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What goes on your skin gets in

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[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]What about sunscreen?!? A point of contention, does what you put on your skin get absorbed into your blood stream? The answer is a resounding YES! Depending on the substance up to 60%, and sometimes more, can be absorbed through your skin and into your blood stream. It is how nicotine patches and birth control patches work. Deborah Burnes wrote a pretty great article on skin absorption that can be found at the following Huffington Post link and below. Remember to be conscious of what you put on your skin and stay away from Aluminum and Propylene Glycol! Transdermal-Skin-Absorption You might have heard that sure, parabens and other chemicals in your skin care are bad if ingested, but they can’t penetrate your skin so you don’t have anything to worry about. The fact is, much of what we…

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The Toxic Twelve

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[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] “The Toxic 12″ Beauty Ingredients (Ozone Layer contains none of the following carcinogens or toxic compounds) The following is a list of the worst of the worst, toxic, carcinogenic ingredients commonly found in most skin and personal care products. 1. Benzoyl Peroxide: Frequently used in acne products, the MSDS states “Facilitates action of known carcinogens…Possible tumor promoter. May act as mutagen; produces DNA damage in human and other mammalian cells in some concentrations. Also, toxic by inhalation. May be harmful if swallowed and in contact with skin. Eye, skin and respiratory irritant.” 2. DEA (Diethanolamine), MEA (Monoethanolamine), & TEA (Triethanolamine): This foam booster is a skin/eye irritant and causes contact dermatitis. Easily absorbed through skin to accumulate in body organs, even the brain. Repeated use resulted in major increases of liver and kidney cancer. 3. Dioxin: Won’t…

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