Toxic Beauty
The Truth About Skin Care
The average teenage girl uses 17 personal care products per day?
The average adult woman uses 12 personal care products per day?
The average adult male uses 7 personal care products per day?
Did you know?
WE ABSORB UP TO 5 POUNDS OF CHEMICAL TOXINS INTO OUR
BODIES PER YEAR!
“The chemicals in my products
are minimal and only applied to
my skin…it’s not like I am eating
them!”
According to Dr. Mercola: What
you put on your skin can be
more dangerous than what you
eat because there are not
stomach enzymes breaking
them down, rather they enter
the bloodstream direct.
Our skin is the
largest
transport
system to our
organs
 30% of what enters our body
comes from through our skin
 We absorb up to 60% of what
we put on our skin
 30% of what is supposed to
exit our body is supposed to
exit through our skin
 The cosmetics and personal care products (PCP’s) industry is a 35
billion dollar industry; so powerful it has managed to be
unregulated for decades.
What about
the FDA?
 There are: 10,500 chemicals in our PCP’s only 11% have been
tested for safety.
 There are over 200 ingredients in the PCP’s in the U.S. that have
been proven to be hazardous to health and are banned in the EU.
 Not one single product or ingredient has to be approved by the
FDA before it is released into the market.
Babies are
being born
pre-polluted
More thank 70% of PCP’s in
the U.S. contain Phthalates
that link directly to birth
defects and infertility.
Did you ever wonder why
our toddler girls are
developing breasts?
Or why more male babies
are being born with
descended testicles?
Or why more and more kids
are suffering from ADHD,
Autism and Allergies?
97% of
Americans
tested by the US
Centers for Disease
Control have Diethyl
Phthalate (DEP) in
their blood streams.
 Minimize the number of products you and your family use on your
skin and body
What you can
do?
 Beware of Green-washing and Pink-washing
 Read labels and avoid the Dirty Dozen chemicals in your PCP’s (a
list of those are listed in the following slides)
 Consider the Home Conversion Kit that eliminates all of the Dirty
Dozen most dangerous chemicals in most PCP’s
 Experiment with Do-It-Yourself recipes
 Share and tell your friends and family so they can take action
Minimize the
number of
products you
and your
family use
daily
 Less is More HEALTHY!
 The less products you use, the less exposure to untested and
possible dangerous chemicals you expose yourself and family to.
 Utilize the PCP Checklist provided by Mindful Minerals to reduce
your exposure up to 90% and save you money
Green
Washing
Pink
Washing
Green Washing is when companies use
words like “natural”, “organic”,
“ecofriendly”, and “hypoallergenic” to
depict a greener product. In reality,
those words are merely marketing terms
and have no legal meaning.
Pink Washing is when companies
offer proceeds from the sale of
products to support breast cancer
research, most commonly identified
by pink ribbons on the label. However
these products contain toxic
ingredients that can negatively affect
our health.
 Often Found In:
Dirty Dozen #1
Aluminum
AKA: Aluminum Chloride,
Chlorohydrate, and
Ziconium
FD&C 1, Green 3
 Antiperspirant
 Deodorant
 Make-up: as a colorant
 Why may it be harmful?
 Majority of Breast Cancer Tumors found in the area of the breast and
the lymph nodes in the upper arm where exposed to aluminum in
antiperspirant and deodorant
 People with compromised Kidney function warned to avoid
aluminum
 Aluminum linked to increased risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
Dirty Dozen #2
Benzoyl
Peroxide
 Often Found In:
 Acne Medication
 Why may it be harmful?
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Possible tumor promoter
May act as a mutagen
Produces DNA damage in human cells
Toxic by inhalation
Eye, skin & respiratory irritant
 Often Found In:
Dirty Dozen #3
Coal Tar
AKA: FD&C Blue 1, Green 3
 Dandruff Shampoos
 Anti-Itch Creams
 Hair Dyes
 Why may it be harmful?
 Known carcinogen that can accumulate in the body
 Heavy metal salts that deposit toxins in the skin causing sensitivity
and irritation
 Depletes oxygen
Dirty Dozen #4
Nitrosomines
(an impurity from the
breakdown of these
chemicals)
DEA (Diethanolamine)
TEA (Triethanolamine)
MEA (Monoethanolamine)
 Often Found In:
 Nearly every kind of personal care product such as:
 Mascara, concealer, conditioner, baby shampoo, sunless tanning
lotion, pain relief salve)
 Why may it be harmful?
 Possible human carcinogen linked to cancer, birth defects,
developmental or reproductive toxicity, immunotoxicity,
neurotoxicity, systemic toxicity
 Evidence of endocrine disruption as low doses.
 Readily absorbs and accumulates in the organs and the brain
 Cause of contact dermatitis
 Skin/eye irritant
Dirty Dozen #5
Formaldehyde
(EDTA, DMDM
Hydantoin & Urea,
Diazolidinyl urea
and Imidazolidinyl
Urea)
 Often Found In:
Nail Products
Babywash
 Why may it be harmful?
 May cause joint pain, skin reactions, allergies, depression,
headaches, chest pains, chronic fatigue, dizziness and insomnia
 Known human carcinogen
 Eyes, nose, throat irritant
 May lead to contact dermatitis
 Often Found In:
 Skin lighteners and brighteners
 Skin & Facial cleansers, moisturizers
 Hair conditioner
Dirty Dozen #6
Hydroquinone
“Skin lightening cream is used to lighten skin, age spots, and
blemishes. This chemical (a known animal carcinogen) is toxic to the
skin, brain, immune system, and reproductive system. Though
banned in the European Union, the United States allows products
with up to 2% hydroquinone to be sold.”
 Why may it be harmful?
 A chemical carcinogen, immunotoxicant
 Developmental & reproductive toxicant that increases deep
exposure to UVA/UVB rays, increasing skin cancer risks.
 Risks to various organ systems, endocrine system and neurotoxicity
Dirty Dozen #7
Parabens
 Often Found In:
 Food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products
 Deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, facial/shower cleansers,
and scrubs
 Why may it be harmful?
Methylparaben
Propylparaben
Ethylparaben
Butylparaben
Isopropylparaben
Ethylparaben
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Linked to cancer
Endocrine disruption
Reproductive toxicity
Neurotoxicity
Skin irritations
Disrupts hormone function
Dirty Dozen #8
Petrochemicals
Petrolatum
Paraffin
Mineral Oil
PEG
PG-Propolyne Glycol
Butylene Glycol
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Shampoo
Mascara, perfume, foundation
Lipstick, lip balm
Hair Relaxers
Baby care products
Sunscreen
 Why may it be harmful?
 May contain known human carcinogens
 Traps toxins inside the body
Dirty Dozen #9
Phthalates
AKA: Fragrance
*most products do not list
phthalates on ingredients
but it is a hidden
ingredient disguised as
“fragrance”.
(DBP, DEH, EDHP)
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Perfume
Hairspray
Nail polish
*Fragrances are considered trade secrets, so companies can list the
ingredient “fragrance” on a product and not reveal the phthalates
and can contain a wide range of 3,000 chemicals!
 Why may it be harmful?
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Hormone Disrupter (mimics estrogen in the body)
Development and fertility
Sperm damage in men
Liver & Kidney damage
Birth defects
Early breast development in boys and girls
Could 16,000 studies on SLS be wrong?
Dirty Dozen #10
Sodium Lauryl
Sulfate (SLS)
&
Sodium Laureth
Sulfate
(SLES)
 Often Found In:
 Used in car washes, garage floor cleaner & engine degreasers
 In 90% of ALL personal care products that foam
 Baby products
 Shampoo, body wash, hand wash
 The list is unending!!!!!!!!!!!
According to Environmental Working Group Cosmetic Safety
Reviews research studies on SLS have shown links to:
 Why may it be harmful?
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Organ toxicity
Developmental/reproductive toxicity
Neurotoxicity, endocrine disruption, biochemical or cellular changes
Possible mutations and cancer
Dirty Dozen #11
Sunscreen
Chemicals
Avobenzone
Benzphenone
Ethoxycinnamate
PABA
 Often Found In:
 Sunscreen products
 Make with sunscreen
 Why may it be harmful?
 Free radical generators
 May damage DNA
 Linked to cancer
 Often Found In:
 Hand sanitizer
 Cleansers: hand, face, body
 Toothpaste
Dirty Dozen #12
 Why may it be harmful?
Triclosan
 Hormone disrupter that effects brain and reproductive function
 Contributes to antibiotic resistance in bacteria known to cause
human infections
 Surveys of the U.S. population from ages 6 to over 65 have found
residues of triclosan in over three-quarters of people
Eliminate all of the Dirty Dozen from the
Personal Care Products used by you and
your family.
What can we
do?
Why Mindful
Minerals?
1.
Not only do Mindful Mineral products have none of the Dirty
Dozen chemicals in their products, they eliminate hundreds of
other potentially dangerous chemicals
2.
Every product has over 35 minerals and trace elements from the
Dead Sea – Nature’s Spa, that actually detoxify your body of the
bio-accumulated chemicals, toxins and radiation built up over
time.
3.
The give your body and your skin cells the nutrients they need
to effectively do their jobs.
It’s like giving your cells their fuel and nutrients to super perform!
Replace these…
Home
Conversion #1
Shampoo, Dandruff
Shampoo, Bubble
Bath, Body Wash
Fragrance,
Formaldehyde, Sodium
Lauryl Sulfate,
Methylisothiazolinone,
EDTA, PEG…
Home
Conversion #2
With:
Mind Your Hair Dead
Sea Shampoo &
Conditioner
Free of the “Dirty Dozen” and all
harmful chemicals this all
natural Dead Sea mud,
lavender, tea tree formula is a
great shampoo for all hair types,
scalp conditions, psoriasis &
eczema.
USE FOR:
• Shampoo
• Body Wash
• Bubble Bath
• Great for Baby
• Conditioner great eye
makeup remover!
Replace these… Benzoil
Home
Conversion #3
face wash, body
wash, hand soap,
acne soap
Peroxide, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate,
Fragrance, Triclosan, PEG, EDTA
(Formaldehyde), to name a few…
Home
Conversion #4
With:
Mindful Minerals
Natural Dead Sea
Soaps
Free of the “Dirty Dozen” and all
harmful chemicals , these all
vegan, SLS-free cleansing bars
gentle enough fro baby, treat
eczema, acne, dry skin and
more.
USE FOR:
• Face Wash
• Body Wash
• Hand Soap
• Baby Soap
• Acne Wash
Home
Conversion #5
Replace these… Fragrance,
hand creams,
lotions and body
butters, baby lotion
Formaldehyde (DMDM),
Petrochemicals, PEG, Parabens to
name a few…
Home
Conversion #6
Get Babied Body
Butter
WITH: Free of the “Dirty
Dozen” and all harmful
chemicals, this skin hydration
treatment packed with minerals
and Shea butter does not block
the skin from breathing. Great
for baby and the entire family.
USE FOR:
• Body lotion
• Hand cream
• Baby lotion
Home
Conversion #7
Replace these…
Facial moisturizers,
serums, anti-aging
creams, eye creams
Get Carded
Mineral Peptide
Moisturizer
With this…:
Avoid the Dirty Dozen with this Dead
Sea Facial treatment that give your
skin cells the minerals they need to
do their job effectively and to protect
your skin moisture barrier.
USE FOR:
• Moisturizer
• Anti-Aging Treatment
• Eye cream
• Acne Moisturizer
Home
Conversion #8
Replace these…
Sunscreen, foundation,
concealer, primer,
blemish cream, fade
creams, skin
brighteners, brownspot treatments
Clearly Beautiful
BBCC 30 SPF
With this…:
Chemical Sunscreen free sun
protection with minerals to blur
imperfections and natural mineral
barrier sun protection & Daisy extract
as a skin brightener.
USE FOR:
• Sunscreen
• Anti-Aging Treatment
• Eye cream
• Acne Moisturizer
• Foundation, Primer, Concealer
• Hyper-pigmentation (brown spots)
Get Clear
Cranberry Toner
With this…:
Home
Conversion #9
Replace these…
Toner, skin
brighteners, acne
treatments
Non-astringent skin tonic to address
congested pores and hyperpigmentation, condition and hydrate.
USE FOR:
• Acne
• Uneven skin tone
• Pore minimizer
• On-the-go Cleanser
• Hyper-pigmentation (brown spots)
Get Even
Exfoliating Cleanser
With this…:
Home
Conversion #10
Replace these…
Scrubs. exfoliates for
face and body, shaving
cream, acne cleansers
Versatile face and body exfoliate
packed with minerals and
humectants
USE FOR:
• Acne
• Shaving
• Keratosis Pilaris
• Uneven skin tone
• Pore minimizer
• Hyper-pigmentation (brown spots)
With this… Triple Fusion Mud
Home
Conversion #11
Replace these…
Facial masks, acne
treatments
Masque
Dead Sea Mud with green clay and
volcanic ash to decongest pores and
stimulate micro-circulation.
USE FOR:
• Acne
• Anti-aging
• Uneven skin tone
• Pore minimizer
• Hyper-pigmentation (brown spots)
With this… Dead Sea Salt
Home
Conversion #12
Replace these…
Bath soaks, Epson
salts, bath salts, bath
softeners
Bath Soak
100% Pure Raw Dead Sea Salt with
over 35 minerals and trace elements
conditions the skin and detoxifies the
body and pulls bio-accumulated
toxins and radiation from the body
USE FOR:
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Dry skin: eczema, psoriasis
Detoxify
Sore muscles
Arthritis Pain
Dermatitis
Anxiety & Insomnia
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Sources to
create this
presentation
and special
thanks to:
 http://www.mindbodygreen.com/
 http://www.womenforahealthyenvironment.org
 http://www.truthinaging.com
 http://articles.mercola.com
 http://safecosmetics.org/
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