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The truth about BODY SHOP
Are you ready to hear the truth about BODY SHOP?
“The Body Shop® believes that there is only one way to beautiful — Nature’s Way”
REALLY? let’s see how natural their way is…
Ingredients of their best seller : Vitamin E Moisture Day Cream
PEG 100 Stearate : Restriction concerns: Violation of industry recommendations – Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions – Not safe for use on injured or damaged skin –
Cancer concern: One or more animal studies show tumor formation at moderate doses – RTECS®– Archives of Environmental Health 1963
Suspected to be an environmental toxin – Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Triethanolamine: Human immune and respiratory toxicant – strong evidence – Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful – Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Cancer concern: One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results – RTECS®– Biologicheskii Zhurnal Armenii 1986
Endocrine disruption: One or more animal studies show endocrine system disruption at high doses – RTECS®– National Technical Information Service 0455
Tocopheryl Acetate: Cancer concern – One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results – RTECS®– Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland) 1984
Organ system toxicity: One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) – RTECS®– International Journal of Toxicology (Continous: Journal of the American College of Toxicology,Taylor & Francis Health Sciences) V 2002
METHYLPARABEN: Methylparaben is in the paraben family of preservatives used by the food, pharmaceutical, and personal care product industries. Parabens mimic estrogen and can act as potential hormone (endocrine) system disruptors.
PROPYLPARABEN: Propylparaben is in the paraben family of preservatives used by the food, pharmaceutical, and personal care product industries. Parabens mimic estrogen and can act as potential hormone (endocrine) system disruptors. Cancer: One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results, RTECS®– Mutation Research 2008.*
Ethylparaben: Allergy / Immonotoxicity – Human skin toxicant – strong evidence – Schamberg, 1967;Soni, 2001
Cancer concern – One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results – RTECS®– Eisei Shikenjo Hokoku 1978
Did I mention it was now owned by Loreal who is doing animal testing?!
So you wonder why they use those harmful chemicals?
There are several reasons:
- The shelve life of the product would be reduced to only a few months instead of years.
- They would lose a lot of money with unsold products in all their retails stores if they had to restock every few months.
- Using natural and organic quality product is expensive so they only use very little of it to reduce the cost of the product and to have a better margin. Chemicals are cheap…
- Some of the chemicals used produce lots of foam and consumers have been brainwashed thinking that whatever foam cleans.
- These chemicals have been used since the creation of said products, 1938, and have been “grandfathered” into use by the FDA, with no new laws introduced since then…
Conclusion: read labels, inform yourself, be a smart consumer and start making your own beauty products at home!
Remember that your skin is the largest organ in the body; what you put on your skin is absorbed directly into your bloodstream.
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I’m Eve, a DIY organic skincare recipe creator since 2010 that loves to make a big mess in the kitchen!
I’ve embarked on a journey to empower women to ditch all the chemical-filled commercial beauty products and to share how to make your own organic beauty recipes at home towards a healthier lifestyle.
Homemade face & body creams, body butter, lips balms, face masks, shampoos, and all-natural perfume will have no more secret for you!
I am self-taught, read many books, and spend many hours in the kitchen creating brand new homemade beauty recipes. All my recipes are unique and are tested on humans!
In 2016, I studied Aromatherapy and became certified by the School of Natural Health Sciences.
