Body Detox

I wrote a couple of months ago about the detox process I went through with my house.  That being done, now I am doing the same thing with my body. 

If you study the toxins that are contained in most of our personal care products you begin to understand why some people get sick and can never quite figure out why. Do you think about what you use on your body?  Most of us don't.  We simply like the package, or we are true to a brand, or our friend tells about something she likes.  We don't really look at the label to see what is in the product. And that is what most companies count on.  The fact that most consumers don't care about the ingredients means they can advertise the benefits of the product but never tell you about the risks.   

I finally started reading the labels and was astounded at what I was seeing. I can't pronounce most of the ingredients but when I came home and researched them and saw the risks of using them it was easy to stop.  I've been going through this process slowly. As I run out of a product I go in search of a new safe replacement. Of course this means shopping at different places now, places that carry all natural beauty products. I was surprised by how many products are out there now. There is a lot to choose from, and in every price range. I go to Sprouts, Mother's Market, and Whole Foods to find the items I now want to use. And they are not any more expensive than what I was spending before. In fact, I have eliminated a couple products so I am saving money.

Now my husband is on board as well. He was the one that got us to change the deodorant we use. He did some readying about the aluminum in products and decided we should not be using it, so off to Sprouts we went in search of a natural product. It's been much easier to make the change than I had anticipated.   And now when I open my medicine cabinet and pull out my all natural beauty products I actually feel good about what I am doing, I am happy to support the company, and know that I not putting my body at risk any longer. And that feels really good.