Hello All,
Hope your having a wonderful week!!
So a good way to start your chemically free lifestyle is to start by deciding what ingredients we want to AVOID in our skincare products.
What is in important to you? A product that is free from toxic chemicals or a product that is Vegan. Whatever you may be looking for the following ingredients are those we should avoid. Unfortunately most store brought brands have the following ingredients.
Without getting toooo technical:
Parabens...Usually used as a preservative they are " a family of synthetic esters" that are used in lotions to body washes and shampoos. Common names: methylparaben, benzylparben, adn isobutylparaben. Parabens have been found to affect estrogen levels impacting female reproductive health.
Polyethylene gycols (PEGs)... Petroleum based ingredients used as detergents and solubilzers. Common names: Polysorbate 20 and PEG-100 Stearate. They have the potential to disrupt the skins natural moisture balance. Also they often come contaminated with impurities such as 1,4 dioxane.
Silcones... Synthetically made polymers that are great fo foundations and primers. Common names: Dimethicone, Methicone and Cyclomethicone. (try saying those words 3 times fast) They are not biodegradable and they are harmful to the environment .
With all this in mind. Take some time and read the labels of your beauty products and consider if they are really the best thing to be using. As always Our Legacy products do not contain synthetic ingredients.
Don't forget to Pamper yourself!!!
Lylla