SwitchtoFreelance: Why You Should Ditch Your Chemical-Based Personal Products, and Switch to Natural-Based Products?

Have you ever heard of petroleum jelly, mineral oil, SLS/SLES, parabens, dimethicone, phthalates, synthetic parfum, DEA, propylene glycol, and DEET? Sure enough you know these stuffs if you happen to read the ingredients of one of your personal products like your shampoo, your deodorant, your lotion, your make-up, or your bath soap. These substances are often found on our household, personal, and cosmetic products.

We often think that these chemicals are harmless to us, but what we don’t know is that these substances have lasting negative effects in our body; even cancer-causing effects. For educational purposes, I will be discussing the damaging effects of each chemicals in our body.

Let’s start with the MOISTURIZERS mineral oil, dimethicone, paraffin, and petrolatum. These chemicals coats skin like plastic which clogs pores, slows down skin function and cell development, and speed up skin ageing.

Next are the SURFACTANTS namely SLS/SLES (sodium lauryl sulfate/sodium laureth sulfate), ALS/ALES (ammonium lauryl sulfate, ammonium laureth sulfate). These are commonly found on shampoos and bath soaps. These damage skin allowing ready penetration of carcinogens.

The PRESERVATIVES are parabens, BHA/BHT, DMDM hydantoin, phenoxyethanol, and TEA ( triethanolamine). These ingredients may cause cancer and tumors, weakens immune system, allergenic and irritant, and premature ageing.

FRAGRANCEs like synthetic parfum and phthalates may cause damage to liver and reproductive organs.

ANTI-BACTERIAL agent triclosan may cause endocrinal and reproductive malfunctions.

COLORANTS like lake dyes, FD&C colors, carmine (a natural colorant in lipsticks but made from crushed cochineal insects) are neurotoxic and possible carcinogen.

EMULSIFIER “DEA” (diethanolamine) may affect hormones.

SOLVENT like propylene glycol may cause damage to liver and kidney.

BUG REPELLENT ADDITIVE “deet” promotes degenerative diseases, and congenital diseases.

Today, you have choice, to keep on buying these commercial personal products and damage your health or choose to buy natural-based products which are a little bit more expensive yet keeps you healthy and nourishes your skin and hair naturally.

Here’s a list of some natural-based products companies:

Courtesy of: http://www.humanheartnature.com/

Human Nature- http://www.humanheartnature.com/

Neways International- http://www.neways.com/en/home.aspx

Dr. Ron’s Ultra Pure- https://www.drrons.com/chemical-free-body-care.htm

Made From Earth- http://www.madefromearth.com/

Sodashi- http://www.sodashi.com/

Going-Natural- http://going-natural.com/shop/all-categories

Just try to check online for more natural-based products. After all, you will be happy that when you use natural-based products you create wellness in you and with mother nature. Chemical-based products doesn’t only harm you, it also pollutes mother earth.

So now, go and make yourself chemical-free or almost chemical-free. Choose true beauty, choose natural.