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I guess this was bound to happen, but I had a funny experience at an EcoMom Party last weekend. A woman said to me, "Oh you wear make-up. I thought you’d be more pure." Well, I like to think my heart is pure but given the long nights I often pull getting work done, mother nature needs a little help sometimes and a little blush and mascara goes a long way toward brightening up a tired face.

Unfortunately most conventional cosmetics contain chemicals and toxins that have been linked to a host of health issues from breast cancer to thyroid disease. In a 2007 investigation of the ingredients in more than 23,000 products, Environmental Working Group found that nearly one of every 30 products sold in the U.S. fails
to meet one or more industry or governmental cosmetics safety
standards. Plus, close to 400 products sold in the U.S. were found to contain
chemicals that are prohibited for use in cosmetics in other countries,
and over 400 products containing ingredients that cosmetic industry
safety panels have found unsafe when used as directed on product
labels, including the U.S.-based Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) and
the International Fragrance Association. So do your due diligence and keep those chemicals off your face our out of our environment.

One of my favorite options for cleaner, healthier, cosmetics with a conscience are those by Jane Iredale. A proud signer of the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics Iredale’s products work phenomenal and are free of FD&C dyes, chemical preservatives like parabens, talc and synthetic fragrances. The ingredients for each product are listed on their website, www.janeiredale.com, so from what you’re literally putting on your face to how it is presented, this company is translucent and shining.