Volume 1, Number 23 • August 2011

Habit #23:
Put Only Healthy Stuff
on Your Skin
Warning: Your bathroom shelf may be the most dangerous place in your whole house.
Why? It doesn’t only go on your skin. Whatever chemicals you put on your
skin penetrates it, gets absorbed, and flows into your blood stream.
That wonderful-smelling shampoo and ‘gentle’ soap that you use every
single day could actually be filled with a cocktail of poisons. They can cause
anything from skin allergies to cancer (if used constantly for years).
Think about what you slather and rub on your skin. Find out if it’s
doing you a lot of good or a lot of harm.
Today, I want you to take a serious look at your deodorant, shampoo,
and soap. How about your skin moisturizer? Is it really as “nourishing” as
the label claims? Does your sunscreen really protect you from cancer—or
cause it? Is your nail polish and make-up healthy?

Your Skin Will Be the First to Be Damaged

Our skin is a breathing, living organ.

It should be free from any pore-clogging creams or oils that prevent the efficient excretion of toxic
substances, and at the same time, clog-up the pores some more and add to what needs to be cleaned out.
It’s ironic that the products we choose to take care of our bodies are the very ones that can damage our
bodies.
We have assumed that all these skin and bath products were tested and found to be harmless. In one sense,
they’re harmless: if you use them for a few weeks or months. But will they still be harmless over a period of years?

11 Ingredients to Be Worried About

Here’s the reality. Products we have been using on our skin, hair and nails contain a host of toxic ingredients.
Shampoos, bath soaps, moisturizers and the like are all filled with cocktails of poisonous chemicals that, when
used for a sustained length of time, can develop to cause cancer or reproductive damage.
It’s cruel how some in the cosmetic industry has turned a blind eye towards all these dangers.
Here’s my strong recommendation: Next time you buy skin products, read the label. And look for these
not-so-healthy ingredients.

Disclaimer:
Neither the author, the publisher nor any of their respective affiliates make any guarantee or other promise as to any results that may be obtained from using this Report.
No reader should make any health decision without first consulting his or her own personal physician and conducting his or her own research and due diligence. To the
maximum extent permitted by law, the author, the publisher and their respective affiliates disclaim any and all liability in the event that any information, commentary,
analysis, opinions, advice and/or recommendation in this book proves to be inaccurate, incomplete or unreliable or result in any detrimental health condition.

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1. Diazolidinyl Urea

This ingredient is found in many body powders, cleansers, soaps and shampoos,
lotions and moisturizers, make-up and make-up removers, sunscreen lotions and
shaving creams. Although its function is as an antiseptic, it has been known
to release formaldehyde, a toxic substance also used in embalming.

2. Imidazolidinyl Urea

This chemical is found in body powders, cleansers, soaps and shampoo,

lotions and moisturizers, make-up and make-up removers, sunscreen lotions
and shaving cream. It’s often used as a preservative in products that are labeled
‘hypoallergenic’.
This ingredient is known to cause contact dermatitis. It also releases
formaldehyde (it brings that phrase “for that well-preserved look” to a whole new
light). Imidazolidinyl Urea is also used in manufacturing synthetic resins used in
making adhesives for plywoods and particle boards, and make fabrics waterproof.

3. Diethanolamine (DEA)

This ingredient can cause eye irritation and allergic reactions. Its emulsifying and foaming properties
make it a favorite ingredient in shampoos (because it creates a rich lather) and in lotions and creams (because it
keeps a favorable creamy consistency).
DEA is easily absorbed by the skin, accumulating in the internal organs. It is most harmful when it reacts
with other chemicals in the product (or in the body) to form NDEA (nitrosodiethanolamine), a carcinogen.

4. Triethanolamine (TEA)

This ingredient is found in 40 percent of cosmetic products and is used as a PH balancer. Some products
also use it to add fragrances.
When TEA is continually absorbed, it’s known to cause allergic reactions like dryness of hair and skin, eye
irritation and the like. This is why products with TEA are not recommended for prolonged use.

4. Parabens: Ethyl, Butyl, Methyl, Propyl, and Parahydroxybenzoate

Parabens, next to water, are the most common ingredient in skin care products. It is used widely in beauty
and body care products as a preservative.
These ingredients are found in 75-90 percent of personal care products even if it is known to cause allergic
reactions like skin rashes. Most troubling about this research? They have found traces of parabens in breast cancer
tumors.

5. Petrolatum

This ingredient is commonly used in moisturizers. Purified petroleum (also known as petroleum jelly)
helps prevent moisture evaporation because it forms an oily layer on the skin.

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6. Propylene Glycol

This ingredient is used as a moisturizer. Its usual side effects include hives and other allergic reactions, as
well as eczema. This ingredient is found in antiperspirants, deodorants, moisturizers, mouthwashes, sunscreens,
baby lotions and shaving products.

7. PVP/VA Copolymer

PVP/VA Copolymer is considered a toxic substance that is especially dangerous when inhaled. Since this
ingredient is used extensively in bronzers, eye makeup and hair sprays, we should be
careful to inspect the presence of this ingredient in our beauty products.

8. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

This ingredient is used as a wetting agent, an emulsifier and as a

detergent. Even when there is just a small amount of this chemical in your
cosmetic product, the skin easily absorbs it, harming the cell membranes. You
can usually find this in emollient creams, hand lotions, shampoos, toothpaste and
soap.

9. Stearalkonium Chloride

This ingredient started out as a fabric softener. Right now, it is commonly used in
hair conditioners and creams since it is very effective in softening our hair. However, what those manufacturers
of hair conditioners and creams forget to say is that Stearalkomium Chloride is considered toxic.

10. Synthetic Colors

Most synthetic colors are taken from coal tar and are specifically labeled as “for external use only.” Many
people are allergic to coal tar and research has found that coal tar is carcinogenic. That’s why a lot of formerly
approved synthetic colors are now banned in the US (because of their carcinogenic properties).

11. Synthetic Fragrances

Used in body care and beauty products, it is impossible to know what these chemicals are since you will
simply read it as “fragrance” in the ingredient label. Synthetic fragrances are more commonly used in beauty and
body care products. This is because it is cheaper to make since synthetic fragrances are taken from petroleum
sources. Reactions to synthetic fragrances include problems like asthma, migraines, hyperactivity disorder, rashes
and depression.

What Should You Do?

I repeat: Before you buy, read the label.

If you see some of the ingredients above on the label, don’t put them in your shopping cart.
You can protect your home from all these chemical-laden products. Choose to buy beauty and body
products that can cleanse and really protect the body.
From now on, think carefully about what you are actually putting on your hair or on your skin.

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My Recommendations

For years now, I thank God that my wife is very picky on the products she buys. She only wants the best
for our family.
And mind you, the best doesn’t have to be expensive.
One of our regular sources is Human Heart Nature. (Go to www.humanheartnature.
com.) We love their great and affordable products. We use their soaps, shampoos, lotions,
hand sanitizers, etc. They use only natural and organic ingredients to produce
their products.
The company is a brainchild of Anna Meloto-Wilk, Dylan Wilk and
Camille Meloto. Anna and Camille are the daughters of Gawad Kalinga
Founder Tony Meloto. This is also a social enterprise as it employs Gawad
Kalinga residents.
My wife also buys products from Spa Ingredients. (Go to www.
SpaIngredients.info.) This company was founded by our friends Darlene
and Teresa Albayda.
We also buy products from Ilog Maria (www.IlogMaria.com).
My wife also buys some foreign brands that make natural and
organic products, but only if there are no local counterparts.
Take care of your skin.
Take care of your body.

May your dreams come true,

Bo Sanchez

P.S. I have one last tip for you. Every day, after I take a shower—and before I wipe myself with a towel—I rub
Virgin Coconut Oil all over my body and rub it into my hair. (To remove the coconut smell, my wife puts a few
drops of natural essences, such as eucalyptus, in the VCO bottle.) VCO moisturizes the skin, delays premature
wrinkles, helps treat dry skin, skin allergies, psoriasis, dermatitis, and eczema. VCO also makes your scalp healthy,
making it free from dandruff, and helps in re-growth and repair of damaged hair. VCO is one of the healthiest oils
in the world. I’ll talk more about this in a future article.
Get healthy!

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