02Jun 2020 by Angela Cummings
10 Tiny Steps to Know if Your Self-Care Products are Non-toxic

10 Tiny Steps to Know if Your Self-Care Products are Non-toxic

Blog, Personal Care Products
Have thought you were buying non-toxic self-care products and ended up buying toxic products - still? I've been there, too. I was pissed. So frustrated at the wasted time and money. My friends can testify that I spewed (maybe more than) my fair share of swear words. My primary frustration? Cleaners and self-care products that were labeled as healthy (eco-friendly, non-toxic, natural) but STILL had chemicals that were harmful to health. Damn! So, how do you know if your self-care products are non-toxic vs. just being marketed as non-toxic? Keep reading to find out. What Can a Healthy Home Assessment Reveal? A healthy home assessment is an objective assessment of how healthy your home really is. When it’s related to having an organic, chemical-free home, a health home assessment can…
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19Oct 2018 by Angela Cummings

How to know if your feminine care products have chemicals?

Blog, Personal Care Products
Women spend about six days of the month using feminine care products, over a 40 year period. That’s 2,880 days or 69,120 hours of maxi pads and tampons sitting on our skin. Since harmful chemicals can be absorbed through skin and travel into the bloodstream, I wanted to steer clear of them. But I ran into some challenges. Let’s look at what maxi pads and tampons are made of, and how we can find nontoxic feminine care products. What chemicals are in feminine care products? Standard feminine care products are made from synthetic material (polyester), which is an oil byproduct made of oil and chemicals. Polyester is used both the covering and filling. Plus, pads and tampons often contain fragrances, and have plastic backings and packaging.  How patterns can help…
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05Oct 2018 by Angela Cummings
How can I prevent breast cancer?

How can I prevent breast cancer?

Blog, Health, Personal Care Products
Get this: “About 85% of breast cancers occur in women who have no family history of breast cancer.” That means anyone is a candidate. While self examinations, such as Serena Williams and the I Touch Myself Project promotes are critical to early detection of breast cancer, prevention is also critical. Over 102 chemicals in our everyday products have been linked to breast cancer. Personal care products are among the common causes. We’ll discuss the types of products linked to breast cancer and ways to reduce your risk of illness. Types of personal care products linked to breast cancer Personal care products are often made of chemicals that cause hormone disruption such as increased estrogen levels. Increases in estrogen have been linked to breast (and other types of) cancer. Other health…
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