Going ‘green’ means lessening the toxic environment that we live in. But even though awareness has grown, you may not know that the products you are putting on yours and your family’s body are ladened with ingredients that have been proven to cause disease and death. Some of these are even labeled natural and organic. Now you can find out exactly what you are putting on yours and your children’s bodies on a daily basis. After you read this article, you will never think the same about you loved products again! Right now, you can go to the Skin Deep Database. It can tell you exactly what toxic ingredients are in your own make-up bag and skin care products. Warning: This may cause you to spend lots of money new products, but at least you wont fear for your life!
In order to help you go ‘green’ in your own life, Opportunity Green is presenting Beauty and Sustainability on May 13, 2008 in Beverly Hills, an evening of pampering and education that will feature Stacy Malkan, author of "Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry".
Opportunity Green will be raising consumer awareness of all the dangers that are lurking in our make-up bags and personal care products; they will be highlighting safe and ‘green’ alternatives. It won’t be all just learning, they are featuring mini-facials, an organic fare, and beauty tips from leading eco-friendly product lines. Beauty and Sustainability is sure to be a blissful way to learn how to start protecting yourself.
Stacy Malkan will let us in on a few of the reasons why this is so important to know about. These facts that she is raising awareness are very true, surprising and scary. She discusses the toxins we expose, not only ourselves, but our families to on a daily basis such as lead in lipstick, coal tar in shampoo, and carcinogens added to ‘organic’ products.
Malkan is not only the author of Not Just a Pretty Face; she is also a co-founder of Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. This campaign is a national coalition of health and environmental groups working together to eliminate hazardous chemicals from personal care products. Stacy has formally been a journalist and newspaper publisher. She now works as a leading media strategist f
or national and international environmental health campaigns.
Some other people that will be attending to raise awareness are actress, producer, and star of Living with Ed, Rachelle Carson (wife of Ed Begley Jr.), Jolene Anello of Jurlisque skin care company, Josie Moran, founder of Josie Moran Cosmetics.
If this hasn’t caught your eye yet, here are a few more reasons why this is so important to educate yourself about:
• Lead in lipstick: Over 61% of lipsticks recently tested contained the deadly ingredient
• 1,4-Dioxane in baby shampoo: a form of ether and suspected of causing damage to the central nervous system, liver and kidneys
• Phthalates in a wide array of common items including baby lotions and powders, nail polish, and fragrances: Linked to infertility, birth defects, malformations of the male reproductive tract, and breast cancer
• Neurotoxin in mascara: a form of mercury
• Coal tar in shampoo
• Parabens in deodorant: Proved to be estrogenic and disrupt hormones
• A recent study revealed that over half of 100 popular “natural” and “organic” personal care products tested positive for the deadly carcinogen 1,4 dioxane. 1,4 dioaxne. These are also believed to be a kidney toxicant, neortoxicant, and respiratory toxicant. It has been found to be used as a byproduct of petrochemicals used in manufacturing in shampoos, body washes, lotions and other personal care products made by such leading “natural” companies as Kiss My Face, Alba, Seventh Generation, and Nature’s Gate.
And scary enough, there are many, many more…
