Taking the first step..

In order to be aware of toxins, you need to take the first step. And that is being able to identify which toxins are in your everyday products. We are so grateful to have www.ewg.org/skindeep to help us. This website allows you to search over 80,000 products. They are rated on a scale of 0-10, 1 being good, 10 being horrible. And then once you click on a particular product, it rates each ingredient and tells you what it does to your body.

Although, I have searched some products that aren't listed in there, I know what chemicals are bad and can avoid the product. Thanks to my wallet card.

Toxins to Avoid...

Benzene	Fragrance	Parfum
Benzoic acid	Hydroquinone	Phthalates
Benzoyl-5	Lead	PEG (1,4) lauryl ether
Butylparaben	ME A	Placental extract
Coal tar	Mercurochrome	Polyethylene glycol (PEG )
Cocamide DEA	Mercuric oxide	Polypropylene glycol (PPG)
Diazolidinyl urea	Mercury	Propylparabens
DEA	Methanone	Propyl ester
Diethanolamine	Methylparaben	Silcone-derived emollients
Dimethicone	Microban	Sodium laurel sulfate (SLS)
Ethoxylated	Mineral oil	Sodium laureth sulfate
surfactants	Monoethanolamine	Talc
Ethylparaben	Oxomethane	TEA
FD & C	Oxybenzone	Thimerosol
FD & C (color + number)	Parabens	Toluene
Formaldehyde	Paraphenylenediamine	Triclosan
	(PPD)	Triethanolamine

These listed above are toxins that disrupt your endocrine system. 

So start small. Check products you use on a daily basis. 

**A few weeks ago we were getting ready for the beach and my Ava sunscreen wasn't in yet. To my surprise the Aveeno Baby that I've used for years, rates a 7! Ahh horrible. So I went around the house trying to find something that was a 2-3. No such luck. I went through 4 sunscreens and the last one I came among had the least ingredients. So of the 4, they got trashed. Once you know what's in the products and their affect you will be smarter on the decisions you make.