Hand Soap The single most used product in our house is foaming hand soap. It’s 9:00 AM here and I’ve washed my hands 5 times already. My husband and son hate gel hand soaps and for years we used a product full of toxic chemicals. One of the first things we changed was our hand soap. So, what’s in your hand soap? Read my list of things to avoid in personal…
The Dirt on Our Personal Care Products Our skin is our largest organ and first line of defense. It absorbs everything we put on it. Only 11 ingredients are banned in the US vs. about 1200 ingredients banned in cosmetics in the EU. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) states “Personal care products are manufactured with 10,500 unique chemical ingredients, some of which are known or suspected carcinogens, toxic to the…
I ordered these Hurraw! Lip Balms on a whim over a year ago, and I LOVE them. Not only are they all natural, they’re vegan/cruelty free, organic, fair trade, raw, gluten, soy, corn, and shea free, non- GMO, and the company is very transparent. Check out their downloadable PDF. It lists every ingredient in each flavor, a description of the ingredients and their benefits, and where most of their ingredients were harvested.…