| What you put on your skin is as important
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| | include:
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| as the food you eat. Chemicals that come
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| | Natural -- may contain all natural
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| in contact with your skin can be absorbed
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| | ingredients, a few or none at all
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| into your bloodstream. Many of the
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| | Hypoallergenic -- may be tested or based
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| ingredients used in cosmetics and
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| | upon manufacturer belief; no proof is
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| personal care products are toxic, even
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| | required
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| though they may not cause any reaction on
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| | Fragrance free -- means no detectable
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| the skin. Some cause cancer. Some of the
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| | odor; fragrance ingredients may still be
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| most commonly used ingredients combine
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| | added4. More is Not BetterChoose products
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| with other ingredients to form
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| | with fewer ingredients, not more. Besides
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| cancer-causing substances. Here's a list
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| | the fact that most ingredients have not
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| to help you choose safer and healthier
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| | been adequately tested, those that have
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| cosmetics and personal care products:1.
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| | been tested have only been tested
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| Read the List of IngredientsMost products
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| | individually, not in combination with
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| are labeled to "sell" rather than provide
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| | other ingredients. Nobody knows the
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| accurate information about the product.
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| | effects of the many different ingredients
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| The sales pitch on the label doesn't tell
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| | used in thousands of different
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| you anything about the safety and quality
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| | combinations, the effects of using
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| of the ingredients in the product.You
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| | numerous different products, one on top
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| need to read the ingredients list rather
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| | of the other, or the effects of repeated
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| than the label for more accurate
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| | use of ingredients or products over
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| information about the product.The
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| | time.5. Buy From Companies Truly
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| ingredient list may not be easy to find
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| | Committed to Healthy ProductsAs consumers
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| and it may be so tiny you need a
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| | are becoming more conscious of using
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| magnifying glass to read it because
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| | safer and healthier products, many
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| that's not what the manufacturer wants
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| | manufacturers are tapping into that
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| you to see. The ingredients are required
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| | consciousness and producing
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| by law to be listed on the product label
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| | pseudo-healthy products. The label looks
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| in order of quantity. The ingredient
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| | like the product is natural and healthy,
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| present in the largest quantity is listed
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| | but if you read the ingredients, that's
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| first, the ingredient in the smallest
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| | not the case. On the other hand there are
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| quantity is listed last.2. Check the
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| | companies dedicated to producing safe and
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| Ingredients for SafetyThe cosmetics and
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| | natural cosmetics and personal care
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| personal care industry is very poorly
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| | products. Many of these are small
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| regulated. There are more than 12,000
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| | companies that were started because of
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| ingredients that can be used in cosmetics
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| | the lack of availability of healthy
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| and personal care products and most of
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| | products and many of them use organic and
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| them have not been adequately tested,
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| | food grade ingredients.We live in a toxic
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| many not tested at all. The manufacturers
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| | world and there are some things that we
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| are not required to prove the claims they
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| | have no control over, like air pollution.
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| make about their products or to test them
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| | However, we do have control over what we
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| for safety. Many products contain
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| | put into our bodies and what we put on
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| cancer-causing ingredients along with
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| | our bodies -- if we just take the time to
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| ingredients that enhance absorption of
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| | educate ourselves and make safe and
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| the product through the skin into the
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| | healthy choices. With the increasing
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| bloodstream. To make sure the products
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| | number of chemicals in everything these
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| you're buying are safe, check the
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| | days, it's important for everyone to
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| ingredients against a reliable safety
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| | become health conscious. Taking control
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| list.3. Beware of Words That Are Used to
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| | over what you put into your body and on
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| Sell Rather Than Provide Accurate
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| | your body will affect your quality of
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| InformationMany of the words
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| | life and may just be a matter of life and
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| manufacturers use on labels to promote
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| | death!Dr. Christine H. Farlow, D.C. is
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| their products do not have "official
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| | "The Ingredients Investigator." She has
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| definitions" so they can be used to mean
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| | been researching ingredient safety since
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| anything that the manufacturer wants.
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| | 1991 and is the author of three books,
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| These terms are very often
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| | including the new, second edition of
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| misleading.Some words to watch out for
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| | DYING TO LOOK GOOD.
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