Last post we talked about some intriguing, if not alarming discoveries of the many unidentifiable chemical compounds and other potentially harmful ingredients in our health and beauty aids that we use, many times several of them, daily. We talked about deodorants and shampoos last time.
Let’s talk a little more about the possibly dangerous chemicals that we may be subjecting ourselves to on a daily basis simply for hygienic and beauty purposes (which granted, we all love, but maybe we can “go greener” with these products, which seems to be the trend nowadays).
Reading the labels of my many beauty products and daily hygiene products, unfortunately I am not a chemist, and therefore do not know which ones contain potentially harmful compounds. There were no dyes listed in my deodorant, or formaldehyde, so I hope that other than the aluminum the rest of the stuff was safe.
Speaking of which, the massotherapist that I go see actually told me that Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo actually contains formaldehyde, that yucky stuff that is used to preserve bioorganisms in your biology class that smells awful!
Can you believe that the FDA does not require them to disclose this information on their labels? All I know is that after hearing this, whenever I have children, they will be using an all natural baby shampoo! This is just one scary ingredient in something we actually expose our children to. What of the others that we undoubtedly have no idea about?
Next on my label checking agenda was the spray body mists that I am fond of using after my bathing. The first ingredient was alcohol, thank heaven. There was one that I was familiar with that was relatively harmless, besides drying out the skin.
This was followed by chemical names so long and complex, it’s hard to differentiate if they are harmful or not. At the end of the list wer blue, violet and yellow dyes that were added. Could these be harmful? It’s possible…..
Hair Color : Now there was a list of warnings about harsh chemicals a mile long on my hair color box. This is a product that I know of nothing to effectively change hair color other than one that contains these strong chemicals, since it is hard to change hair color, especially to get gray out as you age.
Upon reading this article and labels on my cosmetic products, I was motivated to look further and see if I could find organic or natural alternatives, at least to the products that I knew could still be effective if they were all natural. We all want to be attractive and healthy, without the side effects of these potentially toxic ingredients in our every day beauty products.
Will keep you posted as to what I find in my search online and products found in stores also which offer more natural ways to stay healthy, young and beautiful, without the toxic ingredients.
