Top 10
- Garlic and Onions
- Cruciferous Vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage)
- Whole Grains
- Turmeric
- Berries
- Green Tea
- Yogurt
- Legumes (beans), nuts and seeds
- Soy
- Red Grapes
Oil on your face?
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Olive Oil is great as a moisturizer! It "contains linoleic acid, a compound not made by the body, but which prevents water from evaporating".
Olive oil also contains at least four different antioxidants, which can help "neutralize damaging free radicals that can lead to skin aging and skin cancer."
Olive Oil can also be used for your hair. Heat, (be careful not to burn yourself), then comb through hair, wash. It will tame frizz and help to strengthen your hair.
Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/olive-oil-benefits-uses-460609#ixzz1svWrDSj3
Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/olive-oil-benefits-uses-460609#ixzz1svWrDSj3
Rash….. or Chemical Reaction?
This had me thinking, if our skin is reacting in such a way, what chemicals could be on our skin that would cause such a reaction? So I checked. After looking at multiply sites, I found the same information.
Common ingredients found in various Laundry Soaps:
1. Linear alkyl benzene sulfonates or LAS, linear alkyl sodium sulfonates).
“LAS, are the most common surfactants in use. During the manufacturing process,
carcinogens and reproductive toxins such as benzene are released into the environment.
While LAS do biodegrade, they do so slowly and are of low to moderate toxicity.”
carcinogens and reproductive toxins such as benzene are released into the environment.
While LAS do biodegrade, they do so slowly and are of low to moderate toxicity.”
2. Alkyl phenoxy polyethoxy ethanols (also nonyl phenoxy ethoxylate or nonyl phenol).
“This is a general name for a group of synthetic surfactants. They are slow to
biodegrade in the environment and have been implicated in chronic health problems.”
biodegrade in the environment and have been implicated in chronic health problems.”
3. Artificial fragrances
“They often can cause allergies and skin or eye irritation.”
4. Diethanolamines (also diethanolamine, triethanolamine and monoethanolamine).
“Diathanolamines are slow to biodegrade and they react with natural nitrogen oxides and sodium nitrite pollutants in the atmosphere to form nitrosamines, a family of potent carcinogens.”
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5. EDTA (ethylene-diamino-tetra-acetate).
“EDTA does not readily biodegrade and once introduced into the general
environment can re-dissolve toxic heavy metals trapped in underwater sediments,
allowing them to re-enter and re-circulate in the food chain.”
environment can re-dissolve toxic heavy metals trapped in underwater sediments,
allowing them to re-enter and re-circulate in the food chain.”
6. Optical brighteners
“Optical brighteners are a broad classification of many different synthetic chemicals
that, when applied to clothing, convert UV light wavelengths to visible light, thus
making laundered clothes appear "whiter." Their inclusion in any formula does not
enhance or affect the product's performance in any way; they simply trick the eye.
Optical brighteners do not readily biodegrade. They are toxic to fish when washed
into the general environment and can create bacterial mutations. They can cause
allergic reaction when in contact with skin that is then exposed to sunlight.”
that, when applied to clothing, convert UV light wavelengths to visible light, thus
making laundered clothes appear "whiter." Their inclusion in any formula does not
enhance or affect the product's performance in any way; they simply trick the eye.
Optical brighteners do not readily biodegrade. They are toxic to fish when washed
into the general environment and can create bacterial mutations. They can cause
allergic reaction when in contact with skin that is then exposed to sunlight.”
7. Petroleum distillates (also naphthas).
“A broad category encompassing almost every type of chemical obtained
directly from the petroleum refining process” and “likely to cause one or
more detrimental health or environmental effects.
directly from the petroleum refining process” and “likely to cause one or
more detrimental health or environmental effects.
“An alkyl ammonium chloride used as a surfactant, disinfectant and deodorant that releases formaldehyde, a potent toxin.”
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9. Xylene sulfonate
“Slow to biodegrade in the environment and moderately toxic.”
If you have continued to read this far, then I imagine you were just as disgusted as I am. For these reasons I choose against another possible Chemical Reaction. The thought of it is actually terrifying to think what is on my skin, and what is it doing to me?
(All information came from ‘The Laundry Alternative Inc.’ April 23/12. http://www.laundry-alternative.com/detergentsinfo.htm ).
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