I’m a huge sucker for any kind of bath or beauty product. But I know that a lot of them, especially in the US, where they’re not hardly regulated, contain dangerous ingredients that are harmful to people and the environment. So I always make an effort to read in ingredient label and try to stay away from products with parabens, pthalates, sulfates, etc. But it’s so hard!
That crap is in everything. Seriously, everything. It’s in your toothpaste, your shampoo, your cream, your makeup… So much of the packaging and advertising is misleading. They say “natural” or “organic” when in fact they have one or two “natural” ingredients and then the rest of the ingredients were created in a laboratory.
And when I do find something that’s healthy and eco-friendly, it’s usually out of my price range. I generally spend a great deal of time reading the labels, realizing that I can’t afford the product that I really want, and then resigning myself to purchasing something that will cause my future children to glow in the dark or be hermaphrodites.
I decided to check Etsy because I have been on a hunt to find a body wash that keeps my skin clean and soft without killing the fishies once it washes down the drain. And sadly enough, a lot of the stuff I found there is loaded with the same nasty ingredients I’ve been trying to avoid at the supermarket. I found one vendor, Crystalwood, whose ingredients all seem relatively harmless, and I bought a body wash. I’m excited for it to arrive.
So what’s a girl to do? Any recommendations?
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