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1.  Mineral Oil / Petrolatum / Petroleum:  These cheap petroleum based ingredients clog the skin’s pores and enlarge them. This can cause acne, saggy skin, long term dry skin, and respiratory toxins.

2.  Propylene Glycol:  This cheap synthetic petrochemical is used as an emulsifying base in creams in lotions.  This ingredient is often used in antifreeze, paint and plastic solvents.  It causes the skin to age faster and sag as it can denature the skin’s protein.  It can cause allergic reactions, liver damage, kidney damage, weaken the immune system, weaken the respiratory system, and inhibit brain function.  The Material Safety Data Sheet warns to AVOID SKIN CONTACT directly on the label. 

3.  Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS):  Most products that lather contains this harmful lathering ingredient.  Check your face wash, shampoo, toothpaste and soap for this ingredient.  SLS is a proven skin irritant and can lead to acne-like lesions on your face and upper body.  It can also lead to rashes, skin discoloration, liver damage, excessive body hair, and cancer!  It also has a degenerative effect on the cell membranes and denature protein such as in hair or skin.  Which can lead to damaged skin, hair loss, and inhibition of hair growth.    

4.  Parabens (Propyl-, Methyl-, Butyl- or Etylparaben):  These ingredients offer an inexpensive way to increase the shelf life of products even though they are know to be highly toxic.  Scientific studies have found that parabens have the potential to cause cancer.  The estrogen activity of this ingredient has been directly linked to the development of certain cancers, including breast, prostate, ovarian, and uterine.  The adverse effects of parabens continue to be studied.

5.  Fragrance:  The word “Fragrance” means a synthetic fragrance was made in a test tube from any of over 200 synthetic chemicals.  These “fragrance” chemicals, which can bio-accumulate in your organs, can cause many symptoms such as headaches, lung problems, birth defects, central nervous system disorders, skin irritations, dizziness, memory impairment, hyper-pigmentation, rash, vomiting, even potential brain damage and more.  They are very cheap, toxic imitation of real herbal scents.  

This is only a list of 5 commonly used toxic, chemical ingredients that are used in many of the hair and skin care products on shelves today.  There are many other harmful chemical that should be avoided as well.  However, I purposely kept this list short as it’s all about taking small steps towards eliminating toxic chemicals from your life.

Thanks for helping me change the world one Organichead at a time! 

Think Organic, Live Organic

We are all starting to notice the revolution to natural & organic products, but why? People around the world collectively have begun to question the technology and scary advances that have become the norm in our daily lives.

We eat foods that have been genetically engineered and modified, filled with pesticides, and coated with preservatives so they hit the store shelves faster and at a lower cost. We filter the water we drink because we don’t want to ingest the bacteria and the harsh chemicals that have been used to treat our water. We may even be willing to pay the high price of having bottled water, but is that even as “clean” as we think? We cover our bodies with lotions, soaps, shampoo’s, makeup, and toothpastes that are filled with lathering agents, dyes, toxic chemicals, artificial perfumes or flavors. We do this because we like to “think” we are taking care of our bodies and they make us look and feel beautiful. Our household cleaners have been engineered to disinfect, lather, dry in seconds, instantly wipe streak-free, preserve color or whiten our clothing and smell great; all at the same time!

However, there are expenses we pay for all of these luxuries and conveniences. Unfortunately, those expenses are our health & the earth! We now have more cases of disease, illness, and cancer than ever before. More people are dependent upon prescription drugs, including not only our senior citizens but also our young children. We have polluted our land, water, and air. We continue to pollute by wasting resources and by using environmentally harmful products. Every time we use beauty products or cleaning products that are not environmentally friendly those chemicals go into the air or down our drains and continue to pollute the earth!

There are many contributing factors as to why our health and the the earth are in crisis. However, we can all benefit from taking control, being conscious of what we are putting in on our bodies, and aware of what is going into our environment.

By using organic and natural products, you are making healthy decisions for yourself and the earth, and taking preventive measures for a healthy future! By making this choice, you will greatly reduce the amount of toxins and chemicals your body must defend against on a daily basis. What we must realize is that nature already has technology that is more sophisticated than we can comprehend!