If we all really understood what was in our creams, hair products, toothpastes, washing powders, washing up liquids, food, and our household cleaning products we`d probably have a fit. Our skin covers our whole body, not just our faces and what we avoid in one item, is probably being absorbed from another item. It`s a minefield and you`d have to work really hard to 100% avoid "chemicals, toxins, additives " or whatever people choose to call them. I stick my hands into washing up liquid everyday, I dye my hair, I wash my clothes in detergent, I clean my house, brush my teeth, eat food bought from a supermarket and so on. God knows what`s inside my body !
I saw a documentary ages ago where 2 sisters had their blood analysed for certain chemicals and the readings were really high. For a month the scientists removed all their skincare, makeups, cleaning products, processed food etc and replaced them with things such as soap nuts for clothes washing, vinegar and lemon to clean with, nothing but fresh unprocessed food, organic makeup, basic vegetable derived skincare such as coconut oil, no deodorants, soap nut and henna hair products, home made toothpaste and then took the readings again. The levels had dropped dramatically but they still had a certain amount in their blood which had simply come from their environment, the furniture they sat on, the office they worked in and the world around them. Both girls said the month had been really hard, they felt their clothes, hair and bodies didn`t really feel clean, they hated the given makeup, face, hair and bodycare items and henna hair dye, they found cleaning their flat and making their meals took much longer and they couldn`t wait to return to many of their old items. So I guess it`s all down to choice and a sense of perspective.
