It was a bit of a lighbulb moment for me as I sprayed my hair with dry shampoo and my friend asked “You’re so conscious about what you eat and put in your body, what about the stuff you put on your body?’
For once, I was speechless. I remember thinking about the question and feeling stupid that I’d never considered it before. I was naive enough to believe that ‘gentle on skin’ and ‘hypoallergenic’ were ok for me to apply to my body daily.
On average females apply around 200 chemicals to their skin everyday aswell as being surrounded by them in your homes, workplace and stores. Whether it be a scented candle, a slick of mascara, surface spray or a till receipt, they contain harmful chemicals that can enter your body and disrupt your hormones.
Clean Up Your Cosmetics
This shocking information was all I needed to begin my journey of reducing my toxic load. I starting by ditching chemical make up, perfumes, lotions and hair care. Basically anything that contained parabens, phthalates and triclosan. It can be tricky to identify some of those ingredients as they can be disguised as ‘fragrance parfum’.
Thankfully my collection of Bare Minerals Make Up survived the cull and Lily Lolo has replaced the rest.
Go Green Cleaning
The next steps are to go green cleaning and get rid of the harsh chemical surface sprays. I wanted to find a product that was kind on skin and harmless to the lungs if inhaled.
dōTERRA OnGuard is a single product that cleans eveything. The powerful formula is derived from plant based ingredients for exceptional cleaning. It’s non-toxic, biodegradable and friendly for the environment. Simply add 2 -3 TBSP to a 500ml bottle of water and you’ll get approx 18 refills.
It may appear pricey at £17 a bottle but if you get 18 x 500ml out of it that’s under £1 per spray bottle. Better still, you can open a wholesale customer account for £24 and get 25% off everything.
Remove Synthetic Smells
Finally, rid your home of artificial fragrances. This is an absolute must as they blow toxic fumes into your home and you and your family inhale them.
Most plug ins, candles, melts and air sprays are synthetic fragrances so consider replacing them by diffusing CPTG (Certified Pure Theraputic Grade) essential oils. Not only will your home smell amazing, you’ll reap the medicinal benefits of the oils too.
Your olfactory nerve is located in the nasal cavity and relays sensory data to the forebrain where emotions and memory are stored. This is known as the Limbic system. Inhaling the aroma or diffused mist of an essential oil can powerfully effect these areas of the body as well as the respiritory system.
However, it’s important to understand the quality of the oils you’re purchasing because they’re not all equal.
Many essential oil products on the market are labelled 100% pure despite only having the minimum requirement of 4% in the bottle. Like with make up brands and food manufactures, there are loopholes when it comes to listing ingredients.
If you’re taking the steps to swap out synthetic fragrance, be sure to investigate.
Rest assured dōTERRA Essential Oils are 100% pure and unadulterated giving you huge medicinal benefits when inhaling from your diffuser. You can also use topically on your skin or to cook with and flavour your food.
Each bottle contains a batch number, allowing you to check the quality.
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