Continuing the Saturn in Virgo series...
GODDESS PROTECT US FROM THE PARABEN NASTIES!
As Saturn moves through Virgo over the next two years, more and more facts about the poisons being put in our make up and creams will come out.
JUST SAY NO TO 'PARABENS' (read the label before you buy) and ANYTHING WITH SLS
What are parabens and why are they killing people? Click here to find out.
Read your face cream's ingredients.
Does it contain parabens?
90% do
(Eg: Ethylparaben, Methylparaben etc).
Don't wait to get cancer before you stop using face creams and shampoos with parabens in them!
What's the alternative? Go organic... http://www.rosehipskincare.com/ and Merino Kids are two Aussie firms I have found - am testing their stuff now and so far it's lovely... See your local health food shop for more.
Join the campaign for safer cosmetics - click here
Don't commit skin suicide!
In a nutshell, parabens are a preservative found in 90% of women's personal care products (lotions, potions, creams and makeup etc).
They've been used for decades - but in our mothers' or grandmothers' day, they were found in 10% of products only.
Because they are so old, they come under what's called "the Grandfather Clause" which means that they are not tested for safety as they have been used for so long.
However, parabens have been found in BREAST CANCER TUMOURS and doctors say the only way they can get in there is via the personal care products they are found in.
Parabens may even be responsible for the increase in breast cancer. They may explain why women get breast cancer so many more times than men.
Some companies are now onto this and are starting to make paraben-free products. Paraben is only a preservative and easy enough to take out. The other day in my local KMart I found some lovely body scrub which was marked "This product contains no parabens"... it's happening!
Is it in your creams? Read the indredients and look for 'parabens' or 'ethylparaben' or similar. All we can do is vote with our wallets.
Saturn is the planet who demands the TRUTH and stands for NO NONSENSE. Virgo is the sign ruling HEALTH and especially ALTERNATIVE HEALTH. As Saturn moves through Virgo, companies will start to make changes.
THIS IS NOT AN AD I SWEAR BUT ... If you're in Europe, here's a new upmarket Swiss brand that's on to it already - paraben-free LAMARQUE - and I am LOVING these paraben-free Australian products
READ ABOUT THE LEAD IN LIPSTICK
Not enough convinced about parabens to give up your old mosturiser?