What's on your label?

Have you ever read the ingredients on your bottle of face wash, moisturizer, toner, shampoo, liquid soap, deoderant, etc...? It is shocking that most of these ingredients are allowed to be used on peoples skin and that they have been "approved". Even some companies who claim to be "natural" or "organic" are still using these detrimental ingredients to some degree. 

Our skin is the largest organ of our bodies, so anything you put on your skin, immediately becomes absorbed into your bloodstream! 

Some people shy away from "REAL" natural products because they don't last very long on the shelf, but wouldn't you rather use a product that may go "off" after a few months, than getting cancer from using these synthetic, carcinogenic ingredients?............ It should really be a no-brainer. 

Natural body products should be very simple, but yet they are very effective....How did we get away from the basics? 

Here is a little list of a few well known products and their ingredient list....YIKES!

Most of these ingredients should be AVOIDED! (especially by your little ones!)

It is a good idea to do your research and find out what these ingredients are and the health risks that you are taking by using them. Use of these may and do contribute to Cancer, Infertility, Endocrine disruptors, Auto-Immune disfunction, Heavy Metal Toxicity, Allergies, Asthma, Headaches, Skin irritation, Rashes, Vomiting, & Hair loss.

Nivea Moisturizing Lotion

Parafinnum liquidum, PEG-150, methylparaben, butylparaben, ethylparaben, isobutylparaben, propylparaben, simethicone, BHT, parfum, limonene, geraniol, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexane carboxaldehyde, citronell

Nivea Pure & Natural

Aqua, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Alcohol Denat., Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Methylpropanediol, Octyldodecanol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glyceryl Stearate, Arctium Lappa Fruit Extract, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Methylisothiazolinone, Linalool, Limonene, Citronellol, Benzyl Alcohol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Alpha- Isomethyl Ionone, Geraniol, Parfum

Jason – Pure natural hand & body lotion

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (1), Aqua (Water), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil (1), Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Allantoin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Carbomer, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Potassium Hydroxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Amyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Citral, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool, Fragrance (Parfum)
(1) Certified Organic Ingredient

Mary Kay - TimeWise® Age-Fighting Moisturizer 

Water, glycerin, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetearyl alcohol, isostearyl alcohol, triethanolamine, hydrogenated lecithin, behenyl alcohol, propylene glycol, dimethicone, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2,ceteareth-20, linoleamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate, silica, carbomer, diazolidinyl urea, lauramine oxide, disodium EDTA, betaine, glyceryl polyacrylate, methylparaben, sodium PCA, C9-15 alkyl phosphate, tocopheryl acetate, sorbitol, propylparaben, serine, threonine, proline, arginine, glycine, alanine, lysine, glutamic acid, thermus themophillus ferment.

Johnson & Johnson Baby Lotion

Water, Propylene Glycol, Myristyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Oleic Acid, Polysorbate 61, Dimethicone, Isopropyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Synthetic Bees Wax, Carbomer, Benzyl Alcohol, Fragrance, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Aloe Vera Extract, Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E Acetate)

 ·         82 percent of children are exposed every week to one or more ingredients with the potential to harm the brain and nervous system.

·         69 percent of children are exposed every week to one or more ingredients that may disrupt the hormone system.

·         3.6 percent of children are exposed to ingredients with strong data linking them to cancer, including chemicals classified as known or probable human carcinogens.

·         80 percent of children's products marked as gentle and non-irritating contain ingredients linked to allergies and skin or eye irritation according to government and industry sources.

   

AVEDA HYDRATING LOTION 

Aqueous Extracts: Anthemis Nobilis (chamomile) Flower Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia (lavender) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (rosemary) Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Coco-caprylate/Caprate, Dicaprylyl Maleate, Cocamidopropyl PG-dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Panthenol, Dimenthicone, Simmondsia Chinesis (jojoba) Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa (rice) Bran Oil, Stearamidopropyl PG-dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Glyceryl Laurate, Fragrance (parfum), Geraniol, Linalool, Citronellol, Eugenol, Hydroxycitronellal, Isoeugenol, Limonene, Diazolidinyl Urea

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