I'm back from a weekend with family! So, I have switched to a much more natural body care regimen. I will show you what I am now using and the numbers of chemicals in each product. I am using Face Naturals and Nubian Heritage products now. Here is my new "Cosmetics Challenge" in the table below. I used the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Database, www.ewg.org/skindeep/ to evaluate the relative hazards of the new products that I am using. What is kind of interesting is that Burt's Bees, which has a reputation for being "natural," has a lot of chemicals in it and a fairly high EWG hazard. Tarte make-up is supposed to be natural, but it has a lot of chemicals and the same EWG hazard of 3 as Almay mascara, which is the drugstore brand.
More Natural Care Products | # chemicals | EWG Hazard |
NH Shea butter soap | 4 | 1 |
FN face soap | 0 | 0 |
FN lavender deodorant | 1 | 1 |
NH Shea butter lotion | 6 | 2 |
FN face moisturizer | 2 | 0 |
FN Plum perfect eye cream | 2 | 0 |
Burt's Bees lip-gloss | 14 | 4 |
Tarte mascara | 14 | 3 |
FN Peppermint toothpaste | 1 | 0 |
Alaffia Black African Soap | 1 | 1 |
GF Leave-in conditioning hair cream | 10 | 4 |
NH papaya&coconut hand cream | 8 | 2 |
63 | 1.5 |
*EWG Hazard, 0-2=low hazard, 3-6=moderate hazard, 7-10-high hazard
You may notice from my June 12th blog post that I kept the same hair conditioner. Some things just aren't worth the fight. :) Finding things that work on my hair is one of those fights that I'm just not up to right now. Maybe in the future.
Talk to you later!
Michele