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Did you Know?
The average woman can absorb up to 2kg of chemicals through her skin simply by using everyday skincare products?
As a result of testing, an animal dies in a laboratory somewhere in the UK every 12 seconds?
Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) is a harsh chemical found in shampoos also used as a garage floor cleaner and engine degreaser?
Parabens are chemical preservatives which are linked to hormone disruption?
Formaldehyde is a chemical preservative which can be found in budget or family shampoo & shower gel is also used to preserve dead bodies?
Our skin absorbs up to 60% of what you put on it?
Paraffinum Liquidum found in many creams, oils & baby products is a chemical derived from petroleum which can cause skin irritation & break outs?
Many women believe they have sensitive skin when in fact they are suffering from irritation caused by chemicals in the products they use?
Many products that claim to be natural only contain 1% of natural ingredients?
Our products are always free from:
SLS / SLES (Sodium Lauryl / Laureth Sulfate): Harsh foaming agents that are frequently found in shampoos, shower gels and bath products that have been shown to cause eye and skin irritation including eczema. SLS can also be found in industrial garage floor cleaners and engine degreasers and is sometimes used in clinical tests to cause skin irritation.
PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM: This chemical is derived from petroleum & may cause skin discolouration & irritation. Other names include mineral oil, liquid paraffin and baby oil. Paraffinum Liquidum can be found in creams, oils & baby products.
PARABENS: Found in more than 90 per cent of skin care products. Parabens are preservatives that have been linked to hormone disruption possibly increasing risks for certain types of cancer, impaired fertility, or alteration of the development of a fetus or young child. Parabens have been found in breast-cancer tumours and are also linked to dermatitis and allergies. Labeled under Methylparaben, Propylparaben, butylparaben etc .
PROPYLENE GLYCOL: Can also be found in anti-freeze. This chemical alters skin structure, allowing other chemicals to penetrate deeper into the skin, increasing the amounts of chemicals that reach the bloodstream. It has been linked with skin irritation such as dermatitis and eczema.
FORMALDEHYDE: a chemical preservative which can be found in budget or family shampoo & shower gel. It is also used to preserve dead bodies.
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