Non-Toxic Toiletries

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Introduction

Part of my job as a naturopathic type of practitioner is to help people lower their daily toxic intake. We live in a kind of chemical soup nowadays and it's a question of 'how much' you take in rather than 'if' you do. We can't do a fat lot about air pollution and other issues, but we can control what we put on our bodies and in our homes.

Why should you care? The simple fact is that no-one really understands yet the complex relationship between the various chemicals once mingling inside our bodies. It's OK for manufacturers to reassure us that 'there's only a little bit of this' and 'a little bit of that' and tests at those levels look fine, but what about the combination and the cumulative load?

Many of the skin, hair and body care items available to us are toxic, containing some quite worrying chemicals.

We already know that certain everyday chemicals are linked to cancers and a myriad other health issues, so why take the risk when there are now loads of different non-toxic, effective, gorgeous products to choose from?

At Purehealth, we encourage patients and everyone to swop normal everyday items as they run out to non-toxic, organic versions. This is not as easy as it sounds, as there are very few ranges that are truly non-toxic. Many have pretty pictures of plants on the label and natural sounding names; some will even have some quite useful natural extracts in them. However, most of them are spoilt by the inclusion of preservatives such as parabens, TEA, mineral oil etc to name and shame just a few - and other much more toxic compounds.

But it doesn't have to be that way and people are normally shocked when I explain the problem. Whether you want suncare for the kids, a non toxic face cream for you, an aluminium-free deodorant or a lavish shower gel, they are all now easily available. If you know where to look - and that's where this site comes in...

First, read the Factsheet to get a list of chemicals you should try to avoid. As you run out of any item that contains it, swop it to one of the products I recommend here.

There is also a more detailed factsheet Non-Toxic House and Home and another on Detoxification, both of which will give you tons of information about toxicity, detox, the chemicals and alternatives for you and your home.

My Suppliers Of Choice

If you need a one-stop shop for all your organic skincare supplies, here's a good one. SoOrganic.com, at the last time I counted, had 59 different brands of organic toiletries including some of our non-chemical favourites. They supply whole ranges, aim to avoid chemical nasties, send out same or next day using recycled boxes, try to be carbon-free, list all ingredients and are happy to advise on products and send samples. Check them out.