Beauty

"In my view, this is a crucially important part of the phyto lifestyle which so many of us know little about. 

Did you know, for instance, that the average person uses 9 personal care products every day, exposing themselves to 126 chemicals!

It is a medically recognised fact that our body absorbs significant amounts of what we put on our skin - so for a healthy lifestyle - your choice of beauty and hygiene products is vitally important in ensuring that you are not polluting your body with harmful chemicals. 

And think about what all those chemicals are doing to our environment.  As they get washed away into our water system, they are damaging the environment in which our plants grow and our animals, fish and birds feed. 

If you still need convincing, consider the fact that 89% of the 10,500 ingredients commonly used in beauty and hygiene products have not been tested for safety.  In the last 30 years, only 9 of those 10500 ingredients have been banned or restricted.

And one third of all personal care products contain one or more ingredients classified as possible human carcinogens.

Finally....many of those products, which earn millions for the commercial producers, are cruelly tested on animals.  All that suffering, and we are still presented with products full of chemicals that can harm both our wellbeing, and the future of our planet.

So please - check out the suppliers of beautiful, natural beauty and hygiene products which are now widely available and spend your money supporting organisations that are producing products which are kind to us and to our world.

Click here for suppliers - and don't forget the local farmers markets and local agricultural shows - they are all fun to visit and you will find lots of small local suppliers of gorgeous home produced products.