Better you don't.
Or if your life is worth it - Better DO! And better now.
It is horrifying and scary...
I feel helpless and used and maybe like these little mice some mad scientists are testing evil things on...
'According to the American Cancer Society cancer rates have increased since 1901 from only 1 in 8,000 Americans, to 1 in 3 today! By the year 2010, this disease will afflict 1 of every 2 individuals.'
Ever wondered why?
The pollution, yes.
The tainted food, yes.
The water, yes.
The rain, yes.
The mascara...? YES!
The toothpaste...? YES!!!
Dangerous, poisonous substances are just EVERYWHERE.
Once I started looking, into becoming green and organic Anna, I just went into shock.
Can it be true?
Sadly to say, it is true. And it is not looking good.
My first enemy is called 'Sodium Laureth Sulfat'.
Sounds rather harmless.
I checked in the morning, while showering.
It is in my shampoo (*herbal something...).
It is in my face wash.
It is in my toothpaste.
It is in my dishwashing soap.
...
I stopped looking.
Here is what the web says about SLS's harmful side effects:
Hormone Imbalance
In the last 100 years or so, many new health problems have come to light. These include PMS / PMT, the so-called "menopausal symptoms" which never used to exist, and more recently a massive drop in male fertility which threatens our continued existence in many western countries. SLS is most likely a major contributor to all of these problems due to its oestrogen mimicking activity.
Eye Irritation / eye deformities in children
...in other words, because SLS is absorbed through the skin, it can cause PERMANENT eye damage WITHOUT ever directly coming into contact with your eyes. As a result, you would expect that childrens products would be SLS-free. Unfortunately not, most childrens shampoos contain just as much SLS as those for adults.
Protein Denaturing
Our cells are made from protein. The development of those cells is strictly regulated by the reproductive processes that are continually at work removing damaged and old cells and replacing them with healthy new ones. Virtually every cell in the body is replaced at least every 7 years.
SLS exerts its effects on proteins by forming a chemical bridge between the fat-soluble and water-soluble parts of the protein moecule. This disrupts the hydrophobic forces needed to maintain the protein structure and the molecule collapses, rendering it useless. This effect is usually irriversible.
The result of this is two-fold. Firstly, existing proteins are damaged, leading to an increase in the amount of healing required by the body. Secondly, new proteins can be damaged and cells disrupted while they are under construction. It is exactly this type of activity that can lead to the early stages of skin cancer.
Our cells are made from protein. The development of those cells is strictly regulated by the reproductive processes that are continually at work removing damaged and old cells and replacing them with healthy new ones. Virtually every cell in the body is replaced at least every 7 years.
SLS exerts its effects on proteins by forming a chemical bridge between the fat-soluble and water-soluble parts of the protein moecule. This disrupts the hydrophobic forces needed to maintain the protein structure and the molecule collapses, rendering it useless. This effect is usually irriversible.
The result of this is two-fold. Firstly, existing proteins are damaged, leading to an increase in the amount of healing required by the body. Secondly, new proteins can be damaged and cells disrupted while they are under construction. It is exactly this type of activity that can lead to the early stages of skin cancer.
Carcenogenicity
Quite apart from it's potential to cause pre-cancerous conditions by denaturing proteins, the oestrogen mimicking effects of SLS also offers massive potential to cause cancer. It is known that many cancers, not least breast and ovarian cancer are directly related to oestrogen levels, in fact some cancer cells actually secrete their own oestrogen, which contributes to the growth of the tumour.
Clearly, by disrupting normal oestrogen levels AND by causing similar effects at a cellular level as endogenous oestrogen, SLS exhibits MASSIVE potential to both cause and worsen cancerous states. The incidence of breast cancer has increased several-fold in the last 50 years, both in women and in men...
I did not bother to write everything down. Just a FEW side effects.
For more info check:
www.natural-health-information-centre.com
So then my quest took me to the best supermarket around, hoping to return with SLS free beauty products.
My quest turned out to be fruitless.
Not one shampoo from seemingly a hundred of options, is SLS free.
WOW!
We are up for a dark ride.
We really are 'extincting' ourselves.
I just hope the next uber-power will be smarter than us!
Until doomsday will strike and we will be either all dead from cancerous matters or (and) infertile to the last human (clone, clone, clone, at least now we know why they are so much in need) being, I will go on one more quest (a lifelong one) to get back to basics, back to nature, back to EARTH.
My great promise of eating as green and organic as possible, really didn't matter at all, since I still fed my body poisons through my skin.
I will try to get natural.
As natural as possible, as I still like my long black lashes for seductive looks, my red stained lips for passionate kissing, by smooth detangled hair, soft and feathery light in a summer-wind's breeze and my creamy lotions for silky skin. I am a slave to beauty, but, beauty is as old as us, older than any modern COSMETIC GIANT, so there must be secrets long forgotten.
I will work on it and will keep you update.
By the way, I did find a pretty innocent toothpaste.
It is Portuguese, created in 1932 by a Dr. Albert Couto, and still is made by the same family, with almost the same recipe. It is just landing a hit in the UK.
Maybe for a reason?
Found the image on a lovely site:
www.retrotogo.com
For evil ingredient check up and just some research on your favorite brand go to:
www.cosmeticsdatabase.com
Still I wonder... We know it may be killing us, but nobody talks?
The buisness is just too big, I guess.
BILLIONNNNNNNNS are made with cosmetics, so why talk. Why loose money?
It reminds me of some decades ago, when politicans in America went public on TV, confirming that cigarettes are absolutely harmless and never kill!
Well, someone was proven very wrong.
Someone lied.
Someone made a lot of money by repeating those words...
Someone killed a lot of people.
And here we are,
I am no preacher, nor a teacher. I am a pupil like all of us and I am willing to learn.
I will do my homework now, and you, do yours...
PS: Tonight facial wash :1 spoon of Apple Cider Vinegar diluted in half a glass of water.
Anti-spot treatment: turmeric powder mixed with a drop of water
face cream: evening primrose oil
PSPS: Just got this. I think everyone ought to sign this petition!!!
NOW!!!
http://www.ewg.org/kid-safe-chemicals-act-blog/sign-petition-b/?inlist=Y&utm_source=kscapet4a&utm_medium=email&utm_content=second-link&utm_campaign=kscapet
Quite apart from it's potential to cause pre-cancerous conditions by denaturing proteins, the oestrogen mimicking effects of SLS also offers massive potential to cause cancer. It is known that many cancers, not least breast and ovarian cancer are directly related to oestrogen levels, in fact some cancer cells actually secrete their own oestrogen, which contributes to the growth of the tumour.
Clearly, by disrupting normal oestrogen levels AND by causing similar effects at a cellular level as endogenous oestrogen, SLS exhibits MASSIVE potential to both cause and worsen cancerous states. The incidence of breast cancer has increased several-fold in the last 50 years, both in women and in men...
I did not bother to write everything down. Just a FEW side effects.
For more info check:
www.natural-health-information-centre.com
So then my quest took me to the best supermarket around, hoping to return with SLS free beauty products.
My quest turned out to be fruitless.
Not one shampoo from seemingly a hundred of options, is SLS free.
WOW!
We are up for a dark ride.
We really are 'extincting' ourselves.
I just hope the next uber-power will be smarter than us!
Until doomsday will strike and we will be either all dead from cancerous matters or (and) infertile to the last human (clone, clone, clone, at least now we know why they are so much in need) being, I will go on one more quest (a lifelong one) to get back to basics, back to nature, back to EARTH.
My great promise of eating as green and organic as possible, really didn't matter at all, since I still fed my body poisons through my skin.
I will try to get natural.
As natural as possible, as I still like my long black lashes for seductive looks, my red stained lips for passionate kissing, by smooth detangled hair, soft and feathery light in a summer-wind's breeze and my creamy lotions for silky skin. I am a slave to beauty, but, beauty is as old as us, older than any modern COSMETIC GIANT, so there must be secrets long forgotten.
I will work on it and will keep you update.
By the way, I did find a pretty innocent toothpaste.
It is Portuguese, created in 1932 by a Dr. Albert Couto, and still is made by the same family, with almost the same recipe. It is just landing a hit in the UK.
Maybe for a reason?
Found the image on a lovely site:
www.retrotogo.com
For evil ingredient check up and just some research on your favorite brand go to:
www.cosmeticsdatabase.com
Still I wonder... We know it may be killing us, but nobody talks?
The buisness is just too big, I guess.
BILLIONNNNNNNNS are made with cosmetics, so why talk. Why loose money?
It reminds me of some decades ago, when politicans in America went public on TV, confirming that cigarettes are absolutely harmless and never kill!
Well, someone was proven very wrong.
Someone lied.
Someone made a lot of money by repeating those words...
Someone killed a lot of people.
And here we are,
I am no preacher, nor a teacher. I am a pupil like all of us and I am willing to learn.
I will do my homework now, and you, do yours...
PS: Tonight facial wash :1 spoon of Apple Cider Vinegar diluted in half a glass of water.
Anti-spot treatment: turmeric powder mixed with a drop of water
face cream: evening primrose oil
PSPS: Just got this. I think everyone ought to sign this petition!!!
NOW!!!
http://www.ewg.org/kid-safe-chemicals-act-blog/sign-petition-b/?inlist=Y&utm_source=kscapet4a&utm_medium=email&utm_content=second-link&utm_campaign=kscapet
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