Youre Putting WHAT On Your Face

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Youre Putting WHAT On Your Face?!

• A Practical Guide to the Safe and Sensible
  Purchasing of Body Care Products
• Prepared by Herbalix Restoratives, LLC

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Face, Arms, Hands, Back, Legs Your Entire Body

• What goes on the skin, goes into the body,
• in varying degrees.
• Organic is as important for the outside of you-
  as it is for the inside!
• Toxins can enter the body through the skin, and
  are not limited to air, food and water only.

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How Do I Know What I am Looking For- and What to
Avoid?

• Do you know what is in your body care products?
• Do you know how to find out?
• Read your product labels, and be able to identify
  toxins!
• Ingredients are listed in the order they appear
  in the product formulation. As you read to the
  end of the ingredient list, be aware that this is
  usually where the bad stuff hides.
• If the bad stuff is in there- the good stuff is
  canceled out!

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Skin Absorption vs. Ingestion

• The skin is the largest organ of the body. What
  goes on the skin can, molecularly from one degree
  to another, enter the body.
• What we eat can actually be less harmful to us
  than what we apply to our skin, because organs
  such as the kidneys and liver can filter toxins
  before they enter the bloodstream. Thats often
  not so with topically applied chemicals.
• Some chemicals can act as hormones by replacing
  our existing hormones and altering growth
  patterns.

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Where Do We Find These Chemicals?

• Prescription Drugs
• Over the Counter Drugs
• Cosmetics
• Body Care Products
• Baby Care Products
• Food
• Pet Products
• Household Cleaners
• Home Furnishings, etc.

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Who Can You Trust?!?

• The FDA operates under serious time constraints,
  manpower shortages and the pressure to approve.
  They only monitor the cosmetics industry AFTER so
  many injuries have been reported!
• The FDA also will not allow claims for healing
  from any source or substance they do not approve.
  This disallows claims that pertain to essential
  oils, herbs and other non-traditional
  methodologies.
• Universities receive money/subsidies from
  companies to fund research. How can they remain
  unbiased or ethical in their studies?
• Chemical Companies provide fast, cheap and easy
  synthetics but with added risks and side effects
  

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What Toxic Ingredients are Found in Body Care
Products?

• Parabens
• Phthalates
• Petroleum
• Petrolatum
• Mineral Oil
• Glycols
• Urea
• DEA, MEA TEA
• BHA, BHT
• Sodium Laurel and Sodium Laureth Sufates

• Carbomers
• Aluminum
• Other Heavy Metals
• Talc
• Paraffin
• FDC Synthetic Coloring
• Synthetic Fragrances
• -to name just a few!

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Parabens Not a Natural Choice!

• Butyl-, Ethyl-, Methyl-, Propyl-, inhibit the
  growth of microbes and extend the shelf life of
  products- but at a cost.
• They act like growth hormones in the body and
  also mimic estrogen, which disrupts normal
  hormone function.
• Due to hormone mimicking, they may alter hormone
  levels in humans, increasing the risk for certain
  cancers, impaired fertility and recent studies
  indicate they alter the development of fetuses in
  the womb.
• They have been found in breast cancer tumors.

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Phthalates Unstable and Dangerous

• Found in cosmetics, nail polish, perfumes, hair
  products, lotions, baby toys, food, paint, shower
  curtains, plastic wrap, medical supplies, drugs,
  straws, toothbrushes, car seats they are
  ubiquitous.
• They are regulated as toxic substances under
  environmental laws that limit their discharge
  into the air, land and water.
• European Parliament prohibits the use of
  Phthalates DEHP and DBP in cosmetics. Yet there
  are no limits on the amount used in consumer
  products in the US and Canada.

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Phthalates Still Unstable and Dangerous

• They have been identified as a family of
  hormone-mimicking chemicals.
• Health effects include damage to the liver and
  kidneys, decreased sperm count, testicular
  cancer, early onset of puberty in girls, early
  breast development in both girls and boys,
  reproductive disorders and reduced fertility.
• Permeates body tissues easily.
• Does not show up listed in product ingredients,
  other than in letters as in DBP, DEP, etc.

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Petroleum

• Can be addictive to skin tissues. It has no
  curative benefit to skin tissues, and can
  actually create the very condition it is
  intended to correct, thus perpetuating the
  problem.
• Can cause sensitivities.
• Interrupts respiration of body tissues.
• Plugs pores.

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Petrolatum and Mineral Oil

• Is a petrochemical that forms a barrier on the
  skin, makes lipsticks shine and creams smooth.
• A derivative of crude oil
• Hinders normal skin respiration.
• Slows down normal cell development, resulting in
  premature aging of the skin.

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Glycol

• Known as PG, PEG, BG and EG
• Is used in anti-freeze, brake fluid, paint, floor
  wax, detergents, tobacco- AND SKIN CARE!
• Petroleum derived
• Inhibit cell growth and damages cell membranes
• The EPA warns factory workers to avoid skin
  contact with Propylene Glycol to prevent brain,
  liver and kidney damage.
• It is used to carry the active ingredients in
  transdermal patches deep in the skin.

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More Glycol Facts

• Is known to cause eye, skin and gastro-intestinal
  irritation, allergic reactions and rashes,
  nausea, vomiting, headache, and central nervous
  system depression.
• Other side effects include heart arrhythmia,
  stunted growth, decreased blood pressure and
  death.
• Actually causes dry skin but is commonly used as
  a humectant to help retain moisture.

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UREA Imidazolidinyl and Diazolidinyl

• The second most commonly used preservatives next
  to parabens.
• The primary cause of skin irritation.
• Releases formaldehyde at very low temperatures.
• Not effective in inhibiting fungal growth and
  thus they must be combined with other
  preservatives.
• Used in skin care, hair products, moisturizing
  products, perfumes, deodorants, etc.

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DEA, MEA, TEA ICK!

• Listed also as Cocamide DEA/MEA, Cetyl
  phosphate, DEA Oleth-3, Phosphate, Myristamide
  DEA, Stearamide MEA, Lauramide DEA, etc.
• Used as emulsifiers and foaming agents. They are
  popular in bubble bath, body washes, shampoo and
  soaps.
• Can cause eye and skin irritation, are easily
  absorbed through the skin and accumulates in body
  organs, even the brain.
• 1998 study by the Natl. Toxicology Program
  showed a link between cancer in lab animals and
  DEA related ingredients when topically applied.

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BHA/BHT

• Both are used as preservatives in cosmetics,
  personal care products and in food.
• BHA is absorbed into the skin and is stored in
  body tissues.
• BHT is harmful if ingested, inhaled or absorbed
  through the skin. Causes eye and skin irritation.
  Is known to be irritating to mucous membranes and
  the upper respiratory tract.
• BHT can also cause severe destruction of body
  tissues.

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Sodium Laurel and Sodium Laureth Sulfates

• Found in shampoos, toothpastes, mouth rinses,
  soaps, body washes, etc.
• Provides a foamy, bubbly texture.
• Causes irritation on contact with skin, eyes and
  mucous membranes.
• Long-term exposure may cause mutagenic effects.
• Is rapidly absorbed and retained- in the eyes,
  brain, heart and liver.
• Alters skin structure, allowing other chemicals
  to penetrate deep into the skin, increasing the
  amount of other chemicals that can then reach the
  bloodstream.

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Carbomers

• Used in cosmetics as emulsifying, thickening,
  suspending and dispersing agents.
• Used in medical products, such as transdermal
  patches.
• Associated with skin and eye irritation, coughing
  and possible skin rash.

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Aluminum/Heavy Metals

• Used to absorb moisture.
• Found in blush, eye shadow, powders,
  deodorant/antiperspirants, etc.
• Linked to cancer development in men and women.
• When used in antiperspirants they prevent the
  body from releasing toxins, by blocking the sweat
  glands.

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Paraffin

• A waxy crystalline substance that in its pure
  form is white, odorless and translucent. It is
  obtained from petroleum and is purified by
  solvent refining.
• Is used in cold creams, wax depilatories,
  eyeliner and eyebrow pencils, mascara, protective
  creams.
• Is not a true wax but is sometimes added to
  beeswax.

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Synthetic Fragrances

• VOCs -or Volatile Organic Chemicals- can
  contribute to poor indoor air quality, and are
  associated with a variety of adverse health
  effects.
• Can cause headache, irritation to the eyes,
  nose and throat, rashes, hyper-pigmentation,
  nausea, vomiting, forgetfulness, loss of
  coordination, dizziness, neurotoxic symptoms,
  etc.

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FDC Synthetic Color

• Used to make products more attractive, they offer
  no real benefit to the skin.
• Usually are listed as FDC or DC and are
  accompanied with a color and number. (i.e. FDC
  Yellow No.5)
• Typically derived from petroleum or coal.
• Lab tests prove that high doses of most synthetic
  dyes -which are approved by the FDA- are capable
  of causing various adverse reactions, including
  cancer.

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Dodging the Chemical Bullet

• Most chemicals used in body care and cosmetic
  products are harmful to body tissues in some way.
  They add nothing of value and actually serve to
  reduce the quality of the product.
• Chemicals are cheap for cosmetic chemists to use-
  but the consumer pays the price, oftentimes with
  their health.

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Dodging the Chemical Bullet (cont.)

• Herbalix Restoratives offers a safe, clean and
  cutting-edged alternative to the toxic world of
  body and hair care!
• We offer the highest quality ingredients, the
  purest methods of manufacture and the cleanest,
  most potent formulations available.
• We use absolutely NO parabens, phthalates,
  petroleum, synthetic fragrance or colors,
  binders, emulsifiers, metals or
  Refined/Bleached/Deodorized oils.

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Herbalix Restoratives Corp. Contact Information

• Customer Service can be reached
• Monday-Friday 9-5 PST
• Call [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Mail P.O. Box 65346
• Port Ludlow, WA 98365-0346
• Ship 125 South Point Road
• Port Ludlow, WA 98365