Safe? Cosmetics

So... I was facebooking this morning and safe cosmetics popped up with a post about something (I don't remember what).  At any rate I read the article and then got to checking some of my own products at www.skindeep.com.  It is a database setup by Environmental Working Group.  They rate the toxicity of your cosmetic items from soap to lip gloss to baby care products.  So for giggles I checked my mascara...  on a scale of 0-10, 7-10 being pretty toxic, my mascara was a 5.  So then I proceed to check out the baby shampoo that I use on the boys...  They are all 7's!!!!!!  YIKES!!!  These are the baby care products that I use on them EVERYDAY!!!  I thought these were better products because they were European.  I know that Europe has stiffer regulations for that kind of stuff so that is why I was purchasing these!!  OK.  So now to find something safe.  Some brand names are:  Belly Buttons and Babies, Simply Pure, and Healing Scents.  Gotta get to my 'organic' store.  Now on to my products.


Did you know that sodium laureth sulfate (in every shampoo I own) is a toxic chemical.  It is a know pathway for some serious carcinogens.  How it was phrased somewhere was that it is typically heavily contaminated with carcinogens.  It also, when used as shampoo, makes your scalp/skin crave it.  Oh joy.  Did you know that you can make your own shampoo with a little baking soda and water.  Condition with a little apple cider vinegar and water.  And supposedly you won't have to wash your hair as often.  Shampoo and Conditioner are a 20th century craze.  You know the bit, "Better living through science."  Yeah, I don't know about that guys.  Hmmm... So now on to the rest of my "daily" product list:


MAC: ?? (nothing listed)  hmmm...
Almay Mascara: 5  (mine is the i-color intensifying blah blah blah)


So have you checked your 'daily' product?  I know I've got more work to do.