Jul 19, 2008

WHAT ARE PARABENS?

There are six commonly used forms (Methylparaben,
Ethylparaben, p-Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, n-Butylparaben and
Benzylparaben) and it is estimated that they are used in at least
13,200 cosmetics products.
There have been studies where breast tumors have found traces of parabens in them, these were small amounts. Parabens are preservatives. They are synthetic. You be the judge whether you want them in your skin cream and personal care products or not.
Cancer patients are told not to use them and they are also told not to use antiperspirant because of the aluminum or deodorants with propylene glycol.
Pediatricians tell new moms not to get baby products with them or talc or sodium laureth/lauryl.
If you go to Whole Foods you'll see many products that say "No Parabens" "No Propylene glycol" "Talc Free" "NO SLS" so this tells me that there are manufacturers out there that know something is wrong with these things. RED FLAG! RED FLAG! How can you be oblivious to these red flags?
So why should I use these things when I can find products that don't have them? The products are not inferior to the ones with parabens, talc, sodium laureth/lauryl or numbered dyes for that matter.
Why not use them, because I don't want to take any chances. And why not use something natural? Why not use botanicals and minerals? Why use synthetic and fake man made products? Why not use pesticide free consumables? Why because we're human not androids. Best tool for you sceptics is Google. Google each ingredient in your deodorant/antiperspirant, shampoo, and hair products.
Then take the Miessence or Terresentials tour and read the ingredients on their products.
All they're missing are the synthetic and toxic chemicals. But I've been using their products and even though the low sudsing shampoo's and hair cleansers don't have a foamy lather (courtesy of sodium lauryl sulfates) my hair is pristine clean and healthier than ever. I use Miessence conditioner after shampoo and Protect B5 Hair Repair hair detangler on my still wet but almost dry hair. If it's still a little frizzy I use a little of the pristine Qhemet pomade and I look like a star.
The face regime starts with 100% pure organic jojoba oil to remove make up then washed with 100% Pure's face cleanser and/or cherry honey facial scrub exfoliator to clean. Followed by tea tree facial cleansing pads by Dessert Essence for deep pore cleansing then rinsed with cool water. After the cleanse use any pure toner to restore PH balance. I use 100% Pures and the moment.
Then cream and/or sunscreen of your choice as listed on the many websites listed here on Pristine Clean.

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