Have you ever noticed the ingredients on the label of that foundation you apply every morning like clockwork??? If you had, then you might start noticing little things that give you "pause for thought". The use of artificial preservatives like parabens, have been slowly seeping through our skin, and creating havoc within our bodies! It is true that we are not swallowing these products but they are making their way into our organs and tissues regardless. In case you hadn't noticed (and many women don't really think about their beauty products so deeply), these parabens which make your foundations last longer, can also be more toxic. Today, scientists are discovering more and more, about the harmful effects of traditional cosmetics and personal care products, on the long-term health of women consumers and even their unborn children!!! The FDA, the watchdog organization developed to protect the American consumer, does not recognize their own jurisdictgion over the cosmetic industry. You may ask yourself why is this so??? Quite simply, the Food and Drug Administration does not consider any products that are not ingested orally to be their responsibility. To be fair to this institution, there are so many other "fires to put out" that this has not been one of their top priorities. However, the American cosmetic consumer is starting to become more aware. This is just starting to ring true, but we still have a long way to go yet!!! Here are some statistics that may shock you!!! Sixty percent of what you cover your face in will eventually, end up in some form or another, inside your body!!!
European Cosmetic Manufacturer's and the European Union have recognized these facts for several years and have maintained a stringent ban on over 1400 ingredients used to make traditional cosmetics. The same is not true for manufacturers providing beauty products to the American consumers. We fall very short, only containing approximately 40 ingredients that are not approved within our manufacturing standards. You may ask why this statistic rings true???
Well..because the public isn't aware of the potential dangers and the corporate profits for American cosmetics might be adversely affected. Today, many of U.S. high end makeup lines are actually produced in China, in order to lower their expenses and increase corporate profits.
Europe also has transported some of their manufacturing to China, as well, but there is a big difference!!! When Chinese exporters ship to their European customers, they ship a much different product than what you and I receive. In fact, they consciously change their product development to fit the standards of the country that it is being exported to!!! Today, there are more and more people educating themselves through labelling and thankfully, people have
become more discriminating in their consuming. We must make our American public even more cognizant of certain dangers and hopefully, we will be able to directly impact the occurance of dreaded diseases like breast cancer and birth defects, to name just a few!!! Look for my future blogs to direct you to new information about how this impacts you as a consumer.If you would like to subscribe to my monthly newsletter for additional info, go to www.mitzi.usana.com to become aware that "Beauty from the outside in..." is something that comes not only through bottles, but working with real lifestyle changes!!!
Here's To A Beautiful Healthy New Year!!!
Debbie Schneider/Distributor Usana Health Sciences
www.mitzi.usana.com (308851)
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