I just saw a wonderful video called “The Story of Cosmetics” by Annie Leonard, where she explains with detail how dangerous and harmful many of the cosmetics we use on a daily basis are and what we should do about it. This does not mean that there are no healthy and safe cosmetic products to use, but we do need to be careful, read the labels and use natural products if possible.
Some Highlights from the Video:
“I love my shampoo of the dozens of care products that i use everyday is the one i cant live without” I Read the Ingredients right here SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, TETRASODIUM EDTA, METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE, what is this stuff?”
“I took this list to some scientist that know how to read it, turns out my shampoo contains a quemical linked to cancer and lots of other products in my bathroom sunscreen, lipstick and even baby shampoo also contain quemicals liked to cancer or other problems like learning disabilities, asthma and even damaged sperm”
“The Average American women uses 12 health care products daily, the average man uses six. Each containing a dozen or more quemicals. Less than 20% quemicals in cosmetics has been asses for safety by Industry safety panel”
“So we dont know what they do to us when we use them”
“On Cosmetics labels words like herbal, natural even organic have no legal definition that means that anybody can put anything in a bottle and call it natural and they do.”
“Today big cosmetic companies say that doses of poison in the products are so small to be harmless, yea maybe if you use them once a year, i guess they never get out and see that their products are being used and combined with other products every day”
“The FDA doesent even asses the safety of personal care products or their ingredients, since 1938 they have banned 8 out of 12,000 ingredients used in cosmetics”
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