We are surrounded by toxic chemicals!!!!

475 Toxic Chemicals in just One Shower

You take a shower, fix your hair and put on make-up.

It’s supposed to make you feel clean and renewed. But this might give you the opposite feeling.

The shower might have added 475 toxic chemicals to your body. Unfortunately, the skin absorbs what you put on in. That is just from one shower!

A lot of people apply lipstick and lotion several times a day. At night we wash of all the excess make-up and lotion but what happens to the toxins? Many of the absorbed, potentially toxic chemicals aren’t flushed out of the body. Instead they build up day after day, year after year, compromising your health.

Here are some alarming facts about the average number of chemicals found in everyday personal care products:

Product	Chemicals	Most worrying chemicals & some of their effects
Shampoo:	15	Sodium Lauryl Sulphate; Tetrasodium and Propbylene Glycol – possible eye damage
Eye Shadow:	26	Polythylene terephthalate – linked to cancer
Lipstick:	33	Polymenthyl methacrylate – also linked to cancer
Nail Varnish:	31	Phthalates – linked to fertility issues and problems in developing babies
Perfume:	250	Benzaldehyde – linked to kidney damage
Fake Tan:	22	Ethyl/Methyl/Propylparabens – possible hormonal disruption
Hairspray:	11	Octinoxate, Isophthalates – possible hormonal disruption, linked to change in cell structure
Blusher:	16	Ethyl/Methyl/Propylparabens – possible hormonal disruptions
Foundation:	24	Polymethyl methacrylates – possibly disrupts immune system, linked to cancer
Deodorant:	15	Isopropyl Myristate, ‘Parfum’ – possible respiratory problems
Body Lotion:	32	Methyl/Propylparabens, Polyethylene Glycol, also found in oven cleaners – possible hormonal disruption

The idea of adding potentially harmful toxins to your you body everyday is pretty unpleasant.

How do you know How Bad Your Products are?

Luckily the Environmental Working Group has set-up an free searchable database of toxic ingredients in cosmetic and personal care products.