Cosmetics & Skincare Safety

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Hi all,
As some of you already know I am a skin care junky ! I have been involved with a few different direct sales companies,and threw
all my research I have learned some very interesting things after looking into ingredients,Well, what I was learning about whats been in the personal
care products I have been using for years hasnt been very good! The public is un fortunetly unaware and we need to do our own investagating! We assume
that maufacturers/makers of skin care/bath/body products are safe and they are looking out for us well guess again! The FDA does not regulate and should do more
about this! Anyway, I just wanted forward some info to you that I have found to make you aware! So ,please before you go out and buy your next personal care product please check your labels! I have a true passion for helping others and my job is
to educate and help empower women!
Take care all!

Laboratory tests reveal adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products. Environmental Working Group (EWG) detected 16 chemicals from 4 chemical families - phthalates, triclosan, parabens, and musks - in blood and urine samples from 20 teen girls aged 14-19. Studies link these chemicals to potential health effects including cancer and hormone disruption. These tests feature first-ever exposure data for parabens in teens, and indicate that young women are widely exposed to this common class of cosmetic preservatives, with 2 parabens, methylparaben and propylparaben, detected in every single girl tested.


This work represents the first focused look at teen exposures to chemicals of concern in cosmetics, exposures that occur during a period of accelerated development. Adolescence encompasses maturation of the reproductive, immune, blood, and adrenal hormone systems, rapid bone growth associated with the adolescent "growth spurt," shifts in metabolism, and key changes to brain structure and function. Alterations in an array of sex hormones, present in the body at levels as low as one part per billion (ppb), or even one part per trillion (ppt), guide this transformation to adulthood. Emerging research suggests that teens may be particularly sensitive to exposures to trace levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals like the ones targeted in this study, given the cascade of closely interrelated hormonal signals orchestrating the transformation from childhood to adulthood.


During this window of vulnerability to toxic assault, adolescent girls typically experiment with an increasing number and variety of body care products. Teen study participants used an average of nearly 17 personal care products each day, while the average adult woman uses just 12 products daily. Thus, teens may unknowingly expose themselves to higher levels of cosmetic ingredients linked to potential health effects at a time when their bodies are more susceptible to chemical damage.

Cosmetics and other personal care products are an alarming example of government and industry failures to protect public health. Federal health statutes do not require companies to test products or ingredients for safety before they are sold. As a result, nearly all personal care products contain ingredients that have not been assessed for safety by any accountable agency, and that are not required to meet standards of safety.

Your skin is your body’s largest organ; everything you put on it has the potential of being absorbed into your body.
With all the chemicals, detergents and harsh ingredients found in most body care products, that is a pretty scary thought. Spagirl Gourmet offers natural, nutritious skincare solutions… targeted for all skin types! Keeping your skin
beautiful and healthy does not just happen. Skin must be pampered, protected and preserved through a daily regimen of all-over body and facial skin care! Our products let you easily follow a daily regimen that naturally helps you
keep your skin youthful, healthy, and glowing!

“Are you all familiar with the skin patches on the market today? Like the Birth Control
Patch, or the Stop Smoking Patch? Those patches are put on the surface skin and the chemicals are released into the blood stream. Think about the products you are putting on your skin - they are doing the same thing! Check your products at home and if you see any form of “Paraben” on the ingredient list, that is a harsh chemical going right into your body and know that the Jan’ 04 Journal of Applied Toxicology reported Parabens in 18 of 20 breast cancer tumors! OUR PRODUCTS HAVE NO PARABENS!”



Debbie Cater
Spagirl Independent Consultant
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www.myspagirlparties.com/debbie

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