Choose Nontoxic Alternatives...

Your Health Depends On It

Are you looking for Nontoxic Alternatives in personal care products such as natural skin care, natural makeup or hair care products? Do you know how to look for safe cleaning products? Reducing the amounts of toxic chemicals you are exposed to in your home each day could be vital in helping to protect your health!

Why Choose Nontoxic Alternatives?

Because chances are, the products you use each day on your body are toxic and harmful - even if they are labeled natural. The average adult uses 9 personal care products, exposing them to approximately 126 chemicals daily. Only 11% of the 10,500 high volume ingredients used in most over the counter personal care products have even gone through minimal toxicity testing.

Most of us read food labels because we are concerned about what we put into our bodies. We want to live long, healthy lives. Throughout this site, we will consider that what we put on our bodies, as well as what products we use in our home, could affect our health and longevity.

Is Your Family's Health at Risk?

Here are some alarming facts! The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has identified over 880 toxic or potentially cancer causing agents in personal care products. The EPA has reported that nearly 30 cancer causing chemicals were detected in the fat tissue of every American today. This Cancer Prevention Report lists the numerous health hazards found in many home care products making non toxic cleaning products a much safer choice. (USA Today, April 1990) The American Cancer Society statistics show a leap in the cancer rate from 1 in 1000 in the early 1900's to today's ominous rate of 1 in 3.

Many health related problems such as breathing problems, skin problems, birth defects, hormonal disruptions, and cancer could be the result of the toxic chemicals found in the personal care products and home care products that you family uses each day. This is why choosing nontoxic alternatives is vital to helping to protect your family's health.

• Most cosmetics, toothpastes, shampoos, and skin care products contain toxic contaminants which are readily absorbed through our skin. What gets rinsed off our skin ends up contaminating our water supply, causing public safety concerns for humans and wildlife. Choosing nontoxic alternatives in our personal care products will reduce this source of environmental pollution.
• Each year 87,000 poisonings are reported as the result of accidental exposure to toxic chemicals found in the home. Choosing non toxic cleaning products will greatly reduce this risk.

• Using non toxic cleaners or natural cleaning methods are important because toxic household cleaners are three times more likely to cause cancer than air pollution. (Environmental Protection Agency report from 1985)
• By choosing safe personal care products and green cleaning and home care products, you will be helping to protect those you love.
• Even our pets will stay healthier by caring for them with non toxic pet care products.

"Natural" Doesn't Always Mean Safe

Labels that say "Natural" are not necessarily non toxic. For example: check the box in which you bought your “natural” toothpaste. Make sure there isn’t a poison warning on it. Even "organic" labels do not always guarantee safety, unless they are certified organic personal care products.

Throughout this site, we will help you find the non toxic alternatives you are looking for in your personal and home care products to help you and your family live safe and healthy lives. We will also give you valuable tips for living green. By you applying these steps, you will also be doing your part to create a greener, healthier environment at home and in your community.

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