This is an entertaining video about the sorts of toxic and carcinogenic chemicals that pervade common cosmetics and even baby products.

It will help you decide whether you need all those chemical compounds floating on your skin, lips and hair.

Chemical companies claim that the dosages are so small that they have little effect.

However, multiply that by daily usage of many products combined, and you have most people absorbing large dosages through skin, breath and ingestion.

Are there dangers? Dr. Mercola provides an excellent article of possibly dangerous chemicals you might want to avoid. http://articles.mercola.com…cosmetic-products…

You might just want to consider limiting your usage of cosmetics or finding chemical free alternatives.

Things to Do

Demand better products for you and your family. Tell the government to monitor toxic chemicals in your cosmetics. Currently, they do not. Surprising, isn’t it?

Vote with your dollars. Try and find truly certified natural products.

Reconsider whether you need all the products that you are using. Less is best!

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