can be harmful, and if ingested can even kill you! Petroleum or Petroleum Jelly can also be harmful, and doesn't even add moisture to skin, but rather blocks moisture from entering! I don't know EVERY little detail, but I do know that chemicals are slowly making people sick in our country and our world today. You can go to Google
and search Harmful chemicals in everyday products and read up on all the chemicals that are out there. I suggest also looking up Mineral Oil and read all the bad things its use causes. A lot of these chemicals are linked to skin disorders, diseases, cancer, and even death!
If we are everyday putting more and more of these toxic chemicals into our bodies we will eventually get sick. There is NO WAY AROUND IT! And not only are we going to get sick, but we aren't taking care of the bodies God gave us. He wants us to be healthy and able to do things not be pumped full of toxic chemicals and sick!
So right now, I'm pretty pumped to make change happen! Aren't you? That's why when I get older, I want to be a cosmetic chemist/cosmetologist so I can make hair, skin, and makeup products that are not harmful in ANY way to you.
Please comment and follow my blog. I plan on making more posts about HEALTHY alternatives as I do more research and help all I can on making you more aware of products that are bad and good/better for you! And I plan on making some homemade recipes that really work (much research to be done first!) and test them out and let you know how they work so you can try them (yes I will be the guinea pig).
Thanks everyone!
