Why Organic?

Why you should use natural and organic body products

• By using natural products you will reduce the number of carcinogens (cancer- causing substances) that enter your body. The skin is where all chemicals penetrate through. Being the largest organ, our skin absorbs everything and this includes the many carcinogens found in almost all body products. It is believed that the less carcinogens you put into your body, the more you can decrease your chances of getting a number of chronic illnesses and diseases. A little note: The Cancer Society in Canada says that cancer now affects 1 in 2.6 women and 1 in 2.3 men. Numerous studies suggest that these rates are caused by the increasing number of carcinogens in food, products, and the environment.

  
  

• To make sure you’re getting the best, most pure, ingredients into your body, take a few minutes to read the ingredient label of any name product that you currently use. There’s a good chance you don’t know what most of the ingredients are, and most likely you probably wouldn’t want to. 100% natural products don’t have any chemical ingredients are more safe and more effective than most mainstream products because they don’t contain synthetic ingredients which may be toxic to your system. Synthetic ingredients are less expensive to use and that is why they are used in most brand-name products.

Ingredients To Avoid

Here is a list of ingredients that we see in all the products around us everyday, but are unaware of the potential danger.

Ingredient name	Reason	Often used in
Parabens(methyl, Propyl, butyl, ethyl)	can cause skin rashes; found in breast tissue ofcancer patients	almost everything
synthetic fragrance	highly allergenic, chemicals used in fragrances unregulated and unlisted, toxic	almost everything; look for fragrance from essential oils instead
synthetic colourants; labeled as FD&C or D&C	skin rashes, suspected carcinogen, may contain aluminum	hair dye, cosmetics
Petroleum derived Ingredients (petroleum, mineral oil, Vaseline)	blocks pores, acne-causing, may contain carcinogens,causes dry skin	baby products, cosmetics
toluene	toxic, narcotic	cosmetics, nail polish