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The Story of Cosmetics

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Probiotics - What are they? And Why do we need them?

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Probiotics are live bacteria that are similar to the bacteria found in our stomachs.
Prebiotics are food for the benificial bacteria.
Pathogenic are disease/illness causing bacteria are bad if their ratio to Probiotics is higher than 15:85

Common Warning Signs of a

Bacteria Imbalance

• Difficulty losing weight, sugar/carbohydrate

cravings

• Frequent fatigue, poor concentration

• Frequent constipation or diarrhoea

• Faulty digestion, acid reflux and other gut

disorders

• Sleeping poorly, possible night sweats

• Painful joint inflammations/stiffness

• Bad breath, gum disease & dental problems

• Frequent colds, flu or infections

• Chronic yeast problems, candida

• Acne, eczema, skin & foot fungus, etc

• Extreme menstrual or menopausal symptoms

• Allergies and food sensitivities

Things that Kill

Bacteria in the Body

• Antibiotics

• Birth control pills

• Steroidal/hormonal drugs

• Fluoride

• Chlorine

• Coffee/tea

• Carbonated drinks

• Man-made vitamins

• Synthetic ascorbic acid

• Radiation

• Stress

• Preservatives

• Additives

• Pesticides

• Fertilisers

85% Probiotic Bacteria : 15% Pathogenic Bacteria

is the ideal ratio of good to bad bacteria in the gut

85% Pathogenic Bacteria : 15% Probiotic Bacteria

is the ratio most people have

Millions of helpful bacteria reside in the intestines, these bacteria are needed for the proper development of the immune system (Babies that are breastfed have lots of these good bacteria and that is why they are more resistant to diseases)We also need them to help digest and absorb food and nutrients.and fight the bad bacteria that can bring about dieases.Although society try’s to tell us that bacteria are bad, that is untrue.Most bacteria in our bodies is actually beneficial.But with the exception of pathogenic bacteria which if allowed to collect in large numbers bring disease ad distress to us.To have a well balanced ratio of good (Progenic) to bad(pathogenic) bacteria it must be 85:15. If the pathogenic level gets higher than this, problems will occur.When there is more pathpogenic bacteria in an area, toxic waste is secreted into the blood stream, causeing uimmune systems to get confused.

In the August, 2009 Pediatrics magazine there is a study analyzing and confirming that probiotics maintains immunity and prevents disease, particularly in children who experienced

a significant decrease in cold and influenza incidences after continued probiotic supplementation

The following is an article Compiled & edited by Dr. Robert Chamberlain March, BS, MsT, RMT, ND (USA certified)

Almost 100 years ago, the Russian born bacteriologist and 1908 Nobel Laureate,Ilya Mechnikov, stated: “Death begins in

the colon.”In his groundbreaking book Prolongation of Life, Mechnikov documented in detail the unusually lengthy life spans of several societies that practised eating fermented foods and special bacterial cultures called kefirs. He made consistent observations of 100+ year-old men and women that were still leading highly active and healthy lives! It was Professor Ilya Mechnikov that coined the term “probiotic” to describe friendly bacteria. His research made a direct link between human longevity and the necessity of maintaining

DEATH BEGINS IN THE COLON

TODAY . . . ALMOST A CENTURY LATER . . .

Brilliant medical researchers from all over the world are refocused on the importance of probiotics in the diet, quietly reshaping the way medical science views health. Building on Mechnikov’s early research, their vital new discoveries are bringing more and more credence to this startling medical evidence:

Do we have a false sense of complacency about our health? Do we believe that because we faithfully take our vitamins, or regularly bombard ourselves with silver bullets, pills and

potions, that we won’t contract a disease? CURRENT NEWS FLASH: North Americans ingest more vitamin and mineral supplements per capita than any other educated population

in the world. Yet, 1 out of 2 Americans will still die due to either heart disease or cancer! Similar death rates for heart disease and cancer now exist worldwide.

FUTURE FILE: As the general public learns more about probiotics, and health practitioners acknowledge their importance in the maintenance of our health, we will have

connected the dots between a healthy colon, sound health and increased life span.

When you suffer from low quantities of good (probiotic) bacteria your immune system is severely compromised.

This leaves you predisposed to fatigue, joint inflammation, viral attack, parasites, allergies and all manner of digestive disorders and life-threatening diseases.

WHY VITAMINS AREN'T ENOUGH!

Once harmful toxin-producing bacteria and fungi take over in the gastrointestinal tract, our immune system has become severely compromised. Given our exposure to stress, toxic chemicals, antibiotics, steroidal drugs and carcinogenic substances, it is a must that we proactively guard the health of our gut and supplement with probiotics every day.

Without the correct balance of 85% probiotic bacteria to 15% pathogenic bacteria, some form of physical disease is likely to manifest itself. Maintaining this critical ratio is the single most

important thing we can do to ensure good health and longevity.

We are exposed to BILLIONS OF METRIC TONNES OF POLLUTANTS in our everyday lives. Lead, mercury, cadmium (plus over 4500 other toxic heavy metal by-products), drugs, vaccines, and a host of other dangers are wreaking (creating) havoc in our bodies. As our toxin levels rise and go unchecked, our immune system and other mission critical processes in our body become dangerously compromised and begin to fail.

HOW BACTERIA WORKS MIRACLES IN OUR BODIES

Bacteria are at the base of all life on this planet. They were the original life and they most certainly will be the last, because absolutely no living thing on earth can exist without them. Understanding how bacteria operates and rules the body is often the missing link in understanding the demise of our

first line of defence: The Immune System.

THE MAGIC CYCLE

Bacteria have no teeth, but rather produce enzymes. These enzymes then identify, digest and deliver nutrients where they need to go. You have tens of trillions of cells, each of which needs 100,000 enzymes to function correctly.

It is enzymes that are responsible for every metabolic process in your body.

If there is a deficit of friendly (probiotic) bacteria in the human gut, then there is a deficit of enzymes. Without these vital enzymes, nutrients do not get used. This lack of uptake of nutrients is at the heart of what causes most of the disorders in the human body. You can consume the best nutrients in the world, but if you cannot digest and assimilate them, then

everything is lost.

Today, most of us have lost our ability to digest nutrients. This is largely due to the fact that the “anti-probiotic” things (see the things that kill bacteria above) we are exposed to have killed off the friendly bacteria necessary to produce the enzymes that digest these nutrients. Enzymes are responsible for all building and repairs in the body, and they need amino acids to get these jobs done. It is crucial to good health to have amino acids floating in the body – available at a moment’s notice – so that enzymes can utilise them when needed.

THE COMPETITION TO SURVIVE

The strongest bacteria will always kill the weaker ones. Further, bacteria compete for food sources. Therefore, it is a fallacy to think you are helping the body by taking a probiotic supplement that only has one, two or maybe even four types of lactobacillus, and no food source with it. These new bacteria will deplete the number of bad and good bacteria in your body, as they compete for food. That is why it is important to supply all 13 key Lactobacillus members along with the foods they like to eat. Then they work in harmony as a unit, in order to balance the populations of pathogenic (harmful) bacteria in the body. Bacteria manufacture lactic acid to protect themselves from bad bacteria. Lactic acid has a pH factor of 3.5 or less. NO BAD bacteria can live in this environment and, in fact, this low pH environment promotes the growth of good bacteria. It is vital to your health that a proper environment is maintained in the intestinal tract

and that it has the proper balance of 85% friendly to 15% unfriendly bacteria. Without this proper balance of bacteria, all manner of physical disease manifests itself. This singular focus, of cultivating the proper intestinal flora, is the most important thing we can do to ensure good health. In the absence of abundant friendly flora, the body loses its fantastic ability to heal itself. Probiotic bacteria (friendly bacteria) prevent the invasion and colonisation of harmful bacteria,

fungi, yeast, viruses, moulds, and other parasites. Thus, these friendly bacteria prolong a healthy life. They maintain chemical and hormonal balance, regulate nutrients, and stimulate correct digestion and proper immune function. They will process

putrefied materials and pathogenic products like Candida, harmful bacteria and parasites, and in many cases will penetrate the permeable lining of the gut wall and permanently destroy potentially harmful organisms.

In short, the main health benefits of probiotics include:

Increased digestion, alleviation of digestive disorders, enhanced assimilation and synthesis of nutrients (including vitamins, minerals, and proteins), improved absorption of calcium, protection against E. coli infection, improved immune function, improved lactose tolerance and digestibility of all milk products, reduction of vaginal infections and yeast infections, increased anti-carcinogenic (anti-cancer) activity,

reduction/prevention of peptic ulcers caused by H. pylori bacteria, reduction in bad cholesterol, and reduction of acne.

Sporogenes are the most stable and “intelligent”

of any of the Lactobacilli bacteria. Sporogenes derive their name from spore-bearing lactic acid bacteria.

When good bacteria die they give their bodies up

as food to the others. During the life cycle of this species it forms spores. Spores are a fully alive, but dormant, stage for these bacteria. They have developed a protective envelope in which they wrap themselves. Therefore they are totally unharmed by stomach acid and, in fact, are actually benefited by it, as it helps the Sporogenes release their outer envelope to begin their life cycle in the intestine. They are also not harmed by rather high temperatures. Once they reach the intestine, they are very rapid and effective colonisers and are one of the most prolific lactic acid producers of all the

Lactobacillus bacteria. As a result they soon lower the pH of the intestine, making it inhospitable to yeast and other putrefactive bacteria. As the pH of the colon becomes normal, the putrefactive and pathogenic bacteria diminish in

number, allowing beneficial bacteria including the Lactobacillus to multiply. The result is a rapid increase in lactic acid and butyrates, which serve as nourishing fuels for the cells that line the colon. With the vastly reduced number of putrefactive

and pathogenic bacteria inhabiting the colon, a substantially reduced level of toxic substances leave the colon with the fluids absorbed into the hepatic-portal bloodstream that goes from the gastro-intestinal tract to the liver. With a manageable level of toxins to deal with, the liver is able to neutralise all of them, and the posthepatic blood circulation is clear of even low levels of toxins. Hence, there is no longer a stimulation of the disease process or the breakdown of weak genes in the outlying tissue cells. The hidden disease process is thus halted.

Did you know;

Probiotics can help prevent illness and promote health, Good bacteria crowd out the bad bacteria and keep them in small numbers.

Probiotics have been known to help with: diarrhea,urinary tract onfections,irritable bowel syndrom, dermatitis(eczema),bladder cancer,constipation,weight loss,influenza,hay fever, gas, and bloating,

Lactobacillus reuteri, which occurs in the gut of many mammals and is found in human breast milk, immediately and directly affects nerves in the gut.

Yoghurt is not a probiotic so is not enough to help.

Probiotics are just as effective as conventional antiseptics according to a study conducted by researchers from University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, and published in the journal Critical Care.

“Up to 90% of all known human illness

and disease can be traced back to an

unhealthy colon!”

Facts;

Adult intestines carry around 1-2kgs of bacteria,Which is about ten times larger than the total number of cells in our body.

Be wary of products that don't specify how much or what type of bacteria.

Researchers are discovering that this “good” bacteria helps not only to stimulate digestive health, but may stimulate a healthy immune system. These probiotic bacteria may even be a key to understanding obesity. Gary Huffnagle, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan Health System, is one of the country’s leading researchers into the world of probiotics.

Until we are born, we are completely sterile of microbes. Once outside the womb, we are bombarded by microbes and soon we have 10 times more microbes in our body than the number of cells that make up the human body.

“The good microbes – and this is where probiotics come in – keep the bad microbes in small numbers. But they also stimulate the immune system and improve our digestive function. That’s the subject of research that has been going on for years,” Huffnagle says.

REFERENCES

· In-Liven your health from ONEGROUP, Australia.

· Compiled & edited by Dr. Robert Chamberlain March, BS, MsT, RMT, ND (USA certified)

· Goldin BR et al.“Survival of Lactobacillus species (strain GG) in human gastrointestinal tract” Digestive Diseases and Sciences 37(1):121-128

· Lipski, Elizabeth, M.S., C.C.N. Digestive Wellness. Keats Publishing, New Canaan, CT, 1996.

· March, Robert Chamberlain, B.S., N.D.“The Eleven Principles of Physical Wellness” from Practical Holistic Nutrition, Healing Heart Press, Scottsdale,Arizona, 1995.

· McFarland LV, Bernasconi P “Saccaromyces boulardii, a review of an innovative biotherapeutic agent” Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease, 6:1578-171 1993

· Mindell, Earl, R.Ph., Ph.D. Earl Mindell’s Supplement Bible. Fireside/Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1998.

· Wolfson, David N.D.“A Probiotics Primer” Nutrition Science News,Vol. 4, No. 6, June, 1999

· naturalnews.com, Melanie Grimes, Dr David Jockers

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Dækker du dit ansigt i en kemisk cocktail?

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Når du vælger make-up er det som at vælge din gift.

Mange kvinder tænker at det at bruge make-up er en sicker

og uskadelig måde at forbedre deres skønhed på..

Men sådan er det ikke!

Make-up er meget skadeligt, fordi den meget hurtigt trænger sig ind i huden.

 Europæiske undersøgelser viser, at duften i et produkt forårsager op til 15% af allergiske reaktioner

hos mennesker, der lider af eksem.   De fleste mennesker vil aldrig vide, hvad der er i af duft,

da der kan tilsættes op til 4000 forskellige kemikalier for en duft.

Selv simple duftstoffer kan have op til 50 ingredienser.

Ifølge FDA har mange af disse endda mærket “giftig affald”    

Ved shopping af make-up , følg da disse retningslinjer:   

1. Læs altid etiketten omhyggeligt. Tror ikke bare på alle påstande

om “økologisk”, “naturlig”, “Veganer” og “ikke testet på dyr”.

Disse påstande kan være en løgn,

men ingredienserne på etiketten vil fortælle dig sandheden.

Lav en liste over ingredienser, du ønsker at undgå.

Skriv dem på et kort og tag dette med dig, når du går på indkøb.   

2. Vær forsigtig med at tro at produktet formuleringer forbliver de samme.

De kan være forskellige fra parti til parti, i nogle tilfælde.

Fabrikanten ændre ofte deres ingredienser, afhængigt af hvad der er billigst eller bedst tilgængelige. Prisen er ikke en garanti for sikkerheden af et produkt.

Gang på gang hvis jeg slår ingredienserne i et dyrt såkaldte “SAFE” produkt op,

viser det sig at visse billigere produkter er meget sikrere.   

3. Hold dig væk fra produkter, der er skinnende eller glitrende. Disse er nogle af de værste for helbredet. For at få dinne effekt bruger producenter fiskeskæl, glimmer og ren aluminium. Husk aluminium også er relateret til Alzheimers sygdom.

4. Brug lip-gloss i stedet for læbestift, da den har mindre farve ingredienser.

Vær forsigtig, da nogle læbe-glosses er høje i phenol, hvilket kan forårsage lammelse eller død,

og specielt problemer med spiserørene. Små mængder er med til give bumser, hævelse og udslæt.

5. Brug ikke læbepomade med duft, eller produkter som indeholder saccharin, dette mistænkes for at forårsage kræft og phthalsyreanhydrid (fremstillet af naphthalen), der er kendt for at forårsage hovedpine, opkastning og er relateret til hjerneskade og nyreproblemer hos spædbørn.   

6. Og endelig, prøv at undgå syntetisk make-up så meget som muligt.

Leder du efter sikker makeup med certificeret økologisk mærke (til den højeste standard, på niveau med mad.) Tjek naturligeprodukter.dk

Does your favorite perfume have “fragrance” as one of its ingredients?

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What is lurking behind those ingredients labeled as Fragrance?

Well to begin with, A LOT- Up to 3,100 different ingredients can be mixed together and labeled as “fragrance”. to be exact.

An average ingredient has 40-50 different ingredients within the label “fragrance”

17 brand-name perfumes where tested by EPA revealing 38 secret chemicals.

Most fragrances tested had 14 hidden chemicals not shown on the label.

Many of those chemicals are known to cause hormonal issues, allergic reactions and many have not even been approved for use in skincare products.

Source: EWG analysis of product labels, tests commissioned by the Campaign for Safe

Cosmetics, and industry reports of safety assessments by the Personal Care Products Council

and International Fragrance Association in the past 25 years.

It is totally legal for the manufacturers to hide these potentially harmful chemicals under the name “fragrance”, Because of a loophole in the Federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1973.

Fragrance – Known to cause skin, eye, and breathing reactions, is now considered one of the top 5 Allergens in Europe. (de Groot 1997; Jansson 2001)

Limonene – Commonly used as a solvent in degreasers, and cleaning products labeled “citrus oil” is a chemical listed under the name fragrance.

Limonene can react with the air to make pollutants such as the cancer causing “formaldehyde” and “acetaldehyde”. These have also been known to cause/contribute to Asthma. (USEPA 2005; USEPA 2007a)

Linalool – and its derivatives linalyl anthranilate and linalyl acetate, Which are known to cause allergens when released into the air. (Hagvall, 2008; Skold, 2008)

Geraniol – Becomes more allergenic during storage and oxidation. (Hagvall, 2007)

Benzyl salicylate, Benzyl benzoate and Lilial (butylphenyl methylpropional)

Have shown estrogenic activity in studies of human breast cancer cells. (Charles 2009)

“unscented” or “fragrance-free” personal care product may contain a “masking fragrance,” a mixture

of chemicals meant to cover up the odor of other ingredients (Scheinman 2000; Steinemann 2009).

One in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime; cumulative, lifetime exposure to estrogen is a known risk factor (Breast Cancer Fund 2008)

Studies indicate that girls enter puberty one to two years earlier than they did 40 years ago; exposures to synthetic estrogenic chemicals, particularly during critical windows of development, have been proposed as a possible cause (Roy 2009).

As Informed consumers we should:

Refuse to buy products with these hormone-disrupting chemicals labeled as “ fragrance”.

Demand from the cosmetics companies that they show on the label, all the ingredients they use so we can make our own decisions.

Where can you buy products without Fragrance, or other harmful synthetic chemicals?

At Naturligeprodukter.dk

I would love to hear your opinions so feel free to write in the comments or pop me an email at philliphobbs07@gmail.com.

Have a wonderful day!

Tips on being an informed consumer

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Check the ingredients of every products you buy
Don’t buy greenwashed products that are full of synthetic ingredients
Check that there is a certified organic logo (if there isn’t then there is no guarantee that the products is Organic
Research the ingredients in a product (check the ingredients in the cosmetics database HERE) to determine possibly dangerous ingredients.
Check the MSDS (material safety data sheet-safety instructions) for each of the suspect ingredients.
Don’t believe that just because a product is Organic, svanemærket, allergi friendly, uden paraben, parfumefri, is safe to use. I have researched many of these and found they are not!
The first 3-4 ingredients in a label make up 90-95 percent of a products volume.

Questions? Write a comment below.

Where do I buy certified organic safe products without any synthetic ingredients?

See Naturligeprodukter.dk

Have a wonderful safe day!

Is there DEET in your insect repellant?

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DEET (for N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) is commonly found in almost all effective insect repellents.

The U.S Army originally developed it for use in 1946.

The effects from DEET can be behavior modifying

Researchers are still unsure as to why DEET works.

DEET works the same as Sarin and VX nerve gas.

DEET is actually an insecticide and can harm the human nervous system.

There is Strong evidence linking Organophosphates such as DEET to harmful health effects due to the long term build up of toxins in the body (even small amounts)

Products such as DEET containing insect repellant should have a warning on the label stating their neurological effects.

Support me in my efforts to inform you by

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Tired of the cosmetics jungle?

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I was, I spent ages looking at all the different webshops looking for safe organic products.

That is very important to me because my fiancée Kristine is pregnant and I don’t want her to use products that can harm here and the baby.

Every day I spend about an hour researching different products and researching the effects of the dangerous ingredients, Do you know that even though a lot of the products that are CERTIFIED organic, they still have have harmful ingredients that should have been banned 30 years ago?

I write and talk to people every day that just don’t feel there are any products that don’t have anything bad in them. They really are hard to find.

I thought that the soil association and the eco-cert were really good read (the BEST) but I can still fault them.

I have looked into svanemærket and allergy friendly products too… only to find yet one more synthetic chemical…

Why can’t these companies use real “natural” ingredients such as aloe Vera, rose, lavender, and things like this instead of sodium lauryl sulphate (which they say is DERIVED from coconut…)

I am trying to help as many people as I can by blowing the whistle and telling you to look at the labels, research the ingredients and don’t accept this crap.

What are your thoughts on the subject?

How much do you know about this kind of stuff?

I would love to hear from you, it would be nice with some ideas of topics you might want to read about.

Have a wonderful day!

And remember to sign up for our newsletter with our free

5 most dangerous ingredients list over at http://www.naturligeprodukter.dk.dk

Is your toothpaste killing Rats?

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Fluoride- the key ingredient in modern toothpaste is the only ingredient in rat poison that actually kills rats.

It is a by-product of aluminum production.

Aluminum is a major cause of Alzheimer’s.

Fluoride is added to municipal drinking water in most civilized countries in the world.

The only thing Fluoride doesn’t kill is the plaque that it is supposedly put in toothpaste to kill.

So, Are you killing innocent rats with your toothpaste?

Certified Organic Fluoride-free toothpaste that actually WORKS, Available at Naturligeprodukter.dk

Know of safe fluoride-free toothpaste that actually works?

Pop it in the comments so other readers can benefit

Have a wonderful day!

Source:Cosmetic database and Material Safety Data Sheet for Flor.

Are you coating your face in a chemical cocktail?

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When choosing makeup it is like choosing your poison.

Many women blindly put on makeup thinking it is a safe and harmless way to enhance their beauty. But it isn’t, makeup is very harmful because it can enter you body in many different ways, Cosmetics also contain moisturisers that help the more dangerous toxins in penetrating their way into your skin.

European studies show that the fragrance in a product causes up to 15% of allergic reactions in people that have eczema.

Most people will never know what is in fragrance, as up to 4000 chemicals can be put together and listed as fragrance. Even the simple fragrances can have up to 50 ingredients.

According to the FDA many of these have even been labeled “toxic waste”

When shopping for makeup go after these guidelines:

Read the Label carefully. Don’t believe meaningless claims of “organic”, “natural”, “vegan” and “not tested on animals”. These claims are a Lie. The ingredients label will tell you the truth. Make a list of ingredients you want to avoid. Write them on a card and take it with you when you go shopping.

Be careful trusting that product formulations stay the same. They DON’T! They differ from batch to batch sometimes. Manufactures change their ingredients from batch to batch depending on what is cheapest or most readily available. Price is not a guarantee for the safety of a product either. Time and time again I look up the ingredients of an expensive so-called “SAFE” product only to find that certain cheaper products are much safer.

Stay away from products that are shiny glittery, or frosted. These are some of the worst for your health. In order to get these effects the manufacturers use fish scales, mica, and pure aluminum. Remember aluminum is related to Alzheimer’s disease.

Use lip-gloss instead of lipstick, as it has less colour ingredients. Be careful, as some lip-glosses are high in phenol, which can cause paralysis, death, and respiration problems in eaten. Small quantities are related to pimples, swelling and rashes.

Don’t use Sweet lip products as they contain saccharin, which is suspected to cause cancer. And phthalic anhydride (made from naphthalene), that is known to cause headaches vomiting and is related to brain damage and kidney problems in infants.

And lastly, try to avoid synthetic make-up as much as possible.

Looking for safe makeup certified organic to the highest (food) standards?

Check out naturligeprodukter.dk

Source:Wddty.com

Do you know what the Cosmetics companies and our government aren't telling us?

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Out of the 10, 500 ingredients used in cosmetics only 11% have been assessed by the CIR.
In the last 34 years only 9 ingredients have been found unsafe for use in cosmetics.(2 of those currently still on the market.
One hour and ten minutes is how long each of thos 1175 ingredients have been tested for.
One of the mail causes of Eczema are brand name shampoo, conditioners, and soaps.
Linalool is a The third major cause of eczema.
Phthalates, acrylamide , formaldehyde ,and ethylene oxide are listed as carcinogenic, and/or reproductive toxins –By the USA EPA.
Testing is voluntary and controlled by the manufacturers – so many ingredients are not even safety tested at all.
One-third of all products contain one or more Possible human carcinogens.

Protect yourself,

Buy Certified Organic products that are safe to put on your skin.

And follow me for more shocking information on these Nasty Secrets

Have a healthy life J

Det bedste hilsener

Phill

How safe are products containing the svanemæket?

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Lets take a look!

Here are the ingredients of a so-called “safe for babies” shampoo with the Svanemæket.:

Babyshampoo (svanemærket)

Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate ,Glycerin ,Cocamidopropyl Betaine ,Sucrose Cocoate ,TEA-Lauryl Sulfate ,

Sodium Chloride ,Phenoxyethanol ,Citric Acid ,Sodium Benzoate

Sodium Laureth Sulfate is known to cause:

Hormone imbalance

Eye irritation/eye disorders in children

Cancer

Low sperm count/Minimize fertility

Permanant eye damage in animals “according to US Toxicologists”

Glycerin-

Cancer
Reproductive issues
Organ system toxicity
endocrine system issues
brain and nervous system effects
skin irritation

Now I have only takeen the first two ingredients ..

Feel free to scan the rest of the ingredients here

And see for your self.

According to the INCI ingredient system we use here in Denmark The ingredients are in order of volume, so that would say apart from water, this products is almost all Sodium laureth sulphate and glycerin.

Fair enough you have a point these products are cheap!

Costing only 35kr on the internet.

But money isn’t everything right? Or is it?

Wouldn’t you expect that a product with the svanemærket should at least be safe enough to use on your children?

This proves that you have to really be careful when buying products and read the label! If you cant see the ingredients listed, DON’T BUY IT! You may be putting you and your families health at risk.

Are you using sunscreen that is safe for you and your children?

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It is now quite hot here in Denmark; everybody is enjoying some time off work and having a nice day at the beach, in the garden, on the boat, or some other nice place outside.

I am guessing you use sunscreen. Hopefully not one from Vichy, Nivea or any of those available at the supermarket chemical cocktails!

You maybe useing one of the “safe” “parabener free” sunscreens that are organic or

With a Svanemæket. Below is an example of what is in the “safer” sunscreens in Denmark, Click on the green to see why this ingredient is harmful.

This is what a safe allergy minimal sunscreen with the svanemæket has in its ingredients:

Aqua, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl, tetramethylbutylphenol, Hydrogenated Dimer Dilinoleyl, Dimethylcarbonate Copolymer, Glycerin, Ceteareth-20, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Titanium Dioxide, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol,Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylhexyl Carbonate, Polyglyceryl-6 ,polyhydroxystearate, Saccharide Isomerate, Ceteareth-12, Tocophero, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, ehydroacetic Acid

And one of the more expensive organic sunscreens:

 Aqua (spring water), Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate (naturally-occurring UV-filter), *Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, *Olea europaea (olive) oil, Titanium Dioxide (mineral UV-filter), Cetearyl alcohol (emulsifying plant wax), #*Elaeis guineensis (palm) oil, Cetearyl glucoside (corn and coconut wax extract), Glyceryl stearate (plant-derived), *Cera alba (bees wax), *Aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) powder, *Chamomilla recutita (chamomile) extract, *Althaea officinalis (marshmallow) extract, *Camelia sinensis (green tea) extract, Daucus carota (carrot) seed oil, Gnaphalium leontopodium (edelweiss) extract, *Persea gratissima (avocado) oil, #Commiphora myrrha (myrrh) oil, *Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) extract, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin (preservative system), Citric acid (pH-modifier). *82.22% organic. (#Fairly Traded).

As you can see these aren’t the safest products. I have only checked some of the ingredients not all.

My advice is to be very careful what sunscreens you use, as most sunscreens must contain some kind of sunblocking agent, to be able to hold the sun away.

My best advice would be to slip on a shirt, slap on a hat. And stay out of the sun when it is hottest between 1100 and 1430.

I personally use the Miessence outdoor balm (sunscreen) from Australia, check out EWG’s review here

Got a safe sunscreen without any bad ingredients?

Pop it in the comments for other readers

Have a wonderful week!

Slår dine hudplejeprodukter dig og din familie ihjel?

2010-06-24T14:49:00.000-07:00

Har du nogensinde spekuleret over hvad de svære ord bag på dine hudpleje produkter betyder?

Vidste du at det kun er omkring 1000 af de 13000 kemikalier der anvendes i hudpleje produkter, der er testet?

De 1000 kemikalier bliver kun testet 1 time!  

Det er chokernde at det er sådanne oplysninger de forskellige selskaber vælger at skjule for os.

Bruger du shampoo med sodium laryth sulfat?

- Eller håndcream med propylenglykol?  

Hvad med en såkaldt "safe for babyer" eller "baby" shampoo/bodywash med phenoxyethanol?

Hvis du gør, sætter du dig selv og din familie i fare.

Hvordan undgår jeg at disse farlige kemikalier, kan du spørge?

- Følg min blog, så vil jeg dele min viden og prøve at åbne dine øjne for hvad du kan undgå, for at leve et sundere liv.

Du er velkommen til at stille spørgsmål eller komme med kommentare.
Jeg vil gør mit bedste til at svare dine spørgsmål.

Mvh
Phillip Hobbs

Hi and welcome to my blog.

2010-06-21T10:56:00.000-07:00

Hi and welcome to my blog.

I will be sharing my knowledge of organic skincare and the dangerous chemical in a lot of the products available to us here in Denmark.

When I look at the ingredients in the products marked natural, or organic, or “with aloe Vera” A lot of the time I am seeing some dangerous chemical that are harmful to our skin. A lot of these dangerous chemicals cause cancer, organ damage, hormonal changes and various other diseases and health problems.

I see here in Denmark that there are so many companies claiming paraben free and parfum free, allergi friendly. BUT you know what? These companies are just tricking you to buy their products so they can make money, they don’t care about your health.

Seriously have you seen how many ingredients they have in a roll on deodorant for example? Why is it these companies use such dangerous ingredients? Because it is cheaper for them. Of course just like any industry they will cut corners where they can.

In my blog here I will be posting all about the safe and unsafe ingredients in skincare and cosmetics products. I hope that you will follow me and get educated on the products YOU use. If you have any questions I am only an email away. Oh and also after being here in Denmark for almost 5 years I can speak Danish too.

So feel free to write in Danish.

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Det Bedste Hilsner,

Phillip Hobbs