Young Living Toothpaste

IS YOUR SMILE IMPORTANT TO YOU - Did you Know that the health of you mouth and teeth could affect your energy levels, immune system and general vitality. Not to mention that lifting the corners of your mouth brings JOY, HAPPY HORMONES and makes you irresistibly attractive and exuding positive energy. However if you cannot smile naturally and confidently because of gum or tooth pain or infection your confidence may also take a fall.   Did you know bacterial infections in teeth, toxic root canal fillings and amalgams containing mercury, and periodontal or gum disease can lead towards a complete break down in your health. Taking care of this intimate part of our body which gives us our expression of Joy & YOUR UNIQUE SMILE is vital to our overall health. The mucous membrane lining our our oral cavity is very sensitive and readily absorbs anything we put into the mouth directly into our bloodstream. Have you ever stopped to think what is in your toothpaste??Fluoride in toothpaste is shrouded in dodgy evidence and in my mind even after the brainwashing I went through as a young person studying Dental Therapy where they really tried to convince us it was safe just as mercury was considered ‘safe’. Both are toxic poisons. Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) and Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) are commonly used in Toothpastes, Shampoos, detergents, cleansers, mascara, baby washes and other foaming agents and are chemically known as surfactants. SLS and SLES are esters of Sulphuric  acid – SLS is also known as “Sulfuric acid monododecyl ester sodium salt”, however there are over 150 different names by which it is known. So if you can’t recognise a name on your products ‘investigate further before buying’ . In fact, SLES is commonly contaminated with dioxane, a known carcinogen. Although SLES is somewhat less irritating than Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, it cannot be metabolised by the liver and its effects are therefore much longer-lasting.

SODIUM LAURYL SULPHATE is commonly known now as a Skin irritant and Eye Irritant, yes Eyes and there is growing evidence that they are associated with cataracts in adults and eye irritation in children especially in BUBBLE BATH commonly used for children. This is criminal in my mind – what are we lovingly bathing our beloved children in. Young living has great alternatives for children.
They are drying stripping the moisture and protective lipids from the surface of the skin. Dermatitis sufferers listen and avoid any products with this product in!!
WHY ARE THEY USING THESE POISONS- So why is a dangerous chemical like sodium lauryl sulfate used in our soaps and shampoos?
The answer is simple – it is cheap. The sodium lauryl sulfate found in our soaps is exactly the same as you would find in a car wash or even a garage, where it is used to degrease car engines.
WHAT? A DEGREASER - In the same way as it dissolves the grease on car engines, sodium lauryl sulfate also dissolves the oils on your skin, which can cause a drying effect. It is also well documented that it denatures skin proteins, which causes not only irritation, but also allows environmental contaminants easier access to the lower, sensitive layers of the skin.
OH NO NOT MY HORMONES – Perhaps most worryingly, SLS is also absorbed into the body from skin application. Once it has been absorbed, one of the main effects of sodium lauryl sulfate is to mimic the activity of the hormone Oestrogen. This has many health implication and may be responsible for a variety of health problems from PMS and Menopausal symptoms to dropping male fertility and increasing female cancers such as breast cancer, where oestrogen levels are known to be involved.

I have only mentioned ONE chemical here in your personal care products – I began this blog about Toothpaste but it goes on – Shampoo, Face cleanser, baby bath, bubble bath, deodorants (full of Aluminium salts and Ethyl alcohol), face creams, perfumes that are so toxic they upset hormone balance and cause migraines –  you name it. Each day we slather chemicals all over our skin and wonder why we are not vibrantly healthy??? We may just be mixing a toxic cocktail for our poor liver to deal with – or not!

Get educated READ LABELS, Choose wisely not only what you eat but what you chemicals you keep in your bathroom for your pampering and beauty.

The story only gets worse when you read labels, I am yet to find a purely healthy product in Supermarket Shelves. That is why I use the best because I DESERVE IT and in buying the best which I encourage you all to do you are supporting healthy industry. If no-one buys these chemical cocktails then hopefully they will go out of business. Imagine using Vaseline from petroleum or Baby oils from Petroleum, what were we thinking – Nope we weren’t thinking.

However in this day and Age we can be more CONSCIOUS so think about it and choose wisely for your family.  So Keep SMILING AND CHOOSE HEALTHY PRODUCTS Love to all Soraya

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