We think of home as a safe haven.
It’s the place where we can go after work; and simply let our hair down, put on jammie pants & that favorite, oversized, soft sweatshirt.
Home is where we go to “just chill” and relax when the pressures from the outside world cave in on us.
Home = Safe, right?
But what if I told you that everyday products that you are using in your home, on a regular basis, are actually making you sick?
Let’s take a look at the products you use from morning ’til night, and see if what you are using around your home is healthy or harmful…
- Chlorinated water: Chlorine is a known carcinogen, and is harmful to the cells and the heart. Just think about bathing or showering in it every day. While bathing in warm water, our pores open up from the warmth. Have you ever wondered how much of the chlorine is being absorbed into your skin? Asthma and other breathing issues are common problems when a person is exposed to higher levels of chlorine. [1]
- Personal care products: Soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotions, deodorant, toothpaste, or hair products: So many harmful chemicals are in these personal care products. Parabens, phthalates, formaldehyde, toluene, lead, mercury, and asbestos (to name a few) are in regular grocery store brand goods. These harmful chemicals will build up in the body over time, and cause serious physical consequences, ranging from cancer to hormone disruptions, and more. [2]
- Household cleaners: Believe it or not, grocery store products from the cleaning aisle in the supermarket are as toxic as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day! It’s time to make a switch! [3]
- Beauty products: The makeup and other beauty products we use are chock full of harmful chemicals, and they are not regulated by the FDA. Approximately 10% of the chemicals applied on the skin are absorbed into the bloodstream. Later, these chemicals are discovered in our fat cells and breast tissue. [4]
When you do a brief inventory of the chemicals that we come into contact with all the time, it’s easy to see where we can have a toxic overload!
It may seem overwhelming at first, if you have never considered the chemicals that are in your home. But we can walk the path together.
I am here to help you sort out what you need to change, and what you need to keep!
Good food choices are critical. Think “you are what you eat”.
The next step to take is to eliminate the harmful chemicals in all the other areas listed above, as much as possible.
There are many home care products that you can make from scratch. And I have done that in the past. But it is so time consuming!
I found a one-stop-shop (online) that covers about 90% of my consumable goods needs. It is affordable, reputable, trustworthy, and the quality is unmatched.
I purchase all my makeup, personal care, laundry, cleaning and so much more–just from one online wellness store!
It has made my life so much more simple and streamlined!
Making the switch to safer products was easy, simple, and affordable.
Take an inventory of the household products and personal care products you use daily. See if you can find ways to improve your life in these areas with safer products!
References:
[1] http://www.filterwater.com/t-articles.harmfuleffectsofchlorine.aspx
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21155623
[3] https://fortune.com/2018/02/19/cleaning-products-cigarettes-lung-health/
[4] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/23/are-chemicals-in-beauty-products-making-us-ill
