Hi, my lovely Steemians I’m taking you on a health skincare journey today, that started with me being disheartened with the UK NHS (National Health Service). I suffer from allergies which I mentioned in my previous post, my allergies are the cause of my skin conditions breakouts, eczema and psoriasis. Each condition effects a different part of my body. I am not a stressed out or highly-strung individual, I am more fun loving, laid back and the happy go lucky type. I am super sensitive to animals, dust, pollen, toxic air and chemicals living in London doesn’t help I’m surrounded daily. My worst FRIENEMY is SUGAR you guessed it or remembered from my previous post. As you can imagine trying to treat each condition at the same time is a task. I have been given medication by my local GP from I can remember my self since my childhood. Why I abandon my doctors and have not turned back while starting a journey of natural remedies with great success.
TOXIC MEDICATION
I always remember not being able to breath properly I still have this problem. I am not asthmatic fortunately but my environment does not help I’m a Londoner so city air is whack. As I child I was always given creams, syrups, tablets and bath solutions not like my other siblings they were blessed with no aliments. Bless my parents they just wanted a happy child I guess they thought they were doing the best thing by pumping me with the drugs that were being pushed by the doctors daily. I must add that I have great respect for my body as most pharmaceutical poisons would only work for a short period of time and my body would become immune to the drugs constant battle for my parents the doctors and me mostly. Every steroid cream, lotion, tablet and bath solution I was ever prescribed by my local doctors were all toxic even the ones they claim are natural like Aveeno I have used most prescription and so called natural products on the market with very little success. My mother tried and would ask her family in Africa to send natural products by I did not like the smell of them. It was not fashionable to use natural products in the 80’s trust me Shea butter with no essential oils on an impressionable school girl was not cool. Always end up having to listen to my mother I know your proud mama Sarah. I urge you to take a quick look at your skincare labels when you finish reading this blog you will be surprised.
TOXIC SIDE EFFECTS
Continued use of steroid creams skin cancer, tablets liver and kidney failure all the bath solutions contained petroleum a byproduct of petrol which we know is not fit for purpose. What a lovely cocktail of slow death my doctor was serving me. What really bemused me about these guys and the health care system is that they are given a license to push drugs with toxic and deadly side effects and we the patients give them the authority to provide us with a service, which is not in the business of healing its customers. We so called human beings are supposed to be intellectual and smart but we can be so funny about what we allow and see as normal is almost surreal.
When I woke up from the illusion of healing by prescriptive drugs I moved on to research natural products. Bearing in mind I already had the answer to part of my problem. I still wanted the modern high street shop packaged solution, programming of the mind sucks. The answer was in my heritage but in loyalty to my London programming and the crafty marketing ploy of corporate West I still followed them down the yellow brick road no pun intended.
NATURAL PRODUCTS
Most skincare products in your grocery stores and drug stores shelves are toxic. Check the labels most products include some of these toxic horrors DEA, BHA and BHT, coal tar dyes, Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), Parabens, PEG compounds (polyethylene glycol), Perfume– (a.k.a. fragrance), Siloxanes (cyclotetrasiloxane and cylcopentasiloxane), Sodium laureth sulfate– (SLES), Triclosan. This is a recipe for Cancer, infertility, organ issues, strokes and an array of life threatening illnesses. The corporations say it’s business don’t take it personal while smooching with the government and politics in the form of sponsorship’s and contract to poison the masses. I have used Body shop products, L’occitane, Molton Brown, Clarins, and Lush to name a few and these guys provide natural skincare products check the labels guys. Molton Brown out of the above retailers agreed with me the most the rest well I’m not going to bad mouth but you research. Lush not to bad but way too much fragrance for my super sensitive skin. Money is no object for a woman that loves her skin but what I found is that even the product that purport as natural were not authentic enough for my needs.
YOUR SKIN
Let me teach you something today your skin is your largest organ, when you have a bath or a shower all your pores are open and all the products we put on our skin goes straight through your pores and into your blood stream. It may not be now be we suffer later as we use skincare with toxic ingredients the effect will be long and slow.
COMMERCIAL TOXIC SOAP
With brand-name commercial soap companies spending millions each year on misleading advertising, it’s understandable why a consumer may question. Typical store bought or “commercial” soaps that may be labeled as “natural” are detergents that include chemical hardeners, foaming agents and artificial fragrances. Always check the labels on soaps, shower gels and shampoos. Leave a comment I dare you go in your bathroom cabinet and check your labels.
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH & SHEA SOAP
Handmade natural, vegan organic nontoxic soap is chemical free and made with castor oil, coconut oil, olive oil, palm oil, shea butter and natural glycerin. Scented with bergamont, lavender and lemon essential oils which are beneficial to the skin. Diatomaceous earth is made from the fossilized remains of tiny, aquatic organisms called diatoms. Their skeletons are made of a natural substance called silica. Which is really good for your hair skin and nails. It's also gently exfoliates the skin leaving your skin silky smooth. DE soap will give your skin that summer glow as it gently cleanses and removes sloughed dead skin. Create your own spa at home effective mini self-pamper a must have. Scents of Lemon and Orange will perk you up nicely on winter mornings. Suitable for all skin types, we don’t test our products on animals.
SOLUTION
These chemicals are not limited to adult products these toxins are in the products they sell for children, people with skin conditions and are whole families are being affected by toxins. Spend the little extra to protect yourself and your family’s health. The other alternative is to leave the health of your family and yourself in the hands of the big pimping cartels Doctors, Pharmaceuticals and Corporations who don’t care about your children, your family much less yourself.
I am my own doctor I don’t need a scientist to verify my statement. I write from my own experience; not all-natural products will agree with all skin types always test before using. We create products from our heart with LOVE, YOUR HEALTH IS YOUR WEALTH I AM MY OWN DOCTOR.
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