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Don’t You Know That You’re Toxic

Exposure to toxic ingredients in everyday personal care products and household cleaners can disrupt your endocrine system and overall health. This guide identifies the biggest offenders like SLS, parabens, and Oxybenzone that you must immediately remove. Adopt a clean beauty approach by replacing them with safer alternatives. Discover a curated list of trusted, non-toxic brands and retailers like The Detox Market and Credo. Prioritize your health by cleaning out these chemicals today.

Ingredients that disrupt your skin and endocrine system and what to use instead.

Admit it, you are totally picturing the Toxic video
Britney Spears in the sheer, sequin body suit
you’re welcome. If not, here ya go:
Blonde woman with intense gaze and sparkling light effects
However, we are actually here to talk about the amount of toxins that we use in our homes and on our bodies. My guess is Britney is wearing about 25 products in the pic above; all toxic. The EWG ran a survey that shows that ‘the average adult uses 9 personal care products each day, with 126 unique chemical ingredients’. Go read the rest of the results; they are shocking.

The Cliff Notes

I am not going to wax poetic about each ingredient, why you shouldn’t use it, and lay on the guilt. We are all busy. So, below are the biggest offenders to your health. If you do nothing else, please remove these from your life asap:
  • Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)
  • Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate (SLES)
  • Silicones (end in 
cone when listed)
  • Avobenzone or Oxybenzone (in sunscreens)
  • Gylcols (there are some sugar-based, more natural ones these days – Caprylyl Glycol being one), I still try to avoid products that contain them)
  • Parabens (end in 
paraben when listed)
It really comes down to this: if you do not know what the words in the ingredient list are [much like I know you are already doing with your food ;o)], do not use it. If you are still using brands like Estee Lauder, Clinique, Banana Boat, Olay, Crest, Dial, Tide, Dove or L’oreal
you are most definitely spreading chemicals all over your body.
If you don’t want to take my word for it, go to the EWG’s Skin Deep database, type in a product you use and see what the rating is. The database breaks it down by each ingredient and tells you if it is safe/not safe. Is it a perfect database, no – but it is a place to start.
Clinique Repairwear uplifting firming cream SPF 15 jar

So I Have To Throw Out All My Products?

Honestly, YES!!!! Have you been listening? To quote my, and everyone’s mom: “it’s for your own good.” So what do you replace it with? Well, that takes a little work and research. Luckily yours truly spends an exorbitant amount of time researching this subject so read on for some handy lists. Side note: this is like buying USA made or organic, it is sometimes more expensive because the product is made with much higher quality ingredients. Much like you are what you eat, you are what you put on your body.

Best Places to Shop For Clean Products

The Detox Market
Credo
Both of these sites do a lot of the research for you (like Whole Foods before Amazon purchased it, remember those good ole days?). They only stock ‘clean’ brands that have passed their standards. Sephora also has a ‘Clean at Sephora’ designation on products.

Brands Worth Buying

House Cleaners:

Body/Mouth Products:

  • Osmia Skincare (bar soap, body oil, body cream)
  • Yin & Fang Toothpaste (ATX Based!)/Uncle Harry’s Toothpaste

Skincare:

Le Prunier skincare set with oil cream and accessories

Make-up:

Sunscreen:

  • Le Prunier (a light, daily sunscreen)
  • Badger Balm (hands down the cleanest sunscreen you can buy, and it stays on forever – hello beach day, and the only sunscreen that doesn’t run in Sam’s eyes when he’s on the court)
  • Sky and Sol (this one is new to me and I have not tried it, but the ingredient list is impressive if you don’t mind tallow)

Shampoo/Conditioner/Hair Products:

  • Rahua (to date, the cleanest brand I have come across that also has all the styling products)

Deodorant:

Primally Pure
Shwally
Look for deodorants that contain zinc oxide; it works like a champ! The above are both tallow based. I have not found a vegan, zinc oxide brand yet. Let me know if you do!
So, roll up your sleeves and clean.your.shit.out. DO it today. Your body, skin, and endocrine system will thank you for it!!
*as always, there are no affiliations or sponsors in this post
:o) mcd