Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Why I started Back to Nature
I started Back to Nature to help people realize that you only have one body and you have to take care of it, My soaps are all natural and with so may skin allergies these days, caused by chemicals in soaps I thought I would make herbal soaps which have a lot of healing qualities. There is a lot of skin cancer around and is anybody checking the products that are out there to see if they are contributing to this disease. I think not... My natural oils such as sweet almond oil has minerals and vitamins, it softens and nourishes the skin, apply after your shower, add a few drops of lavender essential oil and relax YOU DESERVE IT. www.back-to-nature-ca
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Chemicals to Avoid in Skin Care
People have been asking me what chemical to look for in their skin care, I recently read an article from Green Living . These are the most common and most dangerous:
Propylene Glycol:
Cheap substitute for glycerine, it retains moisture
It is linked to possibe brain, liver and kidney abnormalities
It is banned in Europe
Sodium Lauryl:
Is a foaming agent, and is used in wetting agents used in garage floor cleaners and auto cleaning products
It is linked to kidney and liver damage. This is found in toothpaste, shampoos, body and shower gels
Banned in Europe and Central America
Diethanolamine (DEA)
works as an emollient in skin softening lotions and other personal care products and is suspected of increasing the risk of cancer
This is a BIG ONE Methyl, Propyl, Butyl and Ethyl Paraben
Inhibitor to extend shelf life of products, they are widely used even though they are known to be toxic.
Study shows that paraben were found in samples of breast tumors, and is linked to breast cancer. This is found in facial masks, concealers, skin creams and foundations
It as been banned in Japan and Sweden
These are some of the reasons why I started Back to Nature to help inform people on the dangers of our skin care in today society.
Check out my skin care at www.back-to-nature.ca
Propylene Glycol:
Cheap substitute for glycerine, it retains moisture
It is linked to possibe brain, liver and kidney abnormalities
It is banned in Europe
Sodium Lauryl:
Is a foaming agent, and is used in wetting agents used in garage floor cleaners and auto cleaning products
It is linked to kidney and liver damage. This is found in toothpaste, shampoos, body and shower gels
Banned in Europe and Central America
Diethanolamine (DEA)
works as an emollient in skin softening lotions and other personal care products and is suspected of increasing the risk of cancer
This is a BIG ONE Methyl, Propyl, Butyl and Ethyl Paraben
Inhibitor to extend shelf life of products, they are widely used even though they are known to be toxic.
Study shows that paraben were found in samples of breast tumors, and is linked to breast cancer. This is found in facial masks, concealers, skin creams and foundations
It as been banned in Japan and Sweden
These are some of the reasons why I started Back to Nature to help inform people on the dangers of our skin care in today society.
Check out my skin care at www.back-to-nature.ca
Monday, September 14, 2009
Journey on a Gluten Free Diet
When I was diagnose 7 years ago of having celiac disease (which is a wheat allergy), I started reading all label, for any wheat products. There were a lot of words that I could not pronounce which come to find out are chemicals, and or preservatives.
Now I am on a healthy non process diet which has been the best thing for me. In my research in finding whole foods I came across skin care. Did you know the goverment has no regulations to what goes into our skin care. Companies can put just about whatever they want in them, its a billion dollar business.
I started making soap a couple of years ago when I had goats, I was getting a lot of goats milk and I thought I would try soap. Through a lot of trial and error I got it down to a system, but I was told by a friend that I would have to be careful, using goats milk due to the bacteria in the milk, so back to the drawing board and I started working with herbs (which was more interesting) and had a lot more healing qualities to it. By doing a lot of research I finally got a good bar of soap. I decided to only use essential oils in my soap because most soaps have fragance which are chemicals. They might smell nice but you are only putting chemicals on your skin which by the way is the largest organ in your body.
Now I am on a healthy non process diet which has been the best thing for me. In my research in finding whole foods I came across skin care. Did you know the goverment has no regulations to what goes into our skin care. Companies can put just about whatever they want in them, its a billion dollar business.
I started making soap a couple of years ago when I had goats, I was getting a lot of goats milk and I thought I would try soap. Through a lot of trial and error I got it down to a system, but I was told by a friend that I would have to be careful, using goats milk due to the bacteria in the milk, so back to the drawing board and I started working with herbs (which was more interesting) and had a lot more healing qualities to it. By doing a lot of research I finally got a good bar of soap. I decided to only use essential oils in my soap because most soaps have fragance which are chemicals. They might smell nice but you are only putting chemicals on your skin which by the way is the largest organ in your body.
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