We all love color and we surround ourselves with our favorite colors, in our clothes, our homes, our cars, and our offices. Colors can be soothing to our spirits, make us feel happy or sad, or give us energy. We can send silent messages to the people around us just by the colors we choose for ourselves.

But, there is a problem with dye because it contains toxic heavy metals such as chrome, copper and zinc. Yes, I know these metals are all natural but that doesn't make them any less toxic! Sometimes, dyes also contain known or suspected carcinogens. Dyes run soaking into our bodies even if they are said to be colorfast! So all those toxic heavy metals end up wreaking havoc in our bodies, by building up.

Natural dyes would be a good alternative but they are not colorfast and so a mordant must be used to make them colorfast. The mordant has the same toxic heavy metals!

Low impact dyes are being used more and more because of the ability of the material to soak up almost all of the dye which greatly reduces the run off of the dye. The key words here are, "almost all," So, our bodies are still getting a dose of the toxic heavy metals albeit a much less amount.

The only real solution is to use organic cotton cloth that has not been dyed or chemically treated in any way. The bad news is we will miss our colors. But the good news is we will be healthy! And organic cotton can be raised that is naturally brown, or green.

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I am a person that is concerned with our environment and our health. Chemicals are in everything, even common every day products in our homes, and they are killing us. We are gradually exhausting our earth! I want to promote awareness both of ourselves as individuals and of our homes.

It is important to me to think outside the box or the matrix if you will! I do not believe and accept everything I see, read, or hear. Some things I have found to be truths for my own life and those things I pass on to you. My maxims are "think for yourself" and "listen to your whole self, body, mind and soul!" I have found that if I do those two things I am always happy! The goal of my web site is to supply those of you that have made the choice to go natural with quality products!

Kristine Peterson http://www.naturallivingbychoice.com