Personal Care Week-Lip Balm

Those tingly lip-balms that many of us have been using for years, may be a lot more toxic than you think. Some of the best-selling lip balms contain a shocking number of chemicals! The labeling might say “effective moisturizers”, but what’s behind this label? In the trade, these moisturizers are called “oleochemicals” - basically animal or vegetable fats that have been hydrogenated (energy intensive and polluting process), to make these natural oils feel more like petroleum-derived oils - this is green-washing, as they put on the label “naturally derived”, HELLO - there’s nothing natural about a chemical process that turns a healthy fat into a toxin. Be mindful that we tend to swallow lip balms too (especially kids!).
Also be wary of the following ingredients: hydrogenated polyisobutene, triundecanoin, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, hydroxystearic acid, trimethylopropane tricaprylate and propyl paraben.
If you can’t be bothered to do all that laborious label-reading, just go for one of the following safer brands:
www.badgerbalm.com
www.hemp-sisters.com
www.aubrey-organics.com (gorgeous lip balm with a hint of color)

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