Third Discovery

Call me old fashioned, but I'd like to think that most people don't lie. I can appreciate that from time to time those little 'white' ones can slip out. And yes as a parent we do tend to tell a few of those, especially when you get woken up very early in the morning by a 7 year old who can't understand why the tooth fairy didn't make it last night. Yes I know, worst mother in the world I cant believe I forgot either, but as explained to master 7 she has a tight schedule and when you wake up this early in the morning you disrupt it, so go and eat your breakfast and give her some breathing space, she doesn't clock off until 7am.  However, what I'm talking about is those whopping great big fat ones, when the truth is  completely obscured and covered up to the point of deception.

I'd also like to think that I pay a lot of attention to the foods and products I buy. I am slowly learning to decipher the cryptic codes and wording on the labels (Yep I agree it would be much better if none of my purchases contained labels. I'd love that but I'm not that organised....yet). It still fascinates me that one kind or rice cracker has no preservatives whilst another brand is laden, however if studying these details and brands helps me to reduce the chemicals that my family come into contact with then I'll happily keep learning. However, I have always held onto the thought that when it came to small children, particularly babies that surely the powers that be would ensure that everything that went into a product was safe. Really really safe.

I can't begin to describe my dismay when reading another recent blog that discussed the fact that Johnson & Johnson have admitted that their
baby products do contain cancer-causing formaldehyde.  They are now voluntarily phasing out these ingredients after apparently consistent pressure from the public and groups like EWG which is wonderful, but the question begs to be asked. Why on earth would it be included in the beginning? This formaldehyde wasn't visible in the ingredient list either,  rather hidden within product names like DMDM hydantoin. There was even one blogger who claimed that the no more tears formula had eaten through the stainless steel tubes that fed liquid into the bottling line. I find that completely frightening.

Regardless of whether the above claim is true it certainly made me think of all of the products I have used on myself and my children over the years, albeit with the best of intentions. What have our bodies absorbed? Research states that the skin is our largest organ with everything absorbed by it reaching our bloodstream within approximately 26 seconds. So really whatever we do use needs to be good enough to eat. The good news is that these issues are now being raised and discussed allowing everyone to make informed decisions about what is best and safe for them. There are lots of new and exciting products becoming available which is increasing the pressure on companies to reevaluate their ingredient list and deliver what they promise.

I have spent a lot of time searching for products that I love using and a company who uses carbon neutral shipping. I've thankfully found a company whose core product values are 'pure, safe and beneficial' and who promote ultra premium products that are botanically based and gluten free. If you would like to learn more about these products please visit my website http://www.emilylimb.arbonne.com

If this particular blog does nothing more than encourage you to go to your bathroom cupboards, open the doors and turn those products around to read the labels, I'll be thrilled. Best of luck xx