Saturn in Virgo: How safe are our beauty products?
Monday August 11, 2008
Categories: Ecology
Virgo is about a return to purity and respect for the mind/body/spirit connection, and for this reason it is connected to matters of health and healing. Ever since Saturn entered Virgo last fall, we have been confronted by revelations about factors...
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Hi Lynn,
Thanks for sharing this. I have been using the rock crystal for years.
Stay healthy and well.
Kathryn
Two companies you might want to check out: Aubrey Organics and Terressentials. They both get great scores for most things at the Cosmetic Database. Terressentials is a bit harder to find, but you can order from their website.
Hi Lynn,
Often eczema flare-ups can be triggered by harsh chemicals in every day skin care products. Ingredients like fragrance, color or paraben can really make your skin itch.
One way to way to check out whats in well known brands is by visiting the exederm site which compares the ingredients of many leading brands
exederm products are fragrance free, color free, parabens free and avoid many other harsh chemicals too
Their products also score well on the Cosmetic Database
www.exederm.com
Thanks for these tips, ladies. I'm going to check out these alternatives.
Indigo Wild dot com has some truly awesome products. I love the spirit of this company.
P S Indigo Wilds laundry soap makes my sheets and towels heavenly to sleep in. Their most popular scent, if you want fragrance, is Frankincense and Myrrh.
www.nealsyardremedies.com is another excellent website for organic skin care and natural remedies.
Hi Again,
More on the health issue and Saturn in Virgo. I refuse to drink water out of plastic bottles (or soda for that matter) unless I am really desperate and have no other choice. The plastic has been linked to human health conditions. As far as skin healing - I still use cosmetics, but frequently will put simple Aloe-Vera from Whole Foods on my face as a healing mask for overnight. It helps me, and I am blond haired blue eyed. A friend who was very in to health and healing got me started years ago.
Kathryn
Hi, thanks for the links and for bringing this into public discussion. I have used the rock crystal deodorant but last year started to use good old Milk of Magnesia as a deodorant, with a little diluted lavender or tea tree. This combination also works very well.
I have been using pure oils and lotions made from them for a couple of years and love it. I can't stand chemical fragrances now and am shocked when I go to friends' homes and see how pervasive the scented candles, lotions, potions are.
About Dr. Hauschka: I don't use a lot of that product but I see that one of the "high toxicity" scores come from the company's use of "eugenol" as a fragrance -- eugenol being linked to allergies and cancer and is an "immune system toxicant".
Eugenol is basically essential oil of clove. It is very potent, no doubt, and like many essential oils should be used with care; but I am skeptical that a bit of it diluted in a product is going to make that product carcinogenic. I would run that by Cynthia Loving and get her opinion on it.
Great discussion!
My nail polish and mascara got shockingly high tox scores on the Cosmetic Database....
So I found a nail polish called Aquarella--that is supposed to be good. (from the Dr. Weil website)
Another source is Paula Begoun's website: her skin care products list ingredients and she has been writing about cosmetics for years.
Ever since the pet food recall revealed the FDA obviously unable to monitor (let alone control) the purity of our consumer products--I've been wondering what we can do to change and improve that situation.
Articles like this are a wonderful way to start!
I agree with you Anna. Some of the products I checked out were clear of toxins except for fragrances. But people react to fragrances differently. Rich and I were at the mall one day and I went into Sephora, which is like a crack house for me. :) Anyway - he was so affected by the smells that he couldn't even come in after me and ended up waiting out in the mall for a long time while I waited for him to come in and get me. Turns out the minute he stepped into the place he felt sick and got a headache.
Thanks everyone for these great links. I'm looking forward to testing some of these products!
I found a great site that only carries truly safe makeup and skincare, it is called TheSimpleBody.com
or my favourite: PlanetaryOrganics.com - they've got great dishwashing liquid too. Also hemp oil is great for skin if you can get it.
Great links, thanks. Toxic ingredients in cosmetics have been a huge issue for me ever since I became pregnant. A great, ethical company for nail treatments is Nail Aid-- www.nailaidcares.com. They also have excellent customer service. As far as skincare, I've found that nothing beats good old Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap.
You're going good job...Please keep it up to inform. Thanks..
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