If you look closely on the label of many cosmetics, cleaning products and 'fresheners', there is usually an ingredient called fragrance. I have done a bit of research about this and one website states there are some 4000 chemicals in the fragrance arsenal (and I use that word purposely) and many of them are carcinogenic!
Chemical companies are smart though. They do not disclose the chemicals in their brew, because this is a commercial secret. Like the recipe for Coca Cola. Government allow this. But they are on a winner; sell products that are poisonous, causing ailments such as headaches, and then selling the medicine to relieve the symptoms!
I found myself pretending not to see people on the side of the road wanting a lift because I knew the deodorant they wore made my eyes water, my heart thump and my head ache. If I did pick them up, I knew I could not function properly for the rest of the day.
In our house if any of these products annoy me enough, instead of complaining; I simply throw them out.
People have become walking chemical cocktails. The women in my house prepare themselves thus.
In the shower they wash their hair using shampoo, then conditioner. Then a quick Veet to clear away unwanted hair. Then there is the shower gel - nice smelly stuff, the stink wafting through the house, out the window so even the sheep out side begin to cough.
After the dry-down, there is the special facial lotion, then the deodorant - perspiration cannot get through (I thought this was a natural process - I wonder where it goes? Oh and I thought we were going natural!). Then there is the other lotion to stop the skin drying - maybe that shower gel was toxic?
The lip gloss is an extra scent - maybe pseudo strawberry. And to top all that off there is the perfume to cover all else. All this is very feminine - no wait there is a masculine version too!
But wait; we are not dressed yet! On go the clothes, presoaked in some chemicals, washed in others and the fabric softener so strong that it can kill the good bugs in the septic tank!
It is no wonder that asthma is widespread and increasing!
Walk down the supermarket isle and the stink can almost knock you over!
But that's not all the room fresheners and those ones in cars are powerful too, then we have toilet paper with fragrance. Perhaps it is impolite to mention it but what do those chemicals do when you wipe your bum? Probably worse for women!
There is a handlotion in our bathroom called 'Botanicals' but look at the label - chemicals that you can't pronounce and 1% natural fragrance.
You have to watch natural too; salt is a natural product, but eat a kilo of it and you are dead! Then what about Datura, Nightshade, Melia and many others - all are natural, all are poisonous.
There is a lot of brainwashing being done - if you tell kids BO is bad, throughout their life they will think it bad.
And oh yes, actually toothpaste is generally pretty good!
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