That’s why it is so important to focus on clean products when it comes to our beauty and wellness routine.
When I moved here from Germany I was shocked about the standard differences when it comes to ingredients. Europe bans 1400 ingredients from personal care products for many years, the US only bans 15 of those!!!
Let that sink in…15!!
Below you can find some more information about the ingredients you really need to avoid in your daily routine.
Source: https://www.ewg.org/the-toxic-twelve-chemicals-and-contaminants-in-cosmetics
” Since 2009, 595 cosmetics manufacturers have reported using 88 chemicals, in more than 73,000 products, that have been linked to cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm.
Many of these chemicals should be banned from cosmetics, as proposed in California Assembly Bill 2762, the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act. Among the toxic chemicals that should be banned are:
- Formaldehyde, a known carcinogen.
- Paraformaldehyde, a type of formaldehyde.
- Methylene glycol, a type of formaldehyde.
- Quaternium 15, which releases formaldehyde.
- Mercury, which can damage the kidneys and nervous system.
- Dibutyl and diethylhexyl phthalates, which disrupt hormones and damage the reproductive system.
- Isobutyl and isopropyl parabens, which disrupt hormones and harm the reproductive system.
- The long-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS, which have been linked to cancer.
- M- and o-phenylenediamine, used in hair dyes, which irritate and sensitize the skin, damage DNA and can cause cancer.
All of these toxic chemicals have been banned by the European Union and many other nations, and many have been slated for removal from the store brands of major U.S. retailers, including Target, Rite Aid, Walgreens and CVS Health.”
My story to cleaner products!
When we moved to the US from Germany bit over 6 years ago I knew about the standard differences for personal care products between Europe and the US. Therefore I had packed a ton of stuff for myself and my baby girl when we left. Even textiles for kids are higher and safer standards in Europe which was another tough realization for me. Ones I ran out of what I brought my Mom send me boxes with stuff every month. It was still pretty cheap to do that 5 years ago. Unfortunately it’s not anymore. One day almost 4 years ago shortly after my second baby girl was born my friend and neighbor Cortney introduced me to Arbonne. She left me a catalog and samples and when I started looking through the catalog and seeing that Arbonne followed and even exceeds European standards, certified non GMO, certified Vegan, cruelty free and so many more, I was immediately hooked. My entire household has since then switched everything over to my clean Arbonne products and I decided to start a business and educate about these huge standard differences that unfortunately not many people here know about.
That’s how it all started and a new passion was born that I still love. If I can just have one person dump their bad chemical filled product and replace it with something safe, all the work is worth it. Learn a bit more about me HERE.
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