Giving the Gift of Glamor, Health, & Beauty: Give Beauty Gifts, that Are Toxic-Free!!

      Tis the Season! So every evening afterwork, or even during your lunch hour you are out there, getting gifts, stocking stuffers, checking that list off of to-gets, and stressing about not having enough time to do it all! You are at work, browsing through different store websites to see what you can get for your loved ones. Many will get perfumes, makeup kits, and other beauty related gifts for their special ladies. But have you thought of what those very things- perfumes, makeup, and other beauty related gifts- are made of? When you do, and you actually read the ingredients, and even do a quick google on all that stuff you get to see what all the chemicals these beauty items are made of. Yes, all the silicone, bismuth chloride, parabens, dyes and colors, lakes and carmines- you can google it- are actually very bad and even detrimental to everyone's health. Why do they use it? Mainly because these ingredients are cheaper, easier to preserve the makeup and beauty items, so that they can sit on shelves and eventually be sold to you!

Did you know that foundation itself has 24 different chemicals in it that are harmful to you? Perfume- try 250 chemicals- yes, you read right, 250. How about lipstick- the stuff that goes directly on and in your mouth- 33. I mean just look at the picture below to see how much harm women do everyday to themselves: You can learn more about all these chemical ingredients found in most beauty products here: chemicals found in beauty products. At the end of the day, its your choice to use and gift others to use this stuff, or something better. There are many different better brands out there, that use better-for-you-ingredients. Some of my favorites are Alba(lotions, body scrubs, etc), Nature's Gate(shampoos, conditioners, and lotions), Avalon Organics(shampoo, conditioner), & Glam Girl Naturals(an all natural, mineral & plant based makeup line, that pretty much has everything you could ask for in a makeup line, and the quality is great- plus it is gluten-free, vegan, and cruelty-free). Make a better choice this year when gifting beauty related gifts to YOURSELF, and your loved ones! There are great options out there, so why not choose better? You and I- we all deserve it!