Healthy Personal Care

When I first became an esthetician, I fell in love with learning about different lines, but when I started learning about ingredients and how amazing the skin is, I started to question things. If our skin is the largest organ and can absorb 60% of what we put on it, then why are companies putting harmful chemicals in the mix? When you work with a line professionally, the company gives you a manual, breaking down each product and what's in it. It's shocking and frustrating to me, but the past couple of years, I've had the opportunity to work with some of the greatest organic spa lines. Two of my favorites are Ilike Organic Skin Care and Eminence Organic Skin Care. 

Ilike was what I used at the first day spa I worked at, and I instantly fell in love with the fact that they are an honest company making products that are rich in vitamins, minerals, fruit acids and bioflavonoids - plus their products actually work and do what they promise. What's not to love about that? I can't tell you how many times I bought a product claiming to make my skin flawless, but in reality do nothing for me or the health of my skin. After working with Ilike, I wanted to find more companies out there with good intentions and yes, they do exist! At the very first trade show I attended, I had the opportunity to take a class hosted by Eminence Organic Skin Care. The educator was their founder, Boldijarre Koronczay, a true genius in the skin care world. He is full of brilliant techniques and with a line like Eminence, anything is possible. Eminence uses nutrient rich products that are so beyond extraordinary, and in my opinon have raised the bar for other lines out there! 

If you have a minute, I found a video that The Canadian organization, Environmental Defence has posted. It's a fabulous new ad campaign which I think is a good way to alert people of the cancer-causing, hormone-disrupting and allergy-inducing substances contained in products used in daily life. This issue is very frustrating for me, and I don't believe finding healthy personal care products should be so difficult for the average person. It's good to be aware of how unsafe our products are and inspire us to research healthy companies that are out there. My goal with Mindful Goddess is to make this an easier process. I plan to provide a list of safe companies and give an honest review on their products. Another organization to make note of is the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics which launched in 2004 to help protect the health of consumers, bringing awareness to unsafe chemicals found in personal care products. They help break down questions most of us have on fragrances, what's safe and what's not and how to understand the labels. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics really keeps companies with harmful ingredients in check and makes everything easier for the consumer. If you are on facebook, follow their page and keep updated on their latest research. You can also follow them by email to receive updates. As a huge supporter, I will be posting their latest research, media and ad campaigns. Let's be mindful while we wash our face, put on our moisturizers and splash our favorite fragrance on. Together we can make a difference for healthier beauty and health.