Don’t Be Greenwashed
When a very popular direct sales company (with an awesome holistic health reputation) launches a new product…
My inbox floods with questionsย
๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ, ๐ ๐๐ข ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ! ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ค ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ก.
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I gotchu, friends… and I am honored to be your friendly Facebook ingredient detective. As always, my intent is never to brand shame, itโs simply to educate on ingredients that are best to avoid when health preservation is important to you.
The products in question over the last few days have been a hemp infused hair care line and a hand cream. Youโll see these products marketed on social media as โorganicโ, โveganโ, and โparaben freeโ… ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ – ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐๐ก.
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If youโd like to know the specific brand, please reach out!
Sadly, youโll find all of these on the label…
๐ซ DMDM Hydantoin – a preservative option that releases the KNOWN carcinogen formaldehyde into the product
๐ซ Undisclosed Fragrance – an undisclosed concoction of up to 3k+ chemicals most often known to disrupt the endocrine system
๐ซ Methylisothiazolinone – studies show that exposure to low levels of MI have damaging consequences to the nervous system. It was also named Allergen Of The Year by the American Contact Dermatitis Society in 2013.
๐ซ Propylene Glycol – the main component in anti-freeze with high concerns of skin irritation.
๐ซ SLS – considered a moderate hazard with links to cancer, neurotoxicity, organic toxicity, skin irritation, and endocrine disruption.
๐ซ Phenoxyethanol – a core allergen that risks contamination with the carcinogen 1,4 dioxin. New research studies are referring to this preservative as โthe new parabenโ
๐ซ EDTA – this ingredient, although not toxic, breaks down the outer layer of the skin to INCREASE penetration of other ingredients. This is of major concern when toxic ingredients are part of the rest of the formula.
Additionally..
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ๐๐ โ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐โ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ.
โ๏ธ They are packaged in plastic which is most often lined with BPA (nothing on the website indicates otherwise) and is a known hormone disrupter.
โ๏ธTo say Iโm bummed would be an understatement. The good news is that a handful of affiliates I know have provided their educated feedback and are hopeful that it could create formulation changes in the future.
Please feel free to refer back to my toxin free master list for tried and true alternatives with ingredients that wonโt compromise your health.
