CHEMICAL AVOIDANCE!!! BEWARE

Making healthy choices about your skincare and cosmetics is equally as important as the choices we make about the food we put in our body. Our skin acts as a sponge, absorbing whatever is applied, which then enters our bloodstream and is absorbed by certain organs. It is very important to read and understand the labels of the products you use.
The following ingredients should be avoided at any cost:

DEA,Diethanolamine, TEA, Triethanolamine. These are used in mascara, body washes and foundation as a foaming agent or emulsifier. Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found them to be a skin sensitizer and that they can form carcinogenic nitrosamine compounds in the skin or body after absorption if mixed with nitrostating agents.

Dibutyl Phthalate: Most often used in nail polish. Very dangerous for the environment and has been banned in Europe from use in cosmetics. Sounds horrible!

Formaldehyde: Also used in nail treatments. EWG lists it as a human carcinogen. REALLY....ICK!

Parabens: Widely used as a preservative in soaps, lotions, toothpaste and also many FOODS. It has been found to be a skin sensitizer and skin or sense organ toxicant.
Listed on labels as:
alkyl parahydroxybenzoate, butylparaben, methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, or isobutylparabens. Consumers please beware, as there are a lot of products out there with this ingredient in them!

Petrolatum: Otherwise known as petroleum jelly, it is a mineral oil derivative used as a emmolient or lubricant in products such as lip balm and eye makeup. EWG found it to be potentially contaminated with impurities linked to cancer or other significant health problems. The Europeon Union has banned it for use in cosmetics..WHAT....?

Propylene Glycol: This ingredient is used as a humectant (to retain moisture) in lotions, shampoos, and even BABY POWDER. The EWG found it to be a penetration enhancer, which alters skin structure, allowing other chemicals to penetrate deeper into the skin, increasing the amounts of other chemicals that reach the bloodstream.

Talc: Used in products such as body powder, eye shadow, and also DIAPER CREAMS, EWG has found it to be potentially contaminated with harmful impurities linked to cancer or other significant health problems.

These all sound really scary. Please look at all labels before buying skincare or cosmetics. It is so important for your well being.

At Dagny and Lane Ionic Mineral Skincare we only use all natural and organic ingredients. No parabens, sulphates or animal testing in our company! Please check out our website at http://www.dagnyandlane.com/