Sharing: A few of the "Top Tips for Safer Products"

Hi there! I'm back..obviously I changed my mind about deleting/replacing this blog. :-) 

Today I want to share what I have learned from EWG's Skin Deep Cosmetic Database. If you're not familiar with this site and what they're campaigning for, please don't hesitate to go to their website, here.

The list below is not complete according the website, so please check out the full list in their website (check the link below).

 

Top Tips for Safer Products

Pick safer products

Your body:

Getting clean

No { triclocarban (bar soap) or triclosan (liquid soap) }

Yes { hand sanitizers with ethanol/ethyl alcohol }

Moisturizing

No { retinyl palmitate or retinol in daytime skin products }

Your teeth:

No { triclosan in toothpaste }

Your lips:

No { retinyl palmitate or retinol }

 

Your skin + the sun:

Very few sunscreens provide adequate sun protection and are free of harmful ingredients.

 

No
SPF above 50
Retinyl palmitate
Aerosol spray and powder sunscreen
Oxybenzone
Insect repellent 

Yes
Hats and shade in mid-day sun.
Zinc or Titanium are the best active ingredients, otherwise Avobenzone at 3%
SPF 30 for intense sun
Use a lot and reapply frequently

 

Your hair:

      No
       Fragrance
       PEGs, ceteareths and polyethylene
       Parabens: propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl
       DMDM hydantoin

Your nails:

       No
       Formaldehyde or formalin in polish, hardeners or other nail products.
       Toluene
       Dibutyl phthalate (DBP).

       Pregnant? Skip polish 

Your kids:

Kids are sensitive. Use few products and pick them carefully. 

Diaper Cream
No Boric Acid

 

Baby Wipes
No 2-Bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (bronopol) 

Toothpaste
LIMIT fluoride toothpaste for kids who might swallow it (none for kids under 2)

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there's more to read, here.

I hope some of you might find these tips useful. Thank for reading, and please do check their website. It's quite useful if you want to live a safer/healthier life not only for your self but also for your whole family. I know that it's hard (almost impossible) to change to a natural and/or organic lifestyle but it's always good to start right now, than regret it later.

~Mommy Merry.