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Beauty products canmake us feel just that —beautiful. A swipe of mascara, a touch of blush, and a dab of lipstick are all you need to accentuate your favorite features. But if you’re not looking carefully at what’s in those products, youmay want to look again. Your skin is your biggest organ— it’s vulnerable to whatever you put on it, but many people don’t pay enough attention to what they expose their skin to. In a recent interview, the“Today”show unveiled that beauty and skincare products do not have to be approved by the FDA. In fact, only 11 ingredients are banned from cosmetics in the U.S. Across the ocean, the list grows exponentially—Europe has 1,328 ingredients banned from theirs. In thisWildWest state of beauty products, the responsibility for finding out what’s in your makeup is up to one person: you. Before you trash your makeup bag or move to Great Britain, check out the list below to learn what ingredients to look out for and how to avoid them. Know which ingredients are cause for alarm. While the health effects of many ingredients remainmysterious, a few commonly used ones have shown links to serious diseases. Parabens and phthalates, for example, are found in a wide array of products, from foundation to hair spray, but are now considered“endocrine disrupting chemicals”by researchers and show links to diabetes 3 Ways to Break Up With Harmful Beauty Products Toxic Relationship
and hormone-related cancers. While the FDA hasn’t taken action because of a lack of information, doctors and researchers are concerned, which is reason enough to avoid products containing these chemicals. Look to transparent research organizations for guidance. When you’re trying to educate yourself about clean beauty products, don’t trust everything you read on the internet. Instead, look to reputable organizations that prioritize research-based information. For example, the nonprofit, nonpartisan group called the EnvironmentalWorking Group (EWG) is a great resource for cosmetic product knowledge. The EWG even has a subsite called the Skin Deep Cosmetics Database dedicated to providing research and data on almost any beauty product you can buy. Type in your brand of hand lotion, for example, and you’ll get an overall hazard score with a breakdown of each ingredient’s potential health risks. Beware of buzzwords. A shampoomight claim to be“all-natural”with botanical ingredients, and the bottle’s green, leaf-wrapped design seems to agree. But buzzwords like“natural”and“plant- based”can be misleading. Poison ivy is natural, but you don’t want it in a shampoo. Don’t fall for these gimmicks. The next time you go to the store to choose a“cleaner” shampoo, come equipped with a list of ingredients that you want to avoid. Your health and your hair will thank you for it.
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“Dr. Colby is absolutely the best. I have visited himmultiple times — before foot surgeries, after waking up with severe neck pain, and to help my lower back. He thoroughly explains everything he does, makes sure the patient is comfortable with his recommendations, and goes to work. His adjustments ALWAYS make me feel 100 percent better — after all, your spine controls everything in your body, and when it’s aligned the way it should be, you just feel amazing. He has been an IMMENSE Hear from our happy clients!
“As a former football player, I started to feel the effects of all the years of doing damage to my body. I went to see Dr. Colby to try chiropractic care and start feeling better. From the first visit, I knew I had made the right choice in chiropractors; he went over in great detail what he saw in my X-ray and then composed a strategy to get me healed. I really appreciated how Dr. Colby told
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