Sometimes I want to shake people and say, “Wake Up”! You have the power to make a difference in your life. You’ve always had the power. No one can force you to become more aware of what you put on  your body and what you put in your body. What you eat is just as important as what you put on your body.   Adjusting your life, reading labels and catering to your specific health needs isn’t easy but it will benefit you in the long run. This is one of the smartest decisions that you can make. Not only will you start to look and feel better but think of the medical cost that you could be saving your future self.

Did  you know that it takes 26 seconds for the chemicals in personal body care products to enter into your bloodstream? Makeup is an essential beauty item used by women to help enhance one’s personal appearance and self esteem.

Makeup can be fun, and anyone who wants to wear it should. However, I does seem to bother me when women aren’t aware that they are applying hundreds of layers of chemicals on their face. Although you may be enhancing your own personal appearance the chemicals in conventional makeup are often very harsh on the skin.

Beauty products gives me that confidence boost that I personally need to get through my day. It makes me feel comfortable, confident, empowered and bold in my skin. I also believe that it can be a form of art. This allows each individual to express themselves with makeup, body lotions and perfumes. Diet alone isn’t enough to help your body start fighting this battle that is raging in your body. The food you eat is your first line of defense against these hormone-disrupting chemicals are external substances that alter the functions of the endocrine system (the system of glands that produce secretions that help to control bodily activity).You must start addressing other area’s in your life that can cause inflammation.

Endocrine disruptors are tricky chemicals that play on our bodies.They increase production of certain hormones; decreasing production of others; imitating hormones; turning one hormone into another; interfering with hormone signaling; telling cells to die prematurely; competing with essential nutrients; binding to essential hormones; accumulating in organs that produce hormones.  You can start avoiding these chemicals by starting with detoxifying your beauty routine.

If you want to protect your body from the harmful ingredients that are used in most commercial brands, you should check out organic skin care products and organic make-up. Start reading labels and asking questions.  There is definitely a more-important list when it comes to being Successful to detoxing your beauty routine and Clean Beauty Swaps. I’ve managed to show you where to start—and why you should —along with a list of some easy switch outs.

Government regulations allow virtually any ingredient to be used in the manufacture of products that we use daily on our skin, hair, and nails, and in the water we drink. It only makes sense to start doing your own research.

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) establishes the regulations and standards in the United States regarding the manufacture of drugs & food. The problem is that they do not pay as much attention to skin care and make-up as they should, thereby allowing some very harmful chemicals to be used in creating almost every product that is mass marketed.

Have you taken the time to read or google what is in your personal body care products? 

Some of the harmful ingredients that are used frequently in manufacturing the most common non-organic skin care and make-up items include:

How to Know You’re Buying the Best Organic Makeup Brands

The FDA doesn’t regulate what ingredients go into makeup products or the labels that are placed on them. A lip gloss may be labeled “organic” or “all-natural,” but it could just be a marketing ploy. Manufacturers know that there is a higher demand for natural products these days, so they’ll do anything to convince consumers that what they’re selling is indeed natural. Sometimes these products only contain about 10 percent “natural” ingredients with the rest are those nasty ingredients that are full of toxins – toxins that could be linked to cancer and Alzheimer’s.

In my opinion here is list of some of the top Organic Makeup Brands.

1.Cocoa butter is one of the leading natural moisturizers out there, providing essential fatty acids for healthy, youthful skin. Organic makeup, especially liquid foundation, may have cocoa butter or various nutrient-rich oils to provide a smoother, more youthful look. Your skin is the largest organ on your body. The ingredients in a good body cream will make a  difference.  Why cover your largest organ aka your skin with a petroleum-based, preservative, plasticizer, and fragrance-infused formulas that exposes you to everything from serious skin irritants to potential carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, and other harmful toxins. On the other hand when you switch to a organic clean formula, you start to  nourish  your skin with benefits from the botanicals it’s made with.

Organic Cocoa Butter By Sky Organics: Unrefined, 100% Pure Raw Cocoa Butter 16oz – Skin Nourishing, Moisturizing & Healing, for Dry Skin, Stretch Marks

$15.95

PLANTSCRIPTION ANTI-AGING FOUNDATION

2.This foundation goes on skin effortlessly and provides an instant youthful appearance with its pore perfecting perfection. Eight six percent of those who tried it found fewer lines and smaller pores, something that women with aging skin are sure to appreciate. It’s available in 12 different shades and will beautifully complement a variety of different skin tones. With added SPF 15, it helps to prevent future signs of aging while giving you an all-day finish that makes you feel fabulous and free.

KISSZING

This easy-to-use lip crayon is perfect for those that want softly colored lips that are perfectly poutable. Available in six different shades, KissZing is made with meadowfoam seed and jojoba oil to nourish lips while Shea butter keeps them soft and supple. These super soft lip crayons glide on smooth and add perfectly blended color. It doesn’t make lips crack and is perfect for all skin types. If you’re looking for soft, smooth lips splashed with delicate color, Origins’ KissZing may just become your new go-to lip color.

“UN” COVER UP

4. This amazingly blendable foundation is designed to reveal and enhance healthier looking skin, not just cover it up. It reduces the appearance of pores while rejuvenating the skin and is so lightweight you’ll feel like you’re wearing nothing at all. It can be used as a heavier foundation or as a light concealer depending on the look you’re going for. The coverage it provides turns out even and completely flawless no matter how you decide to wear it, and it will leave skin luminous. It’s available in five different shades to compliment a variety of skin tones.

EYE POLISH

5.Not your typical eyeshadow, RMS Eye Polish offers a veil of metallic hues in eight different inspiring shades. They are subtly glossy and offer a dramatic-as-you-wish look while leaving you with a youthful finish. It actually doubles as a fabulous eye cream that moisturizes and nourishes the delicate eye area, making them truly amazing for dry or aging eyes. Apply it sparingly like you would moisturizer and feel the fabulous results of a shimmer that makes eyes pop with a fashion forward finish.

ORGANIC INFUSED ALOE CONCEALER

6.This full-coverage formula available in four different shades will make it possible for you to start the day in comfort and confidence. It blends right into skin and provides incredible coverage leaving a flawless finish that will let you tackle anything your day brings while looking your best.

ORGANIC INFUSED FOUNDATION

7.This very blendable powder foundation is one of the best organic makeup foundations out there, and it’s available in 19 different shades that look amazing on any skin type. Yep – even oily skin. It leaves skin soft and moisturized while providing flawless coverage. This is truly a pharmaceutical grade finish using all natural products that contain no chemical-based ingredients. It’s also gluten-free and won’t make you feel “funny” if you’ve got gluten sensitivities. This foundation gives you the coverage you desire without the need to risk your health to do so. If you’re looking for one of the best natural foundations you can find, Afterglow may be just what it is you’re after.

LIQUID EYELINER

8.Available in both black and brown, this is the go-to for natural liquid eyeliners. It is silky smooth and draws on lids, effortlessly making lashes look fuller and eyes pop. Made with neem extract, jojoba and rose, this liquid liner won’t smudge or bleed and is certified free from any synthetic ingredients or preservatives.

$15.44

Lip Gloss

9.This subtly shiny all-natural lip gloss adds just the right amount of shimmer when you’re looking for a glowing smile from luxurious lips. Gloss glides on smooth and can be worn alone or over your regular lipstick. Rich in antioxidants and vitamins, the rose or ruby shades offer lips a glossy finish. Mango butter and apricot kernel oil are added to moisturize lips, while mica adds a gorgeous natural shimmer. This is a must-have for the natural girls who love their gloss.

Volumizing Lip and Cheek Tint

10.Conventional lip balms and cheek tints are made primarily of petroleum jelly, with potentially toxic fragrance, flavors, and texturizers added in.

Tata Harper’s long-lasting lip and cheek tint is a must-have for ladies who like a splash of color on their cheeks to brighten up their look. Tata Harper has combined natural pigments with the latest natural anti-aging technology to bring a youthful glow by adding a bit of color while filling in age lines. This lip and cheek tint offers a plump appearance to make you feel gorgeous all day long.

Love Potion

11.When you switch from conventional to clean fragrance it not only saves your skin, your nasal and sinus passageways, and your lungs from exposure to a laundry list of problematic ingredients. These endocrine disruptors and are potential carcinogens. The word “fragrance” is a legal loophole where beauty companies can hide whatever ingredients they’d prefer to not list on their labels. At the same time, clean fragrances don’t just smell good—the botanical aromatics used can have homeopathic and aroma therapeutic. While not technically makeup, Love Potion had to make it onto this list because of just how sweetly this scent stimulates the senses. This blend of ten of the world’s most potent aphrodisiacs automatically inspires a strong sense of inner confidence and sensuality. Jasmine, orange peel, sandalwood and Ylang Ylang are just some of the aromas that will permeate the air as you embrace your inner goddess with this seductively sensual scent.

Dr. Hauschka Skin Care Lip Liner

12.This collection of lip crayons comes in twelve gorgeous shades, goes on smooth, lasts all day, and is made without parabens, sulfates or phthalates. Whether you like a soft pink, a striking red or a nice nude, you’ll find it in these fabulous matte cream lip crayons. Orange peel wax locks in moisture and color lasts throughout the day, and they’re gluten-free and made with food-grade ingredients. This is the perfect natural lip crayon for whatever color you choose to pucker up with.

Jose Maran Coconut Watercolor Eyeshadow

13.This refreshing coconut-based liquid eyeshadow offers an all-natural youthful look. It makes eyes look and feel fresh and also contains argan oil, which only adds to the moisturizing and nourishing benefits of hydrating coconut. If you’re a girl who loves a little color swept over her lids, you’ll find six shimmering shades to brighten up your eyes and make you feel beautiful.

BB Cream

14.A good BB cream can take your look from polished to perfect, and lucky for us ladies that love them, Physician’s Formula has come out with a blendable BB cream made with all-natural ingredients and added vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. While thicker than some BB creams you may be used to, it is easy to spread and doesn’t look at all cakey.

$11.88

100% Natural Origin Mascara

15.Most conventional mascara formulas are made with with a petroleum-combustion byproduct called coal tar, synthetic preservatives and plasticizers. Mascara is a makeup essential, and the extensive line that Physician’s Formula is free of chemical solvents and uses natural biopolymers, natural preservatives and 100 percent natural color pigments. You can choose between their assortments of both regular and lash boosting varieties for whatever look you’re going for.

• 100% Free of Harsh Chemicals
• Clump-Free, Smudge-Free, Flake-Free

$7.99

LIPSTICKS AND PENCILS

16.“Bloom” and “Summer Rain” are both two of their best-selling colors and after using Living Nature’s lipstick you’ll be sure to know why. Whatever color you decide on (and they’ve got quite an array), your lips are sure to stay moist while your color stays on. They don’t taste like anything either, which any woman that loves her lipstick knows is a huge bonus.

• Moisturizing And Nourishing Protect Your Lips
• No Chemicals At All: Ingredients 100% Natural

$24.99

FOUNDATION

17.For all-natural liquid foundation, Living Nature can’t be beat. It goes on smooth, looks natural and offers a beautiful glow to your complexion. This foundation covers brilliantly, leaving you with a flawless finish that can easily be worn during the day or done up more dramatically at night.

• For All Skin Types
• Full Of Vitamins And Natural Oils

$55.00

18.Toothpastes:

Did you know that your teeth are living and spongy. The foods we eat, the commercial toothpastes, medications and chemicals from drinks all can suck out the minerals from the teeth causing weakened enamel  and leaving us more susceptible to decay and breakdown. Did you know that fluoride was Once Prescribed as an Anti-Thyroid Drug?   Up through the 1950s, doctors in Europe and South America prescribed fluoride to reduce thyroid function in patients with over-active thyroids (hyperthyroidism). (Merck Index 1968). There is clear evidence that, when ingested at high doses, fluoride causes neurotoxicity. Fluoride also is understood to interfere with the absorption of iodine.

My Magic Mud Whitening Tooth Powder

19. Deodorants:
I’ve been making my own deodorant for years. I wanted to share a recipe out of my latest book, A Survivor’s Cookbook Guide to Kicking Hypothyroidism’s booty.  It all started when I came across an article on the Internet about how aluminum-based
antiperspirants may increase the risk for breast cancer, Alzheimer’s disease
and kidney disease. (Scientists noticed that dialysis patients who
had these high aluminum levels were more likely to develop dementia
too.) Our bodies are supposed to sweat. Sweat isn’t inherently stinky
either. In fact, it’s nearly odorless. The stench comes from bacteria that
break down from one of two types of sweat on your skin. Deodorant
advertisers have done a pretty neat job of convincing us that we’re disgustingly
smelly people who in fact need to be refined and save our
stinky selves by their products. We’ve been wonderfully brainwashed
into thinking sweating is a bad thing. Sweating from the heat, sweating
from exercise, and sweating from stress are all different, chemically
speaking. Stress sweat smells the worst. That’s because smelly sweat
is only produced by one of the two types of sweat glands called the
apocrine glands, which are usually in areas with lots of hair—like our
armpits, the groin area, and scalp. The odor is the result of the bacteria
that break down the sweat once it’s released onto your skin. Fun fact:
While women have more sweat glands than men, men’s sweat glands
produce more sweat.

1/2 cup baking soda

1/2 cup arrowroot powder or 1/2 cup of cornstarch

5 tablespoon unrefined virgin coconut oil

10 drops of grapefruit essential oil or lavender essential oil

(You can pick your favorite scent. I like lavender or grapefruit.)

Mix baking soda and arrowroot together. Melt your coconut oil in the microwave in a microwave-safe bowl. Mix all ingredients (the baking soda and arrowroot powder) with the oil. Pour into clean small mason jar. Add your essential oil to the mason jar; close with the lid. Give it a good shake to combine the essential oil with the other mixture. By doing it this way, you can still use that bowl to eat with.  Once you mix that essential oil in the bowl, it can only be used for the purpose of making your deodorant. Everything you’ve used is edible except the essential oils.

20.SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONERS:

Hair products are loaded with powerful toxic fragrances and sulfates, endocrine-disrupting preservatives, potentially carcinogenic plasticizers and dyes are common ingredients. Switching to clean hair products are easy and its really easy to make your own for pennies on the dollar. This will make a big difference in your toxic chemical exposure levels, and not to mention the health of your hair. commercial  shampoos  also are  strip your hair of the natural oils.

21.Method All-purpose Natural Surface Cleaner, Pink Grapefruit

You can start avoiding these chemicals by making your own all natural cleaning supplies and being aware of the chemicals that you may purchase for your home and yard. In the books listed above, there are many recipes for all natural cleaning supplies. If making your own all natural house cleaning products isn’t your thing. Method is a good company that can ship it right to your door. They have a whole line of safe products.

  

 

 

 

This is a  New Year and a new you. I want you in 2017 regardless of the many daily issues and tasks  that life throws at you. I want you to start putting  YOU and YOUR health first. Try a new recipe, pull out that blender and make a smoothie, throw some ingredients in a crockpot, stop grabbing that take out burger. At the end of the day, the food we eat is the most important step in achieving best health. Eating is also entirely within our grasp. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, famously said, ”   Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. In other words, food can be your friend and it can be your foe. It’s all up to you. It’s always been up to you. Eat with thought!

You and your health are important to me, Bon Appetit!

-A.L. Childers aka Thehypothyroidismchick

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