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03/12/2018 / By Derek Henry

4 personal care products you can pitch in the trash (and replace with something much better)

It can be a tough pill to swallow to discover that nearly everything we have been eating, drinking, breathing, and putting on our skin has been laced with toxic ingredients that have zero value for our bodies. However, it’s even tougher to deal with the fall-out of these poisons if we don’t adjust our lifestyle […]

02/09/2018 / By Kristine Payne

The dangerous ingredients in common personal care products

When it comes to personal care products, there are dozens of brands to choose from when it comes to shampoo, toothpaste, sunscreen or mouthwash. But most of these products contain dozens (if not hundreds) of questionable chemical ingredients. On average, women’s personal care products contain almost 200 chemical ingredients, while men’s personal care products contain […]

02/07/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Why cosmetics ingredients matter: Skin is your largest organ; what you put on it gets absorbed into your bloodstream

Do you know what your makeup is made of? At least “60 [percent] of the products we use on our skin are absorbed and deposited into the circulatory system.” Lori Stryker, from OrganicMakeup.ca, explains that our skin “wraps and protects our bodies.” Part of the integumentary system, skin is comprised of a “living, dynamic tissue system.” […]

09/13/2017 / By Kristine Payne

Watch out for these nine TOXIC ingredients in your toothpaste

Everyone wants to have a clean and healthy smile, and achieving one involves the practice of good oral hygiene. But accomplishing that can be difficult when a good number of commercial toothpastes are made with questionable ingredients. These ingredients can range from endocrine disruptors to carcinogens — all of them have no business being near […]

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