There are simple reasons why I choose natural products over synthetic ones. Without fail, I find that my body and skin are healthier the more I align my choices with nature. Whether it is taking an excipient-free, food-grown magnesium supplement, or moisturising my body with a 100 per cent organic, cold-pressed oil, by simplifying my choices and removing as many unnecessary synthetics from my routine as I can, I lower my body’s overall toxic load. While I cannot live in a pollution-free world, I can choose to eat whole foods, massage my skin with natural oils, and support myself holistically with everything from massage and meditation to yoga and walking in nature. My beauty choices are an extension of my lifestyle choices – simple, pure and natural.
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The EU has banned 1,328 chemicals from use in cosmetics – including formaldehyde, asbestos and coal tar – which are known, or suspected, to cause cancer, genetic mutation, reproductive harm or birth defects. The Unites States Food and Drug Administration, by comparison, has only banned or restricted 11.*