Daily Toxin Exposure
I have touched a little on some of the toxins in our everyday routines. As women, we tend to use numerous beauty products daily (and sometimes, several times daily.) LADIES! You would not believe the number of chemicals and toxins you are exposing yourself to!
Many of these products have the same or even more dangerous ingredients than cigarettes, yet they do not come with a Surgeon General’s warning regarding the myriad of risks to your health and safety. Side effects from chemical and toxin exposure include:birth defects, weakened immune system, advanced aging, hormonal and fertility problems, disruption of endocrine system and an increased risk of cancer.
Now, I am not naive to think this is something that has just begun to happen, however, one would think in a developed and regulated country such as the United States, more legislation would exist to control exposure from food, water and personal care and cleaning products.Toxins and chemicals are sneakily slipped into ingredient panels on product packaging or sometimes not even required to be listed at all if determined a “trade secret”.
Legislation
Despite the ever-growing number of products in the cosmetic industry, there has been no federal legislation on cosmetic safety since 1938! The United States has only 11 banned chemicals while Europe has more than 1,300 toxins and chemicals that have been banned for use in consumer products. State legislation is making better strides on the local level though, with 211 bills banning toxins in water and consumer products pending in 32 different states. You can check pending legislation in your state by clicking here.
Educate Yo-self!
Education is the key! Learning more about the ingredients in the products you and your family use is a great way to have some control over chemical exposure. Here are some ways you can educate yourself:
- Read articles online, magazines, books and blogs.
- Follow EWG on social media. EWG’s website also has an abundance of information on all topics environment related.
- Use an app. EWG’s Healthy Living app contains 128,000 products and is growing daily. I use this app and LOVE it! Use the app to scan items and see ingredients’ potential toxicity. If you are not able to find your product in the app, you are asked to participate in helping EWG grow its database by snapping photos of the front and back of the product and barcode so the product can be added. Other apps include Think Dirty, Yuka, and INCI Beauty Analysis.
- Read/scan ingredient panels and labels.
- Listen to green and eco related podcasts. Some of my favorites are The Toxin Terminator, The Green Dudes and Green Divas, and Talking Clean with Irene.
- Engage with other like-minded people by getting involved in local community groups, online communities and attending events both online and in person. Facebook is growing with so many groups for every interest. Offer information, ask questions and show support. I have made some awesome connections this way!
BONUS!
For a FREE printable list of ways you can educate yourself, visit the Donna Naturale Download Library!
Educating yourself is an essential step to greening your home and lifestyle. I am sure you’ve heard it before, knowledge is POWER. By educating ourselves on these issues we can make better and cleaner choices. We can also use our consumer buying power to help drive the industry in a greener direction by supporting and purchasing cleaner alternatives.
I hope this information has challenged you not only to educate, but also to protect yo’self!
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With all the doggone snow we have gotten recently I am stuck inside , fortunately there is the internet, thanks for giving me something to do.
What I’ve learned throughtout the years is that everything has some toxins…nothing we can actually get away from. Great read!
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I cannot put gluten on my skin so checking out ingredients lists has really shown me what fillers and unhealthy substances companies put in products that are cheap and unnecessary
it really makes you think about what you are putting on our skin!
This looks really good. I wish I would have found it earlier though.
Such valuable information…. It is so true that we should always be aware of the products which we use in our daily life…. We mostly use certain products which we have listened of! from others…. But we are not fully aware of the facts that they can be harmful for some type of skins….. It was an amazing article…. Thanks for sharing it with us…!
I had no idea there were so many toxins in beauty products. I’ll have to go through mine and see what I can dispose of.
I always knew that many of the products we use have high number of chemicals and toxins but after reading your article, I am going to be extra careful what I use every day. Absolutely shocking side effects!
My eyes were opened up to this a few years ago. It’s crazy how many things you need to think of!
There is a lot of harmful chemicals that we use in products. It is important to be aware of them. Great information🤗
I had no idea about any of this! Thank you for educating me!
Very informative! Thank you for taking the time to write this and give us these excellent resources.
This is really true. We must research first and get a lot of information before trying out some products. thank you for sharing!
Right on! This is why I’m all about being au natural. Love being educated!
I am lucky in that having SUPER sensitive skin, I’ve taken the time to research the beauty items that I use. That being said, there are some situations where I really struggle to find an alternative that’s effective but also safe to use. I’m always open to learning more!
Thanks for sharing this valuable information. It is scary when you start to realize how many harmful ingredients we are putting in an on our bodies. Definitely important to read the labels.
Wow!I guess I should learn a lot from you and I should check on the products more! Now I have enough time to do so! 🙂
I love using the EWG website as it helps me buy safe items for my family. I have asthma so I buy safe products so I do not have any problems
I have actually known about this for years. It was pretty easy to move to organic foods but nearly impossible to make a complete switch to organic and natural health care products that are effective in the ways they need to be. I’m constantly searching for better, but unfortunately, with little time to do the research I need to. Thank you for bringing this topic to light. It is so important!
I have very sensitive skin so always watch what I am using. I will definitely be growing old gracefully as I wouldn’t risk a reaction to chemicals!
Very helpful resources. I never thought much about what chemicals are in all of my beauty and household products. I do have a link saved somewhere that breaks it all down.
It is amazing how many toxins are all around us, this is so important. Thanks so much for sharing this with all of us!
When I started learning about essential oil when it hit popularity I started learning about the toxins all around us. I used to make my own skin care, but as I got busier I stopped. You reminded me why I did that! Now that I am on quarantine, I should look into it again!
Absolutely Kelly! Now is the PERFECT time! Enjoy and thanks for reading!
This is an eye-opener. I’ll do more research next time.
I do try to watch it! I have been checking my products a lot more.
Very informative post and it’s something I should be looking at more often. Thank you so much for sharing!
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I’ve slowly started to scale back on the number of non toxic beauty products I use, so this event looks amazing!
Yes, many great freebies for registering. And a ton of great info and speakers, I am excited to learn (and maybe even get some ideas for new blog posts!)
Great info and resources!