"Simple Beauty": Theme of the Week: June 17th-June 24th:

Changing my Beauty Routine to Get Rid of Toxic Chemicals 

There are probably toxic ingredients that could have detrimental effects to your health in your make-up

The David Suzuki Foundation did a survey of cosmetic products and found out that 80% had at least one of the "dirty dozen" toxic chemicals in their ingredients.

The Dirty Dozen and Their Effects:
1) BHA and BHT= endocrine disruptors, may cause cancer (BHA), harmful to fish and other wildlife
2) Coal Tar Dyes= potential to cause cancer, may be contaminated with heavy metals toxic to the brain
3) DEA-related ingredients= potential to cause cancer, harmful to fish and wildlife
4) Dibutyl phthalate= endocrine disruptor, reproductive toxicant, harmful to fish and wildlife
5)Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives= potential to cause cancer
6) Paradens= interference with male reproductive functions, endocrine disruptors
7)Parfum (aka fragrance)= allergies, asthma, some linked to cancer and neurotoxicity, harmful to fish and wildlife
8)PEG compounds= potential to cause cancer
9)Petrolatum= potential to cause cancer
10)Sioxanes= endocrine disruptors, reproductive toxicity, harmful to fish and wildlife
11) Sodium Laureth Sulfate= potential to cause cancer
12) Triclosan: suspected endocrine distrupter, and may contribute to antibiotic resistence to bacteria, harmful to fish and wildlife.

This week I plan to change my beauty routine to all natural, homemade products.
Here they are:

Face Scrub: sugar and half & half cream

Shampoo: Baking soda and hot water (be careful with this one!)

Blush: Vaseline and cranberry juice

Eyeshadow: Vaseline and cinnamon 

The finished project!