I am so pleased to interview the owner, Monica, of Molly’s Suds all natural laundry products.  She is kind enough to [...]]]> Non-toxic laundry powder WHY it matters

Molly’s Suds’ beginning is a tragic, touching story.  Years later, one woman’s desire to provide safe, non-toxic solutions has turned into a growing company making a difference.

I am so pleased to interview the owner, Monica, of Molly’s Suds all natural laundry products.  She is kind enough to be doing a giveaway.  In order to get considered for the giveaway head on over to their Facebook page or tweet why you’d like to win their laundry powder.  Use the hash tag #mollyssuds  For those of you not on social media, I am sorry, why not comment below instead?

Q: What inspired you to even read the ingredients in your laundry powder?

Monica: On Christmas Eve 2005 we had our 4th child, Molly, and she was stillborn at 28 weeks old, she was physically perfect in every way.  As a pediatric nurse and three previous healthy pregnancies, I wanted to know what could have caused this tragedy. I knew Molly was serving God, but why would my body reject this perfect baby? After a few months we were pregnant again and the quest began to research stillbirths and what I uncovered changed my life forever.

Q: What did you discover when you did read the ingredients in your laundry products?

Monica: In the USA it is not a requirement that laundry detergent and cleaning product companies list their ingredients by law.  So if you want to know what harsh chemicals they are putting in your products you have to do a ton of research, phone calls and letters.  Even then, I ended up consulting with chemists and past employees to uncover what ingredients were in our every day household cleaning and laundry products.

Infertility, cancer and allergies?

These chemicals are related to infertility, cancer, autoimmune suppression, allergies, internal inflammation (which is a huge disease catalyst) and the list goes on.  I was able to uncover studies that were done both in the United States and abroad about these chemical dangers.  The most life impacting fact I uncovered was that there are 80,000 chemicals approved for use in the USA but only 200 of those have been tested for human safety.  That is huge!

What have you seen in your life to back this up? 

Monica: I started as a nurse in 1996, when my first child was only a year old. I loved my job. Children are amazing and resilient and they don’t complain like adult patients do. It was an honor to care for the little ones. I noticed that over the years children in the healthcare industry were getting sicker. Childhood cancer was on the rise,  (Why would childhood cancer be on the rise? Doesn’t it historically take years for the body to have to free radicals and pollutants that would cause the cells to mutate?), Autism Spectrum Disorder rose from 1 in 125 in 1996 to 1 in 88 presently.

Auto immune diseases like juvenile diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis (caused by inflammation in the body) are also rising rapidly. Why is this? What is causing it? Perhaps the overworked soil, the lack of smaller farming practices like that of Polyface Farm, the over consumption of processed foods and lack of families cooking meals from whole food ingredients.  Add in the synthetic chemicals you encounter on a daily basis in your bath, body, cleaning and laundry products and that is a lot of stress on the body.

Q: What can women do today to reduce the impact of synthetic chemicals?

Monica: Women and men alike especially in the child bearing years have got to become accustomed to reading labels on everything.  At first it may take some extra time at the store but eventually you will know what to buy and what to stay away from.

Have bugs? Call an all natural pest control company.

Want to see if your bath and body or makeup products are toxic? Go to the Skin Deep Cosmetics Data Base  or Good Guide they are a plethora of products and the studies done to show you what to stay away from and why, and what is okay to buy for your family.

Advertising can be deceptive!

Monica: Don’t believe the advertisements.  Companies spend millions of dollars researching how to sell products to the public. Don’t be duped- Do your own research.

Q: What plans do you have for the future?

Monica: Our goal is to get our Molly’s Suds products out to as many cloth diapering moms and people looking for an affordable and natural yet effective Laundry product. It’s safe for sensitive skin and we have a Liquid Laundry Soap coming out in June that is also non-toxic!  We also have a fabulous Dog Wash for $10 that is safe for sensitive skin, it’s tear free and non-toxic. Really an amazing product.

Q: Do you ship to Canada and Australia? 

Monica: We currently ship to Canada and we will gladly look into shipping to Australia as the demand for our products there increases.

Q: Any plans to launch outside the US?

We are always looking for markets to expand into. We have a referral program too.  If a consumer passes along a retailer’s name to us and we are able to get our products on the shelf, they will get one Molly’s Suds product of their choice in return!

Your chance to try Molly’s Suds!

I’d love to giveaway one Dog Wash and one Laundry Powder to a reader.  To enter simply “like” the Molly’s Suds page on Facebook or head over to Twitter and tweet about why you’d like to try the Molly’s Suds laundry powder.

Thank you Monica for taking the time to answer my questions and share with my readers around the world the importance of using safe, non-toxic household cleaning products.

To learn more about this great little company, that proves despite our hand given in life good reigns, head on over to www.mollyssuds.com

Have you switched to natural washing powder?  Are you keen to now?

For more on laundry soaps and synthetic chemicals in them, have a look at The Safe Laundry Guide.

Kicking off your shoes may not seem natural, have you worn shoes your whole life?   As a child I loved going without [...]]]> Why remove your shoes?

It feels good, you get earthed, connected to the ground as nature intended before shoes and high rise buildings, and more importantly your feet can breathe. Aahhhh…

Kicking off your shoes may not seem natural, have you worn shoes your whole life?   As a child I loved going without shoes, I walked for miles without shoes.  Instinctively children must know as I often see little children running about without shoes.

There is power in saying ‘no’ to the shoes for a day or two and reconnecting to the earth.

It feels great walking on damp grass, try it next time you feel frazzled and see how you feel.  Even walking about the house without your shoes can feel freeing.   Maybe you think “ugh but it is dirty outside” but what about your hands you touch door handles and all manner of surfaces in the day.  Also, I don’t eat with my feet and I wash them every day!

Walking on a beach is very relaxing and so why not go barefoot more often?

I did not realise but there is a whole movement of people who go barefoot pretty much all the time! The Primal Foot Alliance are an organisation purely about helping people go barefoot. I LOVE it!

Going barefoot you are earthed, the feet are touching the ground, that can assist with inflammation according to Clint Ober in his book “Earthing.”

Being earthed also helps reduce the effects of EMF on the body and that is a good thing in our modern overly connected world.  From home wifi, cell phones, microwaves to smart meters, we are wise to reduce our contact with EMF, going barefoot helps with that, read the book “Earthing” to learn more.

Walking or sitting on ground is ideal, so is the beach or park.  I am sure your nerves about kicking off your shoes are unfounded, most are so wrapped up in their life they likely wouldn’t notice, and if they do, does it matter?

Do you go barefoot?  Have you done whole days barefoot, perhaps you go for walks barefoot or are you nervous.  I am going to try it but I wish dog owners would be more responsible!

Share your barefoot stories… let’s get grounded this Summer.  Learn why earthing is great and if you don’t want to kick off your shoes, you can get earthed at your desk.

Imagine we are all sitting around drinking a refreshing cup of tea….

Sharing our ideas.   Post the best piece of advice you have heard about..

A fab face mask recipe

Reducing toxic products what [...]]]> How to look gorgeous whilst being non-toxic

Thought it might be fun to share your best advice on non-toxic skin care

Connect & communicate

Imagine we are all sitting around drinking a refreshing cup of tea….

Sharing our ideas.   Post the best piece of advice you have heard about..

A fab face mask recipe

Reducing toxic products what worked?

What is your secret skin care ingredient?

What skin care products have you found that WORK?

Advice must be synthetic chemical free, please- no greenwashing!

Post away….

(One comment will be chosen to receive a 15 minute detox consultation with me!)

What is the one piece of advice you’d like to share?

I hadn’t until a decade ago, when cleaning the bath involved liberal use of an exceptionally smelly, bright turquoise liquid. It was advertised constantly on television and I thought was the best way to [...]]]> Spring Cleaning with Baking Soda

Have you ever looked at the label on the back of the bottle of a cleaning product?

I hadn’t until a decade ago, when cleaning the bath involved liberal use of an exceptionally smelly, bright turquoise liquid. It was advertised constantly on television and I thought was the best way to get the house clean.

The exact ingredients of the liquid had fleetingly crossed my mind, but it wasn’t until this particular day that my painful hands and coughing got my attention. Studying the bottle, the words “may cause severe eye and skin irritation” alarmed me. “Why are such harmful products on sale?” raced through my mind and the “blue spray” days were numbered.

It was then that my love of baking soda began.

If you have read the labels on cleaning products (maybe it’s just me?) you will know they often include warnings such as “poison” and “irritant.”  Fortunately, baking soda, castile soap and white vinegar are highly effective and wonderfully cheap alternatives to regular cleaners, which can often contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

VOCs, according to HealthLink B.C., are “gases that are given off by a number of indoor sources.” They can be found in personal care products like perfume, but also cleaning agents and paints. VOCs “can cause eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches, nausea, dizziness and skin problems.” Cleaners have fragrance (parfum) that usually contains phthalates (pronounced thal ates), which are linked to hormone disruption and fetal development issues.

The good news is if you choose to clean with baking soda and vinegar instead, you will still have sparkling clean sinks, baths, showers, tile grouting and toilets. Baking soda really works.

For ceramic cooker hobs, and inside the oven, a paste of baking soda and vinegar will clean the most stubborn grime. For deep cleaning, simply leave the paste on for 30 minutes before rinsing with water. Stained coffee mugs? Simply add in one teaspoon of baking soda and hot water, leave for 30 minutes, scrub and rinse.

White vinegar is superb for cleaning windows. Spray a little bit of vinegar on the windows and rub dry with a page from last week’s newspaper.

Here’s a recipe for my all-purpose cleaner:

150 grams baking soda

50 millilitres castile soap (you can find Dr. Bronner’s castile soap at Nesters and Quantum Vitamins)

50 ml boiled water, cooled

Put the ingredients in a plastic squeeze bottle (a 500 ml used ketchup bottle is ideal) and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Shake before use. Note: the cleaner should not be used on wood surfaces, but you can replace your regular cleaners with this eco-friendly option.

With eco-friendly cleaning you do have to scrub, but that helps tone the arms up for summer! Resist buying heavily-advertised cleaning products and your home will not only be less toxic but you will save a great deal of money too.

This article first appeared in The Question newspaper in British Columbia

Reading labels, when out shopping for a face lift in a jar (or is it just me that wants that?) you likely have noticed labels like: [...]]]> Organic skin care labels explained

There is a vast amount of ‘organic’ skin care on the shelves these days.  Trouble is some are not quite as they might seem.

Reading labels, when out shopping for a face lift in a jar (or is it just me that wants that?) you likely have noticed labels like: ’70% organic’, ‘certified organic’, ‘organic ingredients’, and ‘now includes organic ingredients’.

It can be so confusing knowing what is and what isn’t great to use on the skin.  This bottle shows what you need to know.

Shampoo may say organic ingredients but on closer inspection (which in some cases can be tricky as the writing is teeny tiny small on the label) you will know if it is genuinely free of synthetic chemicals or simply greenwashing.

The label on the left says “70% certified organic ingredients” but looking closely you’ll see that it actually says at the top of the label organic aqueous infusions of nettle, burdock, calendula and rosehip.   The first few ingredients are present in the largest quantity in the bottle.

Aqueous infusion could also be called a tea!  It is really 70% water with organic tea.  The next ingredient is olefin sulphonate which can either be derived from petroleum or coconuts.  There is a big difference.  You are paying for water as the first ingredient!

Suttocide, as seen in the ingredients listed on the bottle on the left, is the trade name for sodium hydroxymethylglycinate (SHMG) which is thought to cause moderate skin and eye irritation.  Suttocide sounds slightly better than sodium hydroxymethylglycinate!

The Material Safety Data Sheet for SHMG says: Moderate skin irritant. Mild eye irritant.  May cause allergic skin reaction.  May cause respiratory tract irritation.

Remember, this is in shampoo which touches your skin.  It is somewhat unfair to just talk about this one ingredient as there are literally hundreds of others that have equally disturbing material safety data sheet profiles and are in many of your daily skin care products.

Obviously the label above is for a fictitious shampoo but what it beautifully illustrates is that labels need to be read.

Claims on the bottle must match the ingredients on the back!

SHMG is still found in an alarming number of skin care and hair care products today.  Find out if your shampoo contains it.

SHMG can also release formaldehyde, which is a possible or known carcinogen depending on whether you listen to the Environmental Protection Agency or the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

If a skin care product claims to be 70% organic product be sure to have a look at all the other ingredients as the remaining 30% may not be as innocent as they appear.

The tricky part about choosing ‘organic’ without reading labels is you can end up paying more for products without  safer ingredients.

Be sure to get your ‘questionable ingredients card’ by subscribing to the Actual Organics’ newsletter.

The ingredients to avoid card is a must-have shopping companion.  You will scan labels and know what is real and what is just slick marketing.

Who do you know that needs to read this post?

References:

Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate by Russell K, Jacob SE, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20233550

Note: You might not like what I say.  A lady told me recently “No one likes hearing what they are doing wrong.  You tell me all this about shower gel or skin care but they would [...]]]> Today I am unleashing the label reading monster

Reading labels is vital, crucial, important, necessary and essential….

Note: You might not like what I say.  A lady told me recently “No one likes hearing what they are doing wrong.  You tell me all this about shower gel or skin care but they would not sell it if it was that bad.  You just depress people.”

It isn’t that you are doing anything wrong, just you could read labels and change your choices.

Guess what? I don’t do this to make you like me.  I do this as I am passionate about you having this precious information so you can take action.  Realise reading labels on skin care is important.

Why?  So, that you take care of yourself.  So that you reduce the amount of synthetic chemicals you put on your skin.  So that you eat nourishing food.  Simple really.

Would you like me to say all is well, carry on?  That is silly when there are superb non-toxic alternatives available and simplifying works!

If you don’t want to actually eat your cleanser (moisturiser, shampoo, or lotion etc) then why, oh why, put it on your precious skin?

The bridge between food and skincare needs to be built.  Focus on real food ingredients.

Your skin absorbs what you put on it.  Some pharmaceuticals are now administered through patches on the skin.  These trans dermal patches ONLY work as the skin absorbs what you put on it!

Ensure you read labels.

When looking at a label, know this:

The first ingredient is in the largest concentration.

What are you buying? Water, aloe vera or butylene glycol. Master the art of reading labels, please.

The % rule is handy to know too.  The first third usually makes up 90-95% of the product.  The next third makes up – about 5-8%.  The last third – 1-3%.

Do you read labels? If you do, what are the top ingredients that you avoid?

Confused what to look out for? Get the questionable ingredients card by signing up for my newsletter. 

References:

Photo credit: Imagerymajestic

This article first appeared in The Question newspaper, British Columbia.

Editor’s note: Non-Toxic Living, a column by resident Joanna Runciman, is a new addition to The Question. Runciman began her personal journey more than a decade ago to eliminate toxic chemicals from her body and [...]]]>

This article first appeared in The Question newspaper, British Columbia.

Editor’s note: Non-Toxic Living, a column by resident Joanna Runciman, is a new addition to The Question. Runciman began her personal journey more than a decade ago to eliminate toxic chemicals from her body and life. She is now working on a book on the subject, and is a cabinet member on Environmental Defence Canada’s “Just Beautiful” campaign to eliminate toxins in personal care products. You can find Runciman’s practical tips for local, non-toxic living every second week in The Question.)

While enjoying a refreshing shower, the contents of your bottle of shower gel are not likely to be on your radar. But you’re quite likely to be showering with ingredients such as sodium laureth sulphate, which is linked to skin allergies and irritation, and fragrance (parfum), which can disrupt hormones.

In addition to the health concerns, shower gel has its environmental and economic issues. By its liquid design, people often use more than is necessary. Plus, what you use in the shower ends up in the water supply and the plastic bottle can end up in the landfill or using energy to recycle.

Perhaps life was simpler when we used a good, old-fashioned bar of soap. Switching back to soap will save you money and prevent more plastic from getting into the environment.

I used to believe that “if it’s on the shelf it can’t hurt me,” but I now know that is an unwise and dangerous assumption. Shower gel labels often have descriptions of luxurious renewal, soft scents and bliss — and I want it all! But the ingredients tell a different story, one of synthetic chemicals linked to hormone disruption and eye and respiratory irritation.

Sodium laureth sulphate is commonly found in shower gel and it is a harsh surfactant (scrubbing agent) linked with skin rashes and irritation (dermatitis) due to its degreasing nature. During manufacturing, sodium laureth sulphate can often be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, which is an eye and respiratory tract irritant.

You won’t see this on the label though, as it is a byproduct of manufacturing, but when shopping (as pressed for time as you likely are) it is vital to read labels. That is the only way to be sure what you are buying, and the easiest way to avoid unnecessary ingredients such as PEG, polyethylene, polyethylene glycol, polyoxyethylene, -eth- (e.g. sodium laureth sulfate), oxynol, ceteareth or oleth. Sadly there are many others, but this short list is a great start.

The Sea to Sky corridor has a number of local soap makers, including one based here in Whistler. Soap Tree Studio’s non-toxic soaps are available at the Whistler Farmers’ Market in summer or online at soaptreestudio.com anytime. Another option is Be Clean Naturally soap, available at Creekside Market in Whistler and Be Natural Herbal Apothecary and Foods in Pemberton. For a huge selection of non-toxic soaps visit the Rocky Mountain Soap Company shop in Whistler.

You can dodge the toxic shower gel bullet simply by reading labels. I give newsletter subscribers a free non-toxic shopping companion card; be sure to get yours.

Joanna Runciman shares ways that you can look more radiant by avoiding toxins in your skincare, food and environment. Receive your free Lifting the Lid: Dirty Secrets of Skincare report at actualorganics.com.

This article “Showering with the enemy” appeared in The Question newspaper on 12th April 2012.

In Great [...]]]> Sugar’s darker side exposed

Sugar is on North Americans’ lips today, partly as they eat a lot of it but also as last night CBS aired a segment on sugar.  “Is Sugar Toxic?” grabbed headlines which is good (watch the video below) as sugar is a topic you can’t afford to ignore.

In Great Britain, sugar was rationed during the second world war.  Adults were allowed 225g per week- just under half a pound.  Back then the annual sugar consumption was about 27lbs of sugar, a far cry from the some 120-150lbs consumed each year today. [1]

In the US sugar rationing allowed roughly 340g (3/4lb) sugar each week. [2]  60 years on and the average American is consuming some 156lbs a year. [3]   That is 156 one pound bags of sugar per person, every year.  Some say this figure is conservative, that in fact the real figures are much higher, regardless of the true figure it is still a great deal of sugar.

Bear in mind these figures are averages, obviously some will be eating less and others will be eating much more.

Chronic sugar consumption appears to numb the brains ability to tell you when you have had enough to eat and to stop eating. [2]  So you keep eating and you are on an all-consuming roller coaster ride eating sugar and wanting yet more sugary foods.

Marketing of sugary drinks, sweets etc

Relentless marketing, often 24 hours a day, does not help cease the sugar cycle.  Sweet drinks and snacks are available at every petrol station, cinema and even many hospitals!

There are hundreds of adverts thrown at you every day.  Advertisements on the television, radio, posters, bill boards, magazines and on the internet, all advertising fizzy drinks, cookies, cakes, sauces, breads, you name it and if you are already craving sugar this only adds to your agony.  Does that sound familiar?

The less sweet side of sugar

Sugar has a cancer implication, an obesity connection and can increase your chances of getting Type 2 diabetes- watch the video to learn more.

The reason I avoid white table sugar is purely as it can disrupt the skin (glycation) and why would I eat my way to more wrinkles!

What to eat to stop craving sugar

Many foods today are ‘low fat’ but as Dr Robert Lustig MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology says low fat foods do not taste very good so they add in sugar!

Fat is not all bad, contrary to what the low fat fans often say.  Eating fat can help you feel full for longer and your brain needs fat.   Watch for my coconut oil post coming soon – subscribe to our newsletter.

I find that eating coconut oil, butter and cooking with left over fat from a roast chicken, for example, actually helps satisfy the hunger feelings.  Even eating some nuts can be helpful in providing a satisfying snack, in turn stopping you destroying a packet of biscuits.  I wonder if we have become so obsessed with avoiding fat that we are simply swapping it for sugar instead?

Watch this video to learn more.  Many in the health field have been saying this for a while but it is a nice concise video to show you that the sugar habit needs to be kicked. 

Did you watch the CBS show, what did you think?

Seasonal sugary goodies

I eat fruit, dark maple syrup and honey.  I just don’t eat tons of them and I don’t eat them everyday.

Have you ever tried eating ten oranges in one go?  I haven’t but I’d like to try and see what happens…  Yet often when you drink a glass of orange juice it is the equivalent juice of 10 oranges.  Have you ever thought about that?

Personally, I prefer the fruit in its whole form.  I think sugar has its place in the diet, where it occurs naturally like in an apple, orange or raspberries- for the few weeks of Summer- I think the problems come when the sugar is heavily refined and in every food you eat.

Have you struggled with quitting sugar?  Do you have any tips for those wanting to quit sugar for good?

References:

[1] Rich and poor to clash in WHO’s healthy diet plan. 26 March 2004.  British Medical Journal.

[2] Citizen Involvement in the War Effort at Home- Food Rationing by Patricia Plaut

[3] Forbes.com What Eating Too Much Sugar Does To Your Brain

Choosing cakes Photo:  Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

©Actual Organics 2012

Triclosan is used in antibacterial soaps and household cleaning products.

Triclosan has been studied a great deal recently and [...]]]> What is Triclosan? What products is triclosan in?

Have you ever stopped and considered what is actually in your toothpaste?  Some modern toothpastes contain triclosan and other synthetic ingredients.

Triclosan is used in antibacterial soaps and household cleaning products.

Triclosan has been studied a great deal recently and the findings are concerning, not least for its bio-cumulative effects, which means the more triclosan you use (antibacterial soap, deodorant, toothpaste etc) the more it collects in the environment and your body.  Admittedly though, it is thought triclosan leaves the body relatively fast but many people are exposed to triclosan on a daily basis so it is a constant exposure.

Where to find triclosan:

Antibacterial soap- Triclosan is usually listed as an ‘active ingredient’

Antibacterial household sprays- look out for the words ‘antibacterial’

Toothpaste- Colgate Total has 0.03% triclosan.  Be sure to read labels & check your toothpaste!

Microban® products like chopping boards, washing up bowls, pens, mouse mats etc.

Biofresh™ – T shirts, hats, gloves, scarfs, pillows, underwear etc.

Dishwashing soap

I saw shopping baskets at the supermarket with stickers saying ‘now with microban’.

Triclosan causes concern

The EU says triclosan is safe to use but only in small doses but what about a small dose from your soap, toothpaste and dishwashing soap?  Won’t that add up?

Triclosan has been on the non-toxic radar for years and now Canada is toying with the idea of deeming it toxic to the environment.  This is great news and I do hope it will mean we see far fewer products containing this ingredient on our supermarket shelves.

Personally I think we are wise to avoid triclosan, considering the ‘precautionary principle.’  Remember for many years cigarettes were deemed safe, it is only now, many years later, we have science to show us they are detrimental to our health.  What will we discover about triclosan?

A small dose, of what?

My concern is that a ‘small dose’ may be calculated by one manufacturer, but what about the person using , antibacterial spray soap five times a day and a toothpaste?  Have they not exposed themselves to more than a ‘small dose’ by using four products?

I know that triclosan is showing up in water supplies and more alarmingly in soil.  The impact of this synthetic chemical anti-bacterial agent is not fully known and that concerns me.  Triclosan is known to undergo photo-transformation in water to form dioxin- a cancer causing substance.

Opt for genuine soap & toothpaste

I thus urge you to avoid triclosan in your toothpaste, soaps and washing up liquids.

There really is no substitute for soap and scrubbing.  Why not use castile soap for washing up, it works well!

If you are concerned about bugs and bacteria, then do not touch your face when out and about and be sure to wash your hands with castile soap before you eat.  Simple really!

When washing up dishes, if something is particularly dirty, I suggest soaking it in hot water and leaving for a hour or two.  There is little to beat scrubbing with soap and water and using some elbow grease!

An alternative to triclosan antibacterial sprays

I use a probiotic household cleaning spray.  It uses probiotics to clean.  It works by allowing the good bacteria to dominate the harmful bacteria.  These bacteria can be found on your kitchen benches, bathroom surfaces and floors.  One bottle lasts about four months, which makes it an economical alternative to antibacterial sprays.  To buy the BioPure Household spray click the picture!

What you think?

Do you avoid triclosan?

Does triclosan in  household products concern you?

What positive steps are you taking to avoid triclosan in your life?

References:

[1] Common toothpaste additive deemed toxic to the environment.  Edmonton Journal 27th March 2012

[2] Toothpaste chemical that can leave unborn babies brain damaged.  1st December 2010. The Daily Mail.

Huffington Post.  Triclosan, Ingredient in Toothpaste, Sanitizer; Bad for the Environment.

©Actual Organics 2010-2012