Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

Laura G. — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:21:44 GMT

Let's use some logic:

Women have been wearing make up for decades and decades, yet we are getting more illnesses and cancers. Have the recipes for make up changed that much over the years? NO.

What HAS changed is that almost EVERY food on the grocery store shelf has some sort of soy product in it. I NEVER used to see soy in EVERY candy bar, gum, even potato chips package 10 years ago. Or, did I just not notice it? I don't think I didn't notice-- I think the food industry has been changing its recipes.

In addition, to soy being more prevalent, so is the use of FAKE sugar. I wanted a little piece of gum the other day, and since I've sworn off fake sugar (including Splenda, which gives me joint aches, aspartame, and saccharin) I decided to get a piece of plain "old fashioned" sugar gum, like Hubba Bubba or something... well, guess what? Even our "sugar" gum has fake sugar added to it now!!! See for yourself!

Now, I stick to Peelu gum, and I try to avoid soy products. I've read that Dr. Mercola says soy lecithin is okay, but I don't really understand why.

Getting back to make up... have make up recipes changed all that much over the years? I'm not suggesting that they're blameless, but I don't see that as the main culprit. I actually have switched to healthier LIPSTICKS, because I lick and bite my lips a lot. Now, I use Dr. Hauschka and some other brand (I forgot the name of it) from Whole Foods, but I can't even be certain they're okay.

PLEASE answer this multi-faceted question: if soy is bad for us, then what about soy in our personal care products? More specifically, if soybean oil is in a lipstick, perhaps, is that a bad thing? Keep in mind, we will probably not be able to tell by the label whether the soybean oil is fermented or not. Dr. Mercola repeatedly tells us if we can't eat it, don't put it on our skin. We can eat soy...

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

vtierce750 — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:35:31 GMT

Thanks so much for this article. Amazing how they are trying to kill us with all the toxins

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

just4shermie — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:30:10 GMT

I like Aubrey Organics all natural personal care items. You can get them direct at www.aubrey-organics.com or on other websites like drugstore.com and vitaminshop.com. I really like that they give a full ingredients list for every product on their website! Some of these other ones I just checked out didn't.

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

JDK — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:12:52 GMT

I have used coconut oil on my scalp and got bad allergic reaction.
My whole scalp was inflam with scabes and very itching. after itching it cause staph infection.
Do not put coconut oil on your scalp.
JDK

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

bumble bee — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:12:29 GMT

this is for Anne from Australia. after i read your post, i was really interested in the book you spoke of by carla oates. i searched for it online and could not find a source i could by it from. i live in the states. any ideas? thanks.

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

d-malone4000 — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:36:40 GMT

I jhave spent several months looking for a truly certified organic skincare and make-up range. I located it in Australia. It is certified organic to food standards. The products are grown and processed without the use of synthetic chemicals, fertilisers, or GMO's. My skin has become really silky and re-hydrated in a few weeks. They can be found at www.onegrp.com/?worldlywiseorganics.

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

peggysue777 — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:32:04 GMT

So does anyone but me maybe think that it seems anything we are using (vanity) wise seems to be harmful? Do you think God is trying to tell us something? I am using less and less of anyhting that is not natural. I am starting to only think, did they do this back in the "old days?" Seems we were a lot healthier than we are now. It seems the more products we come up with, the more harmful they are getting. I think we were meant to be hunters, and gatherer's and have our own "little farm", seems once we got away from that, things started getting worse. And please don't think we are overpopulated. Only God gives life and takes it away. They actually say we could all (every person there is) fit in the state of Texas!!

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

bundybear — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:06:54 GMT

What a fantastic site you have. I enjoy reading your information and passing it on to others who share the same interests. I have been informed many years ago about the dangers of synthetic ingrediants in our personal care products and have endeavoured to keep my children, family and friends up to date with deceiving ingrediant labels. When we buy our food I check the label, it drives my kids mad. So the same goes when I purchase products for our bodies. I am aware of so called 'natural' and synthetic ingrediants. I do not purchase these products. When discussing this subject with friends they are disgusted to find there are no regulations for labelling. Informed people make informed decisions when purchasing products for themselves and their families. I look forward to reading more valuable information from you.

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

saynotoquacks — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:55:56 GMT

"Organic" or not, none of this expensive cr*p is necessary. Virgin olive oil is the only external skin moisturizer you will ever need. Otherwise a proper diet will beautify your skin as well as all your inner organs.

Shampoo is just that: a SHAM of poo. I use plain ivory soap to wash my hair. No more headaches! No more hair loss! I'll bet shampoo is the primary cause of baldness in men.

Plain baking soda with a little water is miraculous as armpit deodorant.

I confess I use Tom's of Maine "natural" toothpaste (as it has no fluoride or sweeteners), and it does have sodium lauryl sulfate. But I rinse my mouth real good! With fluoridated water unfortunately.

Can somebody recommend something cheap and natural and safe to brush teeth with? Baking soda erodes the enamel BAD. So does salt. Is hydrogen peroxide safe for this?

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

ChrisK — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:08:01 GMT

I usually use Toms Deodorant and Toothpaste. The Toms deodorant with Lavender and Peach oils seem to work for me quite well....and no yellow stains on my undershirts. The toothpaste is pleasant as well, but can't usually find the non-fluoride kind, but figure it's better than the others.

ALSO, reading all of the posts and clicking on the various sites people have posted/recommended, I would urge those that have an interest to please state it is their website (or affiliate) and they are selling those products. As a consumer, I find it a little unethical for people to go on about a product on this board, show/recommend a link, click on it and you see they are the one's selling the product. Just be honest and say how much you believe in the product and you recommend it...as well as being the one who sells it. No harm in that, but provides full disclosure.

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

baseball mom — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:35:43 GMT

I am new here but would like to post two replies to "healthdog" and "katy"

to Healthdog, I am not sure about your comment, "it is not about what you put "ON" your body", etc. I believe that everything you put on your body is absorbed by your skin, and that is why there are such things as nicotine and hormone patches. They are absorbed through your skin. Maybe you were trying to make another point that I did not get, but to me, the outside is just as important as the inside. Forgive me if I did not understand your comment.

To Katy, regarding deodorants. I have tried many natural kinds, and I have finally found one that works for me. With other's I would have "smell" throughout the day but with the kind at simplyorganicskin.com, I do not notice any smell. I was really skeptical before trying it, but it worked for me. Hope this helps.

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

baweinberg — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:18:05 GMT

Good point. However, doing research on EWG's website is not the answer. They frequently do not report all of the ingredients either. For example, the have a mascara called Bioelements listed as the most safe. But they (the EWG) lists only the active ingredients. When I called Bioelements and asked if there was anything else in that mascara, they sent me an email with about 20 other ingredients that were chemicals and were not listed by EWG. Also, EWG considers mica, iron oxide, and titanium dioxide (which are in just about every makeup product) to be safe. These are not safe. Iron oxide is rust. Titanium dioxide increases free radical damage. So Dr. Mercola, I do not think you should send people to EWG. Instead, people should ask the companies for every ingredient in a product (or read the label) and determine whether they believe these ingredients are safe. I will no longer use EWG to do my research for me.

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

mama_of2 — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:49:01 GMT

Propylene glycol is used in antifreeze and when you check the bottle -you will see warning on it!
Anything what is from mineral oil sits on top of your skin and secondly is mimicking fake hormons-and with plastic bottles we have more than enough-just check the labels and Dr. Mercola site for references!

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

Islander — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:32:23 GMT

Watch me get slammed with negative points for this...but why do we need cosmetics? What's wrong with a freshly-scrubbed look? When you look at me, what you see is what you get. My face does not get applied in the morning or washed off before bed. I use no "beauty" products (too late for that anyway!) and my soap is a pure, handmade product crafted by friends locally.

I know, I know...I worked with teens for most of my life and the girls love to get all tarted up. Sadly, if they need any of that crap at all, it's when they begin to show the damage of age and sun...not when they are 15 and their skin is still unblemished.

Do some women really believe that creams and lotions improve anything? Or that a commercial fragrance is preferable to their own natural one? How sad....

re: Not All Natural Beauty Products Are Natural

Dachshund Lover — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:08:11 GMT

hi,
i think using natural and organic has caught on recently in the United States. If funny, coz I am Indian and people in India (at least some people there) have been been practicing Homeopathy and Ayurveda since the Vedic ages.
Its sad how marketing has lead people there to use more and more synthetic products and think thats better.

I use a lot of Himalaya Herbal products- right from their toothpaste to their facewash and facewash cream, shampoo, conditioner, face cream, night cream, body lotion etc. ..
They also have a line of baby care, pet care, pure herbs, womens health, men's health and Therapeutic products.

Until recently it was not available in the US, and I always had to ask people coming from india to get me stuff :)

It is more expensive buying it online here as it is packaged differently. There are a few websites where you can buy it cheaper and they ship it from India.

Either ways here is the himalaya herbal website:

http://www.himalayaherbals.com/index.htm

I have also used Biotique (papaya scrub and Eyeliner) and Lotus Herbals (Shampoo and Conditioner, Sun screen and detan lotion-i'm indian- i dont think i need to tan anymore- ha ha)

I love the lotus facewash ( with jojoba) I prefer that over the himalaya herbal face wash THOUGH the himalaya herbal face wash cream is amazing.

here are the other websites-
Biotique:
http://www.biotique.com/home.jsp

Lotus:
http://www.lotusherbals.com/

If you need any information regarding any of the produts you can mail me at charrismo@yahoo.com
i just really like the stuff and want to share it

Karishma