The Health & Wellness Show: The Ugly Side of Beauty Products -- Health & Wellness -- Sott.net

On this episode of the Health and Wellness show we delve into the murky world of personal care products, a $450-billion industry world-wide. We have been kept in the dark about the ingredients in our personal care products, especially those that present potential health risks. In our cleanliness routines we are exposed to over 84,000 chemicals and only 1% are tested!

Are we seduced by the intoxicating aromas, flashy packaging and enticing promises of everlasting youth these products offer? What are some of the ingredients in personal care products and is there any regulation or monitoring of the long term health effects? How can we navigate an industry that is constantly bombarding us with claims of 'natural' and 'organic ingredients' while simultaneously omitting information about endocrine disruptors, neurotoxins, carcinogens, plasticizers and lead. Join us as we examine the ugly side of beauty products and what we can do to nourish our skin and our bodies using traditional wisdom.

As always Zoya's pet health segment followed by a special recipe for the week!

Running Time: 01:26:34

Download: MP3

Reader Comments

Servaline · 2017-01-28T17:13:23Z

These things have been known for a long time. Even when you tell people and give them evidence of the harmful ingredients in their daily routine, they won't listen. They prefer to huff chemicals and slather with carcinogens. I haven't bought a bottle of shampoo, conditioner, soap bar, deodorant, lotion, or perfume for 10+ years, preferring to make my own, which costs a fraction of the price of mid-range personal care items and they work better, smell cleaner and have no harmful ingredients. It's not only about eating whole foods, it's whole living. If big corporations are going to go away it's only going to be by boycotting them. Boycott, something Americans need to learn to do.

Thorosiousd · 2017-01-31T13:29:03Z

Servaline Right on.

stardust · 2017-01-31T21:02:12Z

There was an old joke on the internet that 80% of the world's economy depends on women being naïve meaning that all these creams , anti aging, counter DNA, e t c , are not doing the job they are supposed to, they are just flashy, ULTRA EXPENSIVE petrochemical byproducts made from crude

oil (see war zones of the planet) in different forms and with the help of marketing they make a lot of

people VERY RICH. Isn't everything on this planet done for the money ? Exceptions do apply.

Servaline , if I already didn't have enough of the business world, I might consider starting a business with you.