Our skin is our largest organ. It absorbs everything that is put onto it and takes it directly to the bloodstream.. The good and the bad. Its so good at absorbing that some medicines are applied topically to quicken the absorbtion process. Think birth control patches,nicotine patches, anti fungal and anti biotic creams. Now think about everything that you put on your skin everyday. Here's my routine starting from morning to night-
Wash my face (facial soap)
Shower (body wash, shaving cream, shampoo)
Moisturize (facial lotion, body lotion)
Deodorant
Make up (foundation, blush, bronzer, eyeliners, mascara)
That is on an average day. Some days there could be more- such as foot lotion or tanning lotion. Remember all those chemicals? Well, each of these products are chalk full of them.
One thing I really want people to know about is "fragrance." These are protected under the trade secret law. What that means for us is that they do not have to disclose what they are putting in their "fragrance," nor are those ingredients regulated. Each fragrance can have tons of chemicals in it, up to 1,000 even. And to make matters worse, literally everything we use has fragrance in it. Some side effects of the most common chemicals in fragrances - asthma, dizziness, reproductive problems and birth defects, allergies, immunotoxies, headaches, and skin discoloration to name a few.
Another scary one- Propylene Glycol and Butylene Glycol- Found in BABY WIPES, shampoos, cleaners, deodorants, and more. According to the EPA these chemicals are so toxic that they say contact with the skin can cause brain, liver, and kidney abnormalities. Some companies use these two ingredients in VERY high quantities. For example, baby R's wipes, the first ingredient is propylene glycol.
SLS- or sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate. This is in shampoos, conditioners, hair spray, creams, facial soaps, etc.
In lab tests animals, especially young, experienced eye and skin irritation, hair loss, immune system damage and even death. Once absorbed by the skin it can stay in your organs for a lifetime.
Parabens- known as Methylparaben, Probylparaben, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben and Benezylparaben. All parabens should be avoided. They are in most skin creams, shampoos, make up and bubble bath. These are hormone disruptor and have been linked to breast cancer and heart problems.
You will see a lot about lab tests and animal testing with all of the harmful chemicals. Another reason to go natural, organic, and homemade- NO ANIMAL TESTING. Why? Because it isn't needed!
The baby step for this post?- HONEY. Yup, real, edbile, made by bees, honey. Go buy yourself a jar of 100% organic RAW honey. It may be a little shocking at first, it is not the liquid form most of us are used to seeing. It is a solid, paste like consistency. However, it tastes the same as "regular" honey and can be used the same. Added bonus of honey- shelf life of forever.
This honey is soon to be a staple in your homes. For now though lets keep it simple. Face wash.
This may sound crazy, but, give it a try before you knock it. Honey face wash. Not honey mixed with anything, just plain ol raw honey.
I have been trying this out for 4 days now. I simply wash off my make up with a warm rag, apply the honey, let it sit for about 2 minutes then rinse off with the warm rag. Before beginning this experiment my skin on my forehead was oily and broken out, my nose was breaking out with blackheads and my chin and cheeks were extremely dry and scaly. Basically I had crazy pre-pregnancy hormone ravaged skin. In the just 4 days since I have been using honey only my skin has improved a TON! All of my blemishes I had have healed, I only have 1 new pimple (as apposed to the 1-2 new ones I was getting a day), my forehead has hardly any sheen to it (a lot less oily) and my chin and cheeks are almost completely scale free. The dryness disappearing has been my favorite part. After washing with face wash my skin got so tight and nasty, and it would peel. I am pleased to say all of my skin on my face is extremely soft now! Including my eye brows.....I'm not sure why you would want soft eye brows, but I don't know what your into. :P And if you are worried about t getting into your hair- I have not had a problem with this yet, I just pull my hair back and don't apply it right at my hair line, in the places it has got in my hair the warm rag takes it right out. I will post an update in a week or so with extended results!
So the next TreeGals challenge?-Raw Honey Face Wash! Give t a try! Let me know your results!
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