When makeup attacks

Fact: I spend a lot of money on things that some people use as their budget cutting area. Such as cleaning supplies, makeup, hair care and basically anything that touches my body. 

Why?

Your skin absorbs up to 60% of what ever you put on it and quite frankly I don't like the idea of drinking formaldehyde so why would I let my skin soak it in?

My mom recently went to a dermatologist to get your average everyday facial. Her Derm. asked what she used on her face and my mom instantly replied marykay. She's been using it since the 90s. It was a good product, we lived in the middle of no where so it was accessible and had a great girl power vibe to it. Fast forward to 2001; Mary Kay Ash dies and leaves the company to her sons, they cut corners to make money and now my moms dermatologist is telling her it's one of the worst products for your skin. Que full panic.

Popular wide spread companies like Revlon and L'Oreal put preservatives in their make-up that is linked to cancer and reproductive health issues.
"Both companies continue to use Quaternium-15 and DMDM hydantoin -- preservatives that slowly release formaldehyde. Health experts classify formaldehyde as a carcinogen when inhaled.
What’s more, Revlon and L’Oreal continue to use long-chain parabens as preservatives as well. Some parabens are endocrine-disruptors—that is, they interfere with the hormones that regulate the development and growth of our reproductive system." (Click for source)

A lot of these companies are even blocking legislation that would help regulate the cosmetic industry and call for more FDA approval according to the Wall street journal

I found this handy dandy little chart for you from the good people at Mind Body Green. They're sort of like the Yoga version of Real Simple. It's 12 things you should try to avoid in your makeup.



Crazy huh.

If your curious about your own makeup you can go to ewg.org and type in your product and it'll tell you if it you're in the clear or not.

I'm not saying go break the bank on some new makeup. Just be aware of what your buying and is $5 really that much when it going to be sucked in to your body and cause who knows what?