Creating a Safer World for Your Kids
In an age of burgeoning childhood cancers and leukaemia it seems
only common sense (if not a moral imperative) for parents to
reduce the toxic burden their kids are exposed to.
Many people are not aware that the vast majority of products we
happily use every day in the bathroom - shower and bath soaps
(especially liquid ones), shampoos, conditioners, toothpaste,
etc., etc., (and the other 'grown up' stuff such as aftershave
and cosmetics) contain a cocktail of synthetic chemicals many of
which are known to cause a variety of health problems - or pose
serious health risks.
How can this be? Well the Laws relating to personal care
products and cosmetics have never required rigorous testing of
ingredients or the long-term effects of products. Back when they
were laid down - the powers that be still laboured under the
impression that 'you rub some stuff on your skin- you wash it
off...no problem'.
They did not consider that Laws were necessary to regulate these
products like they did for foods and medicines. Whilst the stuff
you eat, or 'take' obviously gets inside you - it was not so
apparent that cosmetics, body, hair and skin care were a problem
because they are on the outside!
Now though, it is acknowledged that up to 50% of the 'stuff' you
put on your skin is absorbed by it. The skin is, after all, a
living breathing membrane, one of the 'largest organs' of your
body. It is now known that many of the thousands of chemicals
that have been passed as safe to use in personal care products
can cause irritation, trigger allergies, exacerbate
sensitivities and either directly, or indirectly due to
contamination, cause cancer.
Children's delicate young skin is especially vulnerable to these
toxic, synthetic (that is to say non-natural) chemicals that are
almost universally used in body care products. As adults we may
be lucky that we 'toughened up' in the last few decades and have
not yet seen any detrimental effect ourselves from years of
using certain products (cosmetics and body care- attract
long-term loyalty from users!). But it is now known that
chemicals used in everyday products in wide use - may be
'mutagens' -causing 'genetic damage and mutation'. We may never
see the results of this damage ourselves but it may yet be seen
in health problems suffered by future generations of our family.
This issue is an important one, especially for responsible
parents to know - and do - more about. You may not only be
influencing the product choices your children make - you may
currently be 'forcing' them to use products that could really
affect their long-term well-being. The other major problem is
that millions of people every day do wash off the remainder of
their soaps and cosmetics down the drain...this means literally
tons of harmful toxins are going down the rain...and into the
eco-system. This too is having a profound negative impact on the
environment.
We particularly recommend that you consider 'swapping' your
current products for ones that are TRULY organic. Products
should be 'certified organic' by independent bodies - as these
products should not only NOT contain the harmful ingredients
that most other products do. But always take care to check the
labels as many major manufacturers are 'conning' the public by
using 'natural' claims due to inclusion of 1 in 2 ingredients -
alongside the same old toxic cocktail. We suggest you see
further information about toxic ingredients and safer
alternative products here at http://saferalternative.com now.
This is a serious matter - we hope that you agree, and recognize
the need to do something about it - for your own sake, and your
children's health and well-being too!
[Published by R.Ramos de Smith & A.Smith authors of http://toxictimebomb.
blogspot.com. This article may be freely distributed and
re-printed but must only be used in its entirety with Author's
Bio and any links still intact]