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THE PERFECT BATHROOM OF THE HOLISTIC FAMILY
 In our homes, the bathroom is a place for purity and
beauty. Or is it really? Find out how to keep the family bathroom a beauty haven AND a
totally safe place for everyone from babies to grown-ups. A holistic
life lifestyle isn't only about healthy foods and vitamins; it's also
about what you put on your skin and hair day after day.. Why?
Because what you put on your skin eventually ends in your bloodstream
and body fat exactly the same way as if you ate it.
Everything counts: what you take within and what you put without
We all love to have fresh and squeaky-clean smelling products in our
bathroom; something that makes you feel good and ready to get going
with the day in the morning and relaxed in the evening. Have you
wondered what your shower gel or shampoo is made of? Or your favorite
anti-aging moisturizer, which claims to make you look 10 years
younger? Or this baby oil that looks so cute and safe?
Usually, there are dozens of chemical ingredients in each and every
one of those products in your bathroom. Some of them even have names
that are difficult to pronounce. In the past, scientists and doctors
considered that these cosmetic chemicals were not harmful because it
was believed that they cannot enter the body. That is why the FDA does
not regulate the cosmetic industry the same way as it does
pharmaceutical industry. In plain words, this means that there is no
thorough testing of the safety of chemicals in personal care products
.  Thus, the beauty products manufacturers can put whatever they want
and consider safe in their creams, shampoos and lotions. In the end,
it doesn't matter how pretty and glamorous the packaging is: what
matter is what is INSIDE the very sexy packaging. A classical example
of this faulty policy is the infamous Tho-Radia cream. Tho-Radia was a
very popular anti-aging wonder-cream back in 1930s this contained
Radium as it was shown that radium tightens and smoothes the
skin. Imagine spreading Radium on your face, all happily because it
has been shown to rejuvenate the skin. I would say that it would be a
pretty deadly beauty makeover.
Chemical Beauty
Happily, today no one even thinks of putting radioactive materials in
beauty products. However, in everyday personal care products, there
are chemicals that are much sneakier than radioactive material because
these are considered safe in the amount used, but... The truth is
that chemicals from your shampoos, soaps, lotions and moisturizers CAN
and DO get inside your body and accumulate over time. They are also
found inside, in our blood, our tissues, our organs. They create a
wreck in our bodies that could end up triggering diseases like ADHD,
autism, cancer, infertility, Parkinson and others. The names of the
top toxic chemical beasties are nitrosamines, phthalates, 1,4-dioxane,
parabens, lead and hydroquinone.
Holistic lifestyle: your diet and vitamines are not enough
You may think that your body is clean and pure because you have a good
diet and you exercise and detox regularly; therefore, it does not
matter what kind of personal care products you use (after all you
rinse most of them off anyway i.e. soaps, shampoos and others). If
this is what you think, you are deadly wrong because everything counts
when it comes to exposure to chemicals and pollutants. The
accumulation of everyday chemicals in your body is called body burden
and has been discovered only recently. To keep chemicals, pollutants
and toxins outside of your body, you need to detox regularly (increase
output), but you also need to limit the input. Food is a prime source
of input when it's not organic. Personal care products are also a
considerable source of chemical input in your body. Why? Because your
skin lets things through. It's even more permeable in babies and
children than in adults.
Your precious skin
Your skin is your alargest organ and contrary to mainstream
belief, it is not just a passive "shield" to protect the body from dust and
microbes and sunlight. YOUR SKIN BREATHES, like your lungs. It absorbs
oxygen and releases cellular wastes through perspiration. It is
responsible for producing the vital Vitamin D thanks to sunlight. In
Traditional Chinese Medicine, the skin is ruled by the element of
Metal, which governs the lungs and the large intestine. These three
organs are essential gates: they let in something vital (oxygen for
lungs, water for large intestine, oxygen and sunlight for skin) and
they let out cellular waste. We all know that it's not good to breathe
polluted air. Well, it's the same idea when you use any chemical
personal care products -even soaps, shower gels or shampoos which you
rinse off quickly- it's as bad as breathing in a very polluted city
because your skin still absorbs some of it. It's even more pronounced
in babies, children and elderly, as their skin is thinner.
The feedback loop
It is clear now that using chemical personal care products is not good
for you. But it's not good for you in MORE ways than you may
expect. This is because some chemicals do not degrade and stay in the
environment, polluting everything and everywhere, accumulating in the
food chain and actually ending up on your dinner table! Chemicals like
DDT or germ-killing triclosan used in hundreds of soaps, toothpastes
and deodorants. Researchers recently discovered traces of triclosan in
dolphins. Dolphins get it from water and from fish they eat. Most of
us eat fish, therefore, we ingest triclosan (along with all these
other non-degrading chemicals used in cosmetics). Triclosan is bad
news because it disrupts growth, development and hormonal balance.
This is just one example!
So next time you use chemical personal care products, remember that
it's not just bad for you and your family but bad
SQUARED. NEVERTHELESS, you can stop this polluting non-sense and
protect yourself and your loved ones at the same time. The solution is
very simple and easy: choose certified organic personal care
products.
Certified or Not?
If you are still wondering if and why you should go for organic
personal care products, the answer is very straightforward: because it
is safer and healthier for you and your loved ones. Today, quite a few
non-governmental foundations are lobbying to have the US adopt the
same rules for cosmetic products as Europe because Europe banned toxic
chemicals from cosmetic use.
With Nature Purity, you don't even have to worry about it: all our
products come from France and most of them are certified organic by
the leading organic certification agency: Ecocert. This means that
each product is controlled, non-polluting and certified from the
beginning to the end: from the raw ingredients to the production
facility. The environmental impact of each product is also controlled
and kept to a minimum. So these products are good for you TWICE!
A matter of Beauty is also a matter of Health
Certified organic products are usually more expensive than regular
personal care products filling up the shelves of pharmacies,
supermarkets and department stores because they cost way more to
produce! Good stuffs are not dirt cheap, especially when they are
certified. But they are safer for you and your family. Non certified
personal care products (even those claiming to be green or natural)
may smell good and fresh and clean; but some of them are still full of
BAD chemicals. Health is the most precious gift from life. You hear
everywhere about the spiraling cost of health care and people getting
more and more sick. Have you wondered why?
Choose a holistic lifestyle for you and your family, not only in the
kitchen, but also in the bathroom. It's going to help you save
thousands of $ in future health care costs and a lot of stress and
worry. So take advantage of our Green Family Sale.
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