 Getting clean beauty products can be a daunting and overwhelming task. It’s hard to know what is clean and what’s not especially when beauty ingredients are not often things we are familiar with. That’s why the “Think Dirty” app is so awesome! You know longer have to wonder or research your own products and ingredients you can just simply scan the barcode! Even if the product you are looking at isn’t in the system you can request it to be added by answering a few simple questions! It’s super cool and takes the hassle and time out of learning what’s what. With that being said I want to share why clean beauty is even important in the first place. I never once thought about beauty products like my face cream, concealer, mascara, eye shadow, self-tanner or body lotions causing a problem for my health but boy was I wrong.
Our skin is our biggest organ and it’s exposed to all the elements! Why would we not be protecting it with everything we have. Seems crazy right?! Everything that gets put on our skin gets absorbed into our system and anything that goes into our system can really wreak havoc on our bodies and our overall health, especially our mental and gut health! If you want to learn more about how your gut health is connected to your mental health click HERE. In other words, if you feel like you have constant symptoms that can’t be explained like; headaches, fatigue, nausea, memory problems… the list goes on and overall you’re healthy - you eat well, you exercise and don’t have a high likelihood of getting some disease passed down to you. You might want to start checking out your beauty {and your home} products. Other countries have banned up to 40 different chemicals while the U.S. has only banned a whopping 9… what?! This is a common theme, as this is the same with a lot of the food we eat as well. Cheerios in France and Cheerios in the States are two very different things. However, in low doses these things won’t affect us very much and our body will naturally get rid of it no problem. The problem is you aren’t being exposed just once to one small dose. These chemicals are in far too many products we’re using on a regular basis sometimes even twice a day. Most women use up to 16 products by the end of the day, JUST ON THEIR FACE. We gotta buncha’ shapeshifters on our hands. Imagine how much exposure that is to all these chemicals now… a concerning amount… that’s how much. There was a study done by the FDA where they tested hundreds of lipsticks from all big brand companies, for lead. Guess what they found? … a whole heck of a lot of lead. But get this! It only poses a threat if swallowed so just make sure you never lick your lips, eat food or drink anything ever again while wearing it. Lucky for us the FDA {in only 2016 mind you} put a regulation on how much lead could actually be in the lipstick… hurray… now there’s only a little bit of lead on your lips. Stock up ladies!! Okay, all sarcasm aside. How about we look at some companies who are killin’ it. So you can get your self-care fix on worry free! 1. Acure My favorite clean beauty brand for skin care items like facial scrubs, masks and glow serums. Oooh la la. These products effing work too. They have different products for different skin types or what you’re looking to do with your skin. The “brightening” series is my absolute favorite and the facial scrub works magic on dry skin. It’s a must try. They have hair products as well like shampoos, conditioners and dry shampoo. The only product that is hit or miss from them that I’ve tried is the deodorants. But don’t worry I have the best natural deodorant for you in #2 and ya girl knows deodorant! 2. Primally Pure If I lived in the States still I’d be broke because I’d be spending alllll my money on their products. They got everything! Skin care, hair products, lip balms, men’s products, baby products, hand sanitizer, they even make CBD oil you guys and their deodorants are THE BOMB. They are a bit on the pricey side but so is going to the doctor for weird skin rashes every month so pick your poison. The owner, Bethany McDaniel, has a vision I can get behind: check out what she says, “Bethany began Primally Pure out of her passion for real, recognizable ingredients - not just on her plate, but in her skincare products.” YES! Don’t you just love a business with a real passion for doing some dang good. 3. 100% Pure Beauty This is another clean, non-toxic beauty company that has it all! This one’s for all my makeup wearers. I personally haven’t made a complete switch yet, but I’m trying to! It takes awhile to knock out all your products (you don’t have to do this all at once) 100% pure beauty has so many shades of foundation that are pigmented from fruit, vegetables, tea and cocoa. Does it get more natural than that?! And they come out lookin’ gooooood. I’m sure there are plenty more but these are my top 3 for sure, must buys. If you have any you absolutely love, leave it in the comments! The chemicals mentioned before, that are inside these toxic beauty products can easily cause digestive issues, inflammation of your skin and your insides, fatigue, confusion, irritability/mood changes and so much more which in turn will significantly increase your anxiety and promote poor gut health because if you remember above… your body is all interconnected. So, take a little extra care of it today and get yourself some of these awesome new products you can feel good about! If you’re concerned about your beauty products make sure you download the ‘Think Dirty’ app on your phone and start scanning away! You’re going to be so shocked and so motivated into changing up some of your products. Everything in this article is also very much true for toxic home products like; detergents, cleaning sprays, pesticides etc. *Acure is sold at Kirk Market & 100% Pure Beauty is sold at Island Naturals for all my islanders. *Primally Pure is sold online! *100% Pure Beauty and Acure are also both sold online *this post does not contain any affiliate links Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/23/are-chemicals-in-beauty-products-making-us-ill https://www.webmd.com/allergies/multiple-chemical-sensitivity https://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2012/03/12/dangerous-beauty-top-5-contaminated-beauty-products/#2059131ca699 https://cosmeticsinfo.org/lead-cosmetics-products |
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