Organic Skin Products

I stopped using Pantene, Herbal Essenses, Sunsilk, Garnier, and all those other shampoo's you see on so many commercials when I found a website called cosmeticsdatabase.com. Just click go straight to SkinDeep once you get there. Here you can learn the hazard rating of so many of your favourite products. Many have cancer causing agents, allergy causing, and much more. It includes things like deodorants, shampoo, face everything, makeup, nailcare. I've been using natural, organic shampoo's ever since. Your skin and scalp soaks up all the chemicals you put on it. If you can't pronounce something on the ingredients list, I'd be worried. (: Good luck and take care of yourself.

Here's my site: http://www.sunflowernaturals.com

Skip the costs of natural products and make your own. It's really easy and cheap.

I have a free acne routine which I regularly post on this board and other free and natural, non-toxic, non-petro body care and cleaning solutions.

The chemicals in cleaning products are even more hazardous than the toxins in body care products.

Thanks for stepping up and bringing this to the attention of others.

I need an increase in my breast milk and fenugreek doesn't seem to be working. I have some organic mothers milk tea but it taste horrible. What can I use to make it taste better?

I could never stomach the stuff!

I had good luck with Fenugreek and Blessed Thistle together, and nursing around the clock. Check the link below for great info on increasing your supply.

So I love the way my hair's natural, curly texture is. I was having a conversation with my friend the other day about how I wouldn't change myself, alter my look, in any way that is permanent and that i didn't care for false addtions (hair, lashes, etc.).
So how do you feel about false additions? I would like to know how both men and feminists feel, because I feel that change is wonderful, but that people should be happy with themselves.

I am natural.

The most I do is blowdry my hair and pop in some hair rollers from time to time. I don't wear weaves because they just don't fit me. And I think perming is a sin (in MY book). I just like being me too much. I am not trying to fit into any group.

Its definitely aveeno! I use it for everything and it works really good. Olay is not as moisturizing as aveeno.

Buy Sonya Dakar Skin Care at DermStore.com

Sonya Dakar Triple Action Organic Scrubs provide five formulas that calm, clarify and beautify problem skin. Sonya Dakar offers scrubs for acne, scarring and refining, discoloration, irritated or hypersensitive skin and skin maintenance. Organic linseed, green tea, zinc, lactic acid and mixed fruit acids provide a physical and chemical exfoliant that removes dull, dead skin cells.

To use Sonya Dakar’s Triple Action Organic Scrub, work a dime size amount of product in palms. The heat and friction turns the dry powder into a soft paste. Gently massage the scrub on your wet face and neck for one minute. Finish by rinsing the product off thoroughly with cool water. For optimal results, use the scrub three times weekly, twice weekly for sensitive skin.

Sonya Dakar’s Triple Action Organic Scrub double-action technology improves the skin’s health and leaves it feeling ultra-soft.

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How to apply mineral makeup from bare face to finish with Affusion Skin Care and makeup products. Affusion is rated as one of the safes makeups on the market today by www.CosmeticDataBase.com.

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Mini Lip Gloss Wand $1.29
Mini Roll-On Lip Gloss $1.29
Tweezerette Tweezers $4.99
Proclaim
Cocoa Butter Lotion for Hand & Body
Moisturizes dry, irritated skin while protecting from sun, wind and water.
$1.99

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Wei East China Herbal skin care line:
Foaming Cleanser, Youth Recaptured, Eyes Alive, Ultimate Renewal, Eye Treatment pads.

Link: http://beauty.hsn.com/wei-east-china-herbal-all-skin-types-skin-care_c-bs0011_a-148-1500_xc.aspx?sz=2&cm_re=LN*Collec*ChinaHerba&prev=hp!sf!148!148&lastbc=!1500&prodview=72

Also Wei East Chestnut Firming Skin care line: Essence, Lifting Serum, and Refirming Eye Treatment.

Link: http://beauty.hsn.com/wei-east-chestnut-firming-skin-care_c-bs0011_a-148-1168_xc.aspx?sz=2&cm_re=LN*Collec*ChestnutFi&prev=hp!sf!148!148&lastbc=!1168

Wei East Natural Beauty Perfector Eye Treatment.

M Asam Skin care line: Day & Nightcream, Intensive Beauty Serum, Antiwrinkle Eye Cream, Fragrance Free Eye Mask

Link: http://beauty.hsn.com/m-asam-skin-care_c-bs0011_a-2440_xc.aspx?gs=&sz=2&prev=hp!sf!dept

And a Burt’s Bees Lip Gloss mishap ;p

Enjoy =)

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I recently came across an article with a list of ingredients to avoid in cosmetics and after comparing it with my products I literally threw every single product away except one organic soap! I mean, EVERY cream, lotion, cleanser, toner, shampoo, lipstick and makeup piece had one or more of these ingredients in it! I have been going insane reading all the information from several resources and feel so overwhelmed. The majority of ingredients are said to cause CANCER, are TOXIC, and not safe for use on skin for prolonged periods! HELP! Am I going over the top? I am 25 years old and had no idea about all these chemicals found in all major brands. I honestly must have thrown away a thousand dollars worth of product! Is ANYTHING safe? Even "natural" products I looked into are labeled as having negative side effect b/c the FDA doesn't regulate the sale and manufacture of cosmetics, or their ingedients. For instance Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 is rated a 6 out of 10 on the hazard scale! UHHH!

I recently did the same thing!
I read this book called The Beauty Bible by Paula Begoun and in it she lists the chemicals that should never even come close to skin and she lists what the top 5 ingredients should be. Also, as you pointed out, the FDA does not have to regulate anything the cosemetic companies add to their products! They can do whatever they want.
One company still uses the same lab results that they recieved in the 80s!!
So to answer your question, No. I don't think your being obsessive. Just precautious.

I would like to know what percentage of the Earth's crust is made up of organic material (dead plants & animals, aka soil)?

Also, if you happen to know… what is the rate at which organic material on the Earth expands or grows deeper?

Interesting question. There are several types of organic matter in the Earth's crust: soil/sediment organics and fossil organics (coal, oil) at deeper levels. I suppose the total percentage of organic material in the crust should be small, but here's an attempt to put some numbers behind that:

A high average organic content for soil is 5%, and the soil layer is just a couple meters deep. Let's assume that the ocean sediment layer is similar in organic content and somewhat deeper than soil layers. Therefore, let's assume the depth of the soil/sediment layer is averages 10 meters. This yields an average 50 cm depth of organic matter in the soil/sediment layer.

Coal is the primary component of fossil organics. An area rich in coal would have multiple seams, with each seam being tens of meters thick, so let's assume a total depth of 100 meters. Perhaps 1% of Earth's surface contains such rich coal deposits, so spread over the entire Earth's surface, this would yield an average coal depth of 1 meter. *

The depth of the Earth's crust varies from about 5km on the ocean floor to about 40km over land, and there's roughly 3x more ocean area than land, so let's say the global average depth of crust is 15km.

Using the assumptions above, all of which purposefully lean towards the upside, a first order approximation of the organic content of the Earth's crust would be: (.5 m soil + 1.0 m fossil organics) / (15,000m) = 0.0001

So, as an upper limit, perhaps about 0.01% of the Earth's crust would be organic material.

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Another answer here looks at the question from a geological perspective, and includes limestone as organic because it is derived from organic material, which is true. But from a chemical perspective, limestone (CaCO3) is usually considered to be inorganic, because it doesn't contain a carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bond. And from a biology perspective, even coal would be considered inorganic, because it isn't biologically active. Unfortunately, the distinction between organic and inorganic is, in some cases, a matter of definition….

http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/1organic/organic.html

…. and so the answer to your question would also depend on which definition of "organic" is most relevant to your problem.