Skin cleansing is essential for eliminating pesticides and other drugs and environmental chemicals from our body

How to skin cleanse

What to use for Skin cleansing and what not to use!

List of most common toxins in skin care products

How to find out if a ingredient is truly natural!

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Skin cleansing is essential for eliminating pesticides and other drugs and environmental chemicals. Approximately 10% of body elimination occurs through the skin, working in conjunction with other organs of elimination such as the colon, kidneys, and lungs. If one of these organs is stressed and not eliminating waste products efficiently, a greater burden may be placed on the remaining organs. This is why people with chronic constipation often have skin conditions such as acne.
As a preventative measure, it is used by healthy couples who wish to decrease their stored toxins prior to conception.
 

How to skin cleanse

Skin brushing facilitates skin cleansing by stimulating the lymphatic system to eliminate toxins through the skin. It also improves blood circulation throughout the body and removes dead skin cells and debris that clog pores
Instructions
1. Use a long handled natural bristle brush. You can find one at the health food store. If you are unable to find one, use a loofah sponge.
2. Start at the soles of your feet. Using light pressure, brush in small circles from the legs towards the chest, palms of the hands towards the chest, and then the back towards the abdomen. Finish with the scalp.
3. Avoid the face, breasts, and other sensitive areas. Skin brushing can be done in the morning or evening by itself or before a contrast shower.
 

Using other skin cleansing products like body scrubs and facial cleansers is also great, but only if truly natural and organic!

What to use for Skin cleansing and what not to use!

When you are cleansing your skin, you want to make sure that you only use the best organic natural ingredients possible.

Let's have a look in your bathroom. You may be amazed about this, but potentially dangerous poisons and toxins lurk in your personal toiletries you are probably not even aware of. In fact I would go as far as saying you have no idea of the potential problems these chemicals can cause. If you are a psoriasis, eczema or arthritis sufferer or you have chronic fatigue problems, then grab that bottle of shampoo you used yesterday and have a look at the label.

Does it contain Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) - What about related chemicals Ammonium Lauryl Sulphate (ALS) or SLES

A toxic chemicals and all known skin irritants!

SLS is a powerful commercial degreaser and is used in industry for cleaning workshop floors and degreasing machinery. It is also the main foaming agent and degreaser in almost all shampoos! You will find it in your toothpaste, your bubble bath, shower gel, shaving lotion and a host of other products including being used as a glazing agent on pharmaceutical drugs!

You will even find these chemicals in shampoos prescribed by doctors to ease psoriasis and eczema of the scalp.

THE VERY PROBLEM A SUFFERER IS TRYING TO ELIMINATE IS ACTUALLY EXACERBATED BY THE SHAMPOO DESIGNED TO GIVE RELIEF!!!!

How stupid is that???

If these were a safe chemicals why do they place skull and cross bone warnings on the drums of commercial chemicals, warning users of the dangers and stressing the need to wear protective clothing, goggles and rubber gloves when handling and to seek immediate medical help if swallowed or spilt on the skin?

It sure doesn't make sense to put it on your head or anywhere else on your body or in your mouth if the warning labels on the commercial drums are correct. We have no reason to suspect that the warning labels are anything but correct! Chemicals have the ability to cause ongoing sensitivities, chronic health problems and many so-called "safe" chemicals have been proven to be a precursor to cancer in test animals.

Chemicals have the same effect on us no matter how they are absorbed. The membranes of the mouth are known to absorb toxins very quickly, as is the skin. Would you trust a three year old not to swallow toothpaste? Would you knowingly give your child a poison to put in their mouth? Think about it! Why do the manufacturers of these toxic chemicals go to extraordinary lengths to warn users of the commercial chemical to avoid contact with the skin if they are not dangerous?

Perhaps long term exposure to low levels of so called "safe quantities" of these powerful chemicals just may have a detrimental and cumulative effect on the body over time. You want to believe it. The author of this article has suffered with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities all his life due to handling chemicals as a young man and being exposed to higher than "normal" levels over a five year period. Exactly the same effect will happen to you if you continue to absorb so called "safe" chemicals over many years from the toiletries and cosmetics you use.

YOU NEED TO ELIMINATE THEM NOW FROM YOUR BATHROOM!!!!

Here are just some of the most common chemical culprits

• Propylene Glycol (PG)
  Propylene Glycol is a wetting agent and along with a related chemical ethylene glycol is used in industry as the main component of brake fluid and antifreeze. Also used extensively in paint and varnishes. It is also found in your shampoo, toothpaste, hair conditioner beauty creams and lotions, cleansers, makeup and is very common in children's personal care items and many other products you use on a daily basis. Again this is a potentially dangerous chemical. Food manufacturers even used it for years in ice cream and other foods they did not want to set too hard when frozen. At least the government stepped in and forced its removal from many of our food supplies. However it still remains in many food products and is another reason why you should avoid those e-numbers like the plague. But what about our toothpaste and other lotions and potions we put on ourselves and on the skin of our loved ones? Propylene glycol and derivatives of this chemical are found in a vast array of personal care toiletries and cosmetics.
   

• Ethylene glycol has severe adverse health effects and has been found to cause kidney damage and liver abnormalities. It also damages cell membranes causing rashes, dry skin, contact dermatitis and surface damage to the skin. First cousin to ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, has been noted as toxic to human cell cultures in the laboratory. The American Academy of Dermatologists published a clinical review in January 1991 that showed propylene glycol caused a significant number of reactions and was a primary irritant to the skin even in low levels of concentration of around 5%. Propylene glycol routinely occurs in the top 3 listing of ingredients in any given product, indicating that it is present in high concentration.
   

• Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)
  A related agent to PG. Used in moisturisers and face creams... it is also the main ingredient in oven cleaners!
   

• Sodium Hydroxide
  Found in toothpaste, shampoos and soaps. A powerful caustic chemical associated with sodium chloride, a powerful oxidant. Causes severe skin irritation and can permanently damage the eyes. Used as a pipeline cleaner in industry. Users are warned to wear full protective clothing when handling the concentrate! It is in your toothpaste for goodness sake!!! It causes mouth ulcers and sensitises people to other chemicals. It is vital to prevent this dangerous caustic substance from making contact with your skin or ingesting it. If you have any skin problems or auto-immune dysfunction then it becomes vital to keep it out of your system.
   

• Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA)
  An organic acid produced by anaerobic respiration. Skin care products containing AHA exfoliate and not only destroy skin cells, but the skin's protective barrier as well. Long-term skin damage may result from its use.
   

• Aluminium
  A metallic element used extensively in the manufacture of aircraft components, prosthetic devices and as an ingredient in antiperspirants, antacids and antiseptics. It is even used as a flocking agent in water supplies! Implicated with breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Up until recently it was even present in free flowing salt at 1% concentration and found in manufactured cheese slices! Check you deodorant, cheese slices and salt now. If aluminium is present throw it out! It's just not worth the risk. Aluminium cookware used to be common place once. Perhaps this has contributed greatly to the 1 in 2 incidence of Alzheimer's disease in the over 70 age group. Many forward thinking European countries have actually banned cookware made from aluminium.
   

• Sodium Fluoride
  Found in toothpastes and water supplies. A known toxin and carcinogen. Fluorides used in drinking water supplies are a toxic, non-biodegradable, environmental pollutant officially classified as a contaminant by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Shocking though it may seem, the reality is, this chemical is simply hazardous industrial waste. A by-product of chemical fertiliser manufacturing, gleaned from this industry's pollution scrubbers... which is largely disposed of in our water supplies. Far from protecting teeth it is shown to cause dental fluorosis in susceptible individuals and bone demineralisation in adults as they age. In other words it causes osteoporosis! It is another toxic chemical that adds to the load the body must deal with and should not be part of your daily regime. I quote " Fluoride plays a significant role in contributing to the deaths of 10,000 people per year from cancer alone... 40 million cases of arthritis... allergic reactions in 2 million people and dental deformity in 8 million children!" Dr. Dean Burke and Dr. John Yiamouyiannis, National Cancer Institute, USA, 1997.
   

• Fluoride is a toxic by-product of aluminium smelter and as mentioned above, of fertiliser manufacture. It was first used as a very effective RAT POISON! Since then it has been tipped into our water supplies and used in toothpaste regardless of the known toxic side effects. Perhaps there is something going on here we don't know about!!!!!
  Get fluoride out of your system NOW!
   

• Diethanolamine DEA, Cocamide DEA, Lauramide DEA
  A colourless liquid or crystalline alcohol that is used as a solvent, emulsifier and detergent or wetting agent. DEA works as an emollient in skin softening lotions or as a humectant in other personal care products. When found in products containing nitrates, it reacts chemically with the nitrates to form carcinogenic nitrosamines. Although earlier studies seem to show that DEA itself was not a carcinogen, more recent studies show that DEA has the capacity unequivocally, to cause cancer even in formulations that exclude nitrates. DEA may also irritate the skin and mucous membranes. Also watch out for the other ethanolamines, triethanolamine TEA and monoethamolamine MEA. These dangerous chemicals are also found in sunscreens and many other cosmetic products. They can cause nitrates to form when combined with specific chemicals. "Some of the most dangerous chemicals we put on our bodies in the name of beauty belong to a family of hormone disrupting chemicals...these chemicals readily react with any nitrites present to form carcinogenic nitrosamines... prolonged exposure can alter liver and kidney function and lead to CANCER..." WDDTY Vol10 No7 10/99 DANGEROUS!!!
   

• Bentonite
  A porous clay that expands to many times its dry volume as it absorbs water. Bentonite is commonly found in many cosmetic foundations and may clog pores and suffocate the skin. Bentonite is used by fire fighters to suffocate forest fires by eliminating the oxygen available.
   

• Butane
  Aerosol propellant. Flammable and in high doses may be narcotic or cause asphyxiation.
   

• Collagen
  An insoluble fibrous protein that is too large to penetrate the skin. The collagen found in most skin care products is derived from animal carcasses and ground up chicken feet. This ingredient forms a layer of film that tens to suffocate the skin.
   

• Dioxin
  A carcinogenic by-product of many manufacturing processes, especially the weed-killers 245-T and 24-D and the manufacturing of pulp for paper production. It is also found as a by-product in the manufacture of foaming cleansers such as shampoos, toothpastes and cleansers. Dioxin contaminated containers which include some plastic manufacturing processes for plastic bottles sometimes transfer dioxins into the product itself. It has been shown that dioxin is up to 500,000 times more carcinogenic than DDT. Dioxin is one of the most potent and powerful poisons known to man!
   

• Formaldehyde
  A toxic colourless gas that is a strong irritant and a known carcinogen. Used in industry as a powerful preservative, in agriculture as a foot rot treatment for cattle and sheep and in the mortuary as an embalming fluid! When combined with water, formaldehyde is commonly used as a disinfectant, fixative and a preservative. It is common preservative in childhood vaccines! Formaldehyde is found in many cosmetic products, bubble bath and shampoos and conventional nail beauty treatments.
   

• Lanolin
  A fatty substance extracted from wool. Frequently found in cosmetics and lotions. Lanolin is a common sensitizer that can cause allergic reactions with some people. This is mainly due to the toxic effects of chemical residues contained in the lanolin from the sheep being sprayed with powerful organo-phosphate insecticides on the farm. Organophosphates are a very common contaminant in sheep wool because of the practice of sheep dipping for lice and blow fly. Avoid any product containing lanolin!
   

• Mineral oil
  A derivative of crude oil that is used industrially as a cutting fluid and lubricating oil. Mineral oil forms an oily film over skin to lock in moisture, toxins and waste, but hinders normal skin respiration by keeping oxygen out. Commonly found in baby lotions.
   

• Petrolatum
  A petroleum based oil derived from the refining process of crude oil. It is used industrially as a grease and lubricant. It has the same potentially harmful properties as mineral oil.
   

• Talc
  A soft grey green mineral used in some personal hygiene and cosmetic products. Inhaling talc dust is dangerous as it belongs to the same family as asbestos and is a recognised carcinogen. Talc is widely accepted by medical experts as being one of the primary causes of ovarian cancer if used in the genital area. Condoms and latex gloves were commonly "dry lubricated" with talc.
   

Over 884 chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products are deemed to be toxic in varying degrees

I could go on for page after page giving you example after example of toxic chemicals in our personal care items and cosmetics. Toxic chemicals which build up in your body and wreck your immune system. The above are just some of the more common ones you will encounter in your products. If you are suffering from an immune system dysfunction, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and/or metabolic disease has taken hold such as psoriasis, arthritis, lupus, MS, ME, chronic eczema or any of the other puzzling diseases that doctors simply do not have an answer for, then remove the toxins immediately by throwing out the dangerous personal toiletries you use and use safe products only! You will be very pleasantly surprised by how much better you will feel in a matter of weeks.

Better still throw them out before you become chronically ill and suffer with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity from them!

How to find out if a ingredient is truly natural!

Have you ever bought a product that you were assured was natural, only to find that you couldn’t pronounce half of the ingredients on the label? Would you like to learn more about “semi-natural” and “derived from” ingredients than the brochure tells you?

There is a source of information that comes from the ingredient manufacturer that is called a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). MSDSs are a summary of important information on chemical substances regarding product information, hazard identification, first-aid measures, exposure limits and precautions when using the ingredient.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires an MSDS be prepared for chemicals that are hazardous according to the criteria described in the HCS.

A good website to start researching the chemicals used in skin care and other products is: www.hazard.com/msds This takes you to the SIRI (Safety Information Resources Inc.) MSDS website. You are given three search options

1. Search by the manufacturer, which in most cases you probably won’t know
2. Search their database by entering the ingredient name
3. Additionally, you can search another database for chemical toxicity data not found in the MSDS section.

For example, if we use the database search (2nd option) to look for information on phenoxyethanol, which is used as a preservative in many so-called “natural” skin care products we see five different MSDSs on file.
A sample of information found on this ingredient included:

Hazards Identification EMERGENCY OVERVIEW WARNING! Harmful if swallowed. Causes skin irritation. May cause central nervous system depression. May cause kidney damage. May cause respiratory and digestive tract irritation. Target Organs: Kidneys, central nervous system.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS Skin Contact: Severe irritation or burns. Eye Contact: Severe irritation or burns. Ingestion: May cause gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. May cause central nervous system depression, characterised by excitement, followed by headache, dizziness, drowsiness, and nausea. Advanced stages may cause collapse, unconsciousness, coma and possible death due to respiratory failure. May cause kidney failure. May be harmful if swallowed. Lesions may appear in the brain, lungs, liver, meninges and heart. A little scary don’t you think?
ANIMAL TESTING DATA Lethal Dose 50 (LD50) indicates the quantity
of the chemical necessary to kill 50% of the animal test subjects and is measured in units per kilogram of the animal’s body weight. Oral, mouse: LD50 = 933 mg/kg; Oral, rat: LD50 = 1260 mg/kg; Skin, rabbit: LD50 = 5 mL/kg; Skin, rat: LD50 = 14422 mg/kg.

By arming yourself with independent information about the many toxic ingredients found in today’s skin and personal care products, you can make an informed decision to protect the health of you and your family.
 

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