Recent press over the past few years has increased public awareness of possible toxin ingestion from pesticide application in our food supply as well as the potential risk of consuming milk derived from agricultural animals given artificial/synthetic hormones. While we may be aware of the relationship between food consumption and health, what about the chemicals women absorb from their daily cosmetic regimen? There have been many polls that estimate women use over 20 different beauty products per day. Toxins can be just as readily absorbed into the body through the skin as they are through the consumption of food. Why then aren’t women more inquisitive about the ingredients in their cosmetic products as they are to shop at Whole Foods to buy organic produce?
“Cosmetics do not have to be approved as safe by the FDA before they are sold. As a result, they too often contain dangerous ingredients banned in Europe and Japan or chemicals deemed unsafe for specific uses by their own industry scientists,” said Jane Houlihan, VP for Research at the Environmental Working Group (www.ewg.org).”
Have you ever looked at the list of ingredients contained in your foundation or your eyeshadow? If you knew the product contained a potential carcinogen, why would you risk applying this toxin to your face ever single day when healthy alternatives already exist? Alima cosmetics, www.alimapure.com, created a nice pocket-sized chart of the Top 10 Cosmetic Toxins to avoid. Visit their site to request a .pdf copy of the list; then, print out and take with you on your next visit to the cosmetics aisle.
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