Your Personal Care Products Are Killing You!
Most of us are well aware of the myriad of health tips available for clean eating and have a good general idea of what we need to do to avoid things like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Many Americans are making a conscious effort to be healthier. But whether we choose to live by these suggestions or not, we typically are making informed decisions when we eat.
However, many Americans have yet to learn about the important role of skin care in overall health care. Did you know that your hot flashes, allergies, eczema, hormone dysfunction, infertility problems, immune disorders, and cancer could be due to your body care products?
How you ask?
Well, your largest organ is your skin and it is designed to protect your insides from the outside environment. However, many personal care products, cosmetics, are comprised of chemicals that are small enough to be easily absorbed into the blood stream and many of the chemicals included in these products actually break down this barrier, making It easier for the ingredients to be absorbed. Most of these products are also used during or shortly after bathing – when your pours are open and ready to absorb. We also ingest those products we use on our lips and hands and inhale sprays and powders. Yuck!
Surveys show that on average:
- women use 12 products containing up to 168 ingredients every day,
- men use 6 products with 85 ingredients,
- and children are exposed to an average of 61 ingredients daily.
However, the laws regarding daily maximum exposure are only determined per product. Which means that your shampoo and conditioner could each include the maximum allowed daily dose of any given chemical. And current cosmetics laws in the U.S. date back to 1938 – long before many of these chemicals were even developed.
And honestly, there are enough loopholes in the U.S. federal law to allow the cosmetics industry to put unlimited amounts of chemicals into personal care products with no required testing, no monitoring of health effects, and inadequate labeling requirements. In fact, cosmetics are among the least-regulated products on the market. (For more information on this topic or to take a stand, please visit the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Therefore, your health really is in your own hands.
Holistic Healer is here to help you get on the right path to looking and feeling healthy. If you are looking for chemical free products for you and your family then look no further. If you are interested in more information on this topic or any other topics send us an email at sales@holistichealeronline.com
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