This quick blog is a broad overview of one of my goals. I really have been working, slowly but surely, at making my life non-toxic. In more ways than one, haha. My main focus was lifestyle. I don't want toxic beauty products, being Skincare and makeup. I am slowly moving from non-toxic household cleaners and all that kind of stuff. I did really well at getting rid of any type of medicinal toxins last year, like aspirin and stuff like that. Basically essential oils knocked that out quick & easy! Add a little herbs, tinctures, & teas and I feel like I'm really on the right track there! But now that I've written this "detoxing my life" it's kind of funny because not only am I detoxing products, I'm detoxing negative of all kinds. Whether it's a tv show, a website (people.com has GOT to go in my life, I get irritated reading about dumb celebrities but I can't stop!!), or as sad as it may seem, people. If someone or something is bringing you down, let it go! I can't have things around me that don't make the best version of me & that's that!
Now I'm really focusing on products. Whether it's beauty products or cleaning/household products, I'm ready to detox these items! My Skincare routine really got kick-started with essential oils as well last year so that one is moving on well. I've found makeup to be harder. I'm still working and trying out products to see what I like and what works. I'll keep you updated on things I'm trying and product reviews as I am fast & furiously ready to detox my makeup bag!
But first I'm just going to show you a few new staples I have in my non-toxic beauty routine! Here are a few of my new favorite gems I have found on this journey.
As you might know, I make a lot of my own Skincare. I make my own eye cream, face moisturizer, scrubs, toner, serums, masks & body butters but I'm always up to try new products as well. Me making a lot of my Skincare has really helped me transition into non-toxic products. If you don't want to make your own, contact me! I'll make them for you! I love doing it! So, i didn't picture my own stuff besides my lemon-peppermint sugar scrub at the bottom right corner. But I'm going to do a brief overview of these products and then write a separate blog on some of the key items up there!
Top items-alba scrub, honest SPF.
Middle row-Swanson biotin shampoo, everyone lotion for hands, face & body, perio brite mouth wash, dr. Bronners coconut oil, Swanson biotin conditioner.
Bottom row-dr. Bronners 18-in-1 wash, everyday coconut face wash, Josie maran milk Argan oil, Josie maran Argan oil, Josie maran Argan cream oil, doterra on guard toothpaste, my own sugar scrub.
I'll break these down into hair, face, body & so forth and highlight each item in the next few blogs! But I just wanted to highlight a few of these items overall first! Next we will dig deep! The only items I'm not 100% sold on is the Swanson biotin shampoo & conditioner. I'm sure it's great for some hair, just not mine haha. I'll discuss more in the blogs to come!
But the last thing I want to share has been the most essential & helpful item in my journey to detox my beauty items. Yes, Instagram and following some of my favorite organic beauty gurus has helped but the easiest, quickest way to figure out how toxic your products are, is this-
Think Dirty app! It's amazing!! It's easy & a great way to see if the products you use are harmful. Super easy while you're at the store trying to judge something just on ingredients alone. Because these tricky cosmetics people change names, make up new names & just freakin confuse you when it comes to toxic ingredients! This app will show you overall toxicity, if it has developmental & reproductive toxicity, & allergy and immunotoxicities.
Plus, you can save all the items you use to your "bathroom shelf" and it'll add up the total of all the products you use and give you an overall rating of the products you use! This is a snapshot of what I have on my bathroom shelf, I have an overall rating of 3 which I'm super happy with! But this isn't all my makeup yet. Right now it's my blush, eye shadow, bronzer & tinted moisturizer and then all the other beauty products I use currently. Still on the hunt for some more beauty items and I'll be here to report back to y'all so you guys don't have to spend all your money and risk your skin on products that don't work so well!
Here's to a clean & beautiful 2016!!
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