This queen of the beauty product was recently delivered some devestating news. It came in the form of one of my besties admonishing me for my use of spray tan. Seems counter-intuitive, no? I laughed at first, shaking my head at her. "Silly girl, tan in a can is clearly safe because it's the alternative to a real tan, which we know is not safe at all. No wrinkles!! Follow me?" Never, ever had it occured to me that this stuff could indeed be poison.
Then she sent me the following link: http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/
This site enables you to search every single product in existence and provides you with a rating of its toxicity as well of a list of all its ingredients and their harmful side effects. The news, my friends, is not good. Just about every product I use from my face wash to my shampoo to my deodorant fall within the moderate-high hazard range. And what's to come of my weekly manicure in light of this news: "Reduce your use of nail polish. It's one of the few types of products that routinely contains ingredients linked to birth defects. Paint your toenails and skip the fingernails. Paint nails in a well-ventilated room, or outside, or avoid using nail polish altogether, particularly when you are pregnant. Browse our custom shopping guide for advice on nail polishes that contain fewer ingredients of concern."
What the hell is a girl to do? Turning hippie is simply not an option. As much as I love working with children with Autism, I'd prefer to reduce my chances of giving birth to one. And don't get me started on cancer...
So, what do you think ladies? Is this hyper-vigilance extreme or is there merit to reducing the use of products in our best interest?
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