Beware Toxic Personal Care

Cleanliness and hygiene is healthy, but not if it exposes your body to harmful chemicals.

Chief culprits that you don’t want in your body are antibacterial soap and cleanser ingredients, common ingredients in fragrances called “pthalates” (which have been linked to obesity), preservatives in cosmetic products called “parabens”, and certain musk fragrance ingredients. These nasty chemicals can potentially cause overall harm to your body, disrupt hormonal systems, and may even accumulate in the body causing damage to organs such as the liver.

A recent article from WebMD reports,

“Certain personal care products have become so popular, they’re literally in our blood. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now monitors the levels of ingredients from cosmetics and other products in the bloodstream of random Americans, to help guide public health discussions.”

The chemicals can also have an environmental impact:

“Other scientists are sounding an alarm over the environmental effects of millions of pounds of antibacterial chemicals in soap that get flushed and rinsed into waterways each year.

“Research by Rolf Halden, Ph.D., associate professor at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute, demonstrates harm to algae and other aquatic life from the antibacterial chemicals deposited in the water. In his view, the risks to the environment are only likely to increase, as massive use of these products continues.”

Aquatic life, of course, unfortunately can mean all kinds of fish, shrimp and so on. So if you like seafood and enjoy being healthy, then please only use safe personal and skincare products.

I am confident that my products are safe and have no impact on our environment, can you say the same about yours?