| Our
skin, the body’s largest organ, is our most important
immune defense barrier as well as our most efficient waste
elimination mechanism. Commercial products with harmful
petroleum ingredients can plasticize and “constipate”
your skin, causing germs more likely to enter into our
body, and toxins more likely to be retained and not released
through our skin, the largest detox organ.
Every day we use products
we think are safe, but the truth is, products we use every
day are not always safe – and manufacturers are
not required to tell us so. How shocked we were when we
found out that our government relinquished the right to
control the cosmetic industry in 1938, allowing that multibillion-dollar
industry to become self-regulated. This “Cosmetic
Conspiracy” means that products can be marketed
without government approval, regardless of test results.
In a typical day, you may
be exposed to over 200 chemicals, many of which are suspected
of causing cancer or juggling hormones. EPA tests conclude
that ingredients in shampoos, dyes and other personal
care products “may be wreaking havoc with hormones
that control reproduction and development.”
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