Please read the labels to your personal care products and stop supporting companies using these synthetic, artificial ingredients that are causing a variety of health concerns.
There's NOTHING synthetic or artificial about the human body.
Don't put anything in it or on it that is.
Synthetic Ingredients / Chemicals to AVOID
Alum / Aluminum
Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate
Antibacterials
Avobenzone = Synthetic Chemical Sunscreen
Butylene Glycol = Synthetic Moisturizer
Dimethicone = Silicone film (synthetic) that temporarily fills in lines and doesn't meet the Natural Product Association standards.
Diethanolamine (DEA)
DMDM Hydantoin (also known as 1,3 Dimethylol-5, 5-Dimethyl Hydantoin) = Synthetic Preservative that works by releasing formaldehyde and doesn't meet Natural Products Association standards.
Dyes (Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Green, Purple)
Formaldehyde
Fragrance
Hydroquinone
Lauramide DEA
Lead
Mercury
Mineral Oil = Petrochemical
Octinoxate = Synthetic Chemical Sunscreen
Oxybenzone = Synthetic Chemical Sunscreen
Parabens (methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, isobutyl) = Synthetic Preservatives (para-hydroxybenzoic acid) and doesn't meet Natural Products Association standards.
Paraffin - Petrochemical
Petroleum = A non-renewable material derived from crude oil. Moisturizes with an oil-based film and doesn't meet Natural Products Association standards.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate = Synthetic Cleanser//Detergent that is used as a foaming agent; no moisturizing properties and doesn't meet the Natural Product Association standards
We don't need to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars to enhance our own true beauty. Many of the ingredients found in your refrigerator are more beneficial, cheaper and nourishing than the expensive synthetics found at the cosmetic counter.
