When you go against the flow on most things, people are going to criticize. They are going to label you a “quack.” They can’t help themselves. It’s something I have gotten used to. I think the thing I have gotten the most criticism on is the way I raise my kids, which is pretty funny considering you can just look at the evidence and see that obviously I’m doing something right. By no means are my kids perfect and I have my fair share of screw ups, but my kids are very well behaved, healthy, happy kids. That doesn’t just happen on accident.
Sean and I have worked really hard to keep the kids both mentally and physically healthy. I know we are told by mainstream doctors and the media that our health is mainly determined by our genetics, and I am sure that is true in some cases, but the fact is, your health is determined primarily by what you put in and on your body.
When my daughter was a born, we started bathing her with Johnson’s Baby wash, and applying Johnson’s baby lotion to her whole body directly after her bath. We noticed when she was only a few months old that her skin was getting very dry and flaky. At first we wrote it off as genetics because I have always had dry sensitive skin and thought maybe she just took after me, but it got worse and worse and I started questioning whether it was something she was having an allergic reaction to.
Around this time, my mother happened to be doing a lot of research on chemicals in products. She gave me a list of chemicals to look out for. I checked the Johnson’s products and sure enough, they contained some of the harmful ingredients that were on the list. These are Baby Products. I mean, they advertise them as being “gentle on baby” and “tear free” for crying out loud!
I got on Google and started looking up each of these chemicals and seeing what they were exactly and how they affected your health. I was astonished. Turns out that a few of the most harmful ones are in almost every Shampoo, conditioner, Shaving cream, Bubble Bath, powder, moisturizer, toothpaste, and deodorant on the shelf and have side effects that range from dry itchy skin all the way to cancer. Here is a list of most of those hazardous ingredients:
Sean and I have worked really hard to keep the kids both mentally and physically healthy. I know we are told by mainstream doctors and the media that our health is mainly determined by our genetics, and I am sure that is true in some cases, but the fact is, your health is determined primarily by what you put in and on your body.
When my daughter was a born, we started bathing her with Johnson’s Baby wash, and applying Johnson’s baby lotion to her whole body directly after her bath. We noticed when she was only a few months old that her skin was getting very dry and flaky. At first we wrote it off as genetics because I have always had dry sensitive skin and thought maybe she just took after me, but it got worse and worse and I started questioning whether it was something she was having an allergic reaction to.
Around this time, my mother happened to be doing a lot of research on chemicals in products. She gave me a list of chemicals to look out for. I checked the Johnson’s products and sure enough, they contained some of the harmful ingredients that were on the list. These are Baby Products. I mean, they advertise them as being “gentle on baby” and “tear free” for crying out loud!
I got on Google and started looking up each of these chemicals and seeing what they were exactly and how they affected your health. I was astonished. Turns out that a few of the most harmful ones are in almost every Shampoo, conditioner, Shaving cream, Bubble Bath, powder, moisturizer, toothpaste, and deodorant on the shelf and have side effects that range from dry itchy skin all the way to cancer. Here is a list of most of those hazardous ingredients:
- Diethanolamine (DEA), found in shampoos, body washes, bubble bath, and shaving cream.
- Triethanolamine (TEA) , found in moisturizers, cosmetics, deodorant, toothpaste, body oils, and washes.
- Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) , found in shampoo, bubble bath, shaving foam, and cleansers.
- Sodium Laureth Sulphate (SLES) , found in shampoo, bubble bath, shaving foam, and cleansers.
- Propylene Glycol, found in the anti freeze for your car radiator, Hand Sanitizers, moisturizers, shaving creams, deodorants, and baby products.
- Sodium Fluoride, found in toothpaste.
- Alcohol, found in mouthwash, toners, and baby products.
- Talc, found in baby powder, make-up, and foot preparations.
- PABA, found in sunscreens.
- PEG, found in cosmetics, make-up, and shaving cream.
- Artificial flavors, found in toothpaste and mouthwash.
- Artificial colors, found in make-up, toothpaste, and shampoos.
- Benzalkonium Chloride and Benzethonium Chloride, synthetic germicides belonging to the large group of germicides known as “Quats, found in numerous household disinfectants, sanitizers including hand sanitizers and personal care products - long term use may affect immune system, cause asthma and should be especially avoided if you have COPD, or any other form of pulmonary disease.
- Ether, found in nail treatments, shampoo, and conditioner.
- Coal Tars, found in shampoo, conditioner, hair dyes, soap, skin care and cosmetics.
- Aluminum, found in antiperspirants.
- Acetone, found in nail polish remover.
- Formaldehyde, found in antiperspirants, nail treatments, and perfumes.
- Fluorocarbons, found in hair spray.
- Dioxins, found in shampoo.
- Petrolatum or Mineral Oil, found in baby products, washes, and moisturizers.
- Sodium Hydroxide, found in soaps and detergents, is a caustic poison, corrosive to skin.
- Triclosan, found in anti bacterial soaps, hand sanitizers and even toothpaste. It use is so widespread that it is being linked to lowering the immune system and is now being detected in breast milk. (Overuse of hand sanitizers with Triclosan is not good for your children)
