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Face?!
A Practical Guide to the Safe and Sensible
Purchasing of Body Care Products
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Face, Arms, Hands, Back, Legs;
Your Entire Body
• What goes on the skin, goes into the body,
in varying degrees.
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Who Can You Trust?!?
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What Toxic Ingredients are Found
in Body Care Products?
• Parabens • Carbomers
• Phthalates • Aluminum
• Petroleum • Other Heavy Metals
• Petrolatum • Talc
• Mineral Oil • Paraffin
• Glycols • FD&C Synthetic Coloring
• Urea • Synthetic Fragrances
• DEA, MEA & TEA
• BHA, BHT • -to name just a few!
• Sodium Laurel and
Sodium Laureth Sufates
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Parabens: Not a ‘Natural’ Choice!
• They act like growth hormones in the body and also mimic estrogen,
which disrupts normal hormone function.
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Phthalates: Unstable and
Dangerous
• Found in cosmetics, nail polish, perfumes, hair products,
lotions, baby toys, food, paint, shower curtains, plastic
wrap, medical supplies, drugs, straws, toothbrushes, car
seats… they are ubiquitous.
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Phthalates: Still Unstable and
Dangerous…
• They have been identified as a family of hormone-
mimicking chemicals.
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Petroleum
• Can be addictive to skin tissues. It has no
curative benefit to skin tissues, and can
actually create the very condition it is
intended to correct, thus perpetuating the
problem.
• Can cause sensitivities.
• Interrupts respiration of body tissues.
• Plugs pores.
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Petrolatum and Mineral Oil
• Is a petrochemical that forms a barrier on
the skin, makes lipsticks shine and creams
smooth.
• A derivative of crude oil
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UREA; Imidazolidinyl and
Diazolidinyl
• The second most commonly used preservatives
next to parabens.
• The primary cause of skin irritation.
• Releases formaldehyde at very low
temperatures.
• Not effective in inhibiting fungal growth and thus
they must be combined with other
preservatives.
• Used in: skin care, hair products, moisturizing
products, perfumes, deodorants, etc.
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DEA, MEA, TEA: ICK!
• Listed also as: Cocamide DEA/MEA, Cetyl phosphate,
DEA Oleth-3, Phosphate, Myristamide DEA, Stearamide
MEA, Lauramide DEA, etc.
• Used as emulsifiers and foaming agents. They are
popular in bubble bath, body washes, shampoo and
soaps.
• Can cause eye and skin irritation, are easily absorbed
through the skin and accumulates in body organs, even
the brain.
• 1998 study by the Nat’l. Toxicology Program showed a
link between cancer in lab animals and DEA related
ingredients when topically applied.
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BHA/BHT
• Both are used as preservatives in cosmetics,
personal care products and in food.
• BHA is absorbed into the skin and is stored in
body tissues.
• BHT is harmful if ingested, inhaled or absorbed
through the skin. Causes eye and skin irritation.
Is known to be irritating to mucous membranes
and the upper respiratory tract.
• BHT can also cause severe destruction of body
tissues.
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Sodium Laurel and Sodium Laureth
Sulfates
• Found in shampoos, toothpastes, mouth rinses, soaps,
body washes, etc.
• Provides a foamy, bubbly texture.
• Causes irritation on contact with skin, eyes and mucous
membranes.
• Long-term exposure may cause mutagenic effects.
• Is rapidly absorbed –and retained- in the eyes, brain,
heart and liver.
• Alters skin structure, allowing other chemicals to
penetrate deep into the skin, increasing the amount of
other chemicals that can then reach the bloodstream.
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Carbomers
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FD&C Synthetic Color
• Used to make products more attractive, they
offer no real benefit to the skin.
• Usually are listed as: FD&C or D&C and are
accompanied with a color and number. (i.e.:
FD&C Yellow No.5)
• Typically derived from petroleum or coal.
• Lab tests prove that high doses of most
synthetic dyes -which are approved by the FDA-
are capable of causing various adverse
reactions, including cancer.
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Dodging the Chemical Bullet
• Most chemicals used in body care and
cosmetic products are harmful to body
tissues in some way. They add nothing of
value and actually serve to reduce the
quality of the product.
• Chemicals are cheap for cosmetic
chemists to use- but the consumer pays
the price, oftentimes with their health.
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Dodging the Chemical Bullet (cont.)
• Herbalix Restoratives offers a safe, clean and
cutting-edged alternative to the toxic world of
body and hair care!
• We offer: the highest quality ingredients, the
purest methods of manufacture and the
cleanest, most potent formulations available.
• We use absolutely NO: parabens, phthalates,
petroleum, synthetic fragrance or colors,
binders, emulsifiers, metals or
Refined/Bleached/Deodorized oils.
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