I have a confession to make. I used to be a serious skincare junkie. I would spend hours in Sephora testing different products and spending way too much money.
I was a huge sucker for all the “product promises” on the back of the package.
About 10 years ago I was doing a little research and what I found shocked me. I learned that the last time Congress passed a law regulating the cosmetics industry was 1938. That was 81 years ago! Crazy right?
The average American woman applies 12 different products with up to 168 ingredients each day. The US has only banned or restricted 11 ingredients so that leaves a lot of ingredients completely unregulated. Even the European Union has bannedclose to 1400.
Knowledge is power and once I learned these facts, I realized I needed to take matters into my own hands. Instead of spending time in Sephora, I started to research natural ingredients and their benefits. I began applying what I was learning, and my skin transformed.
As time went on, my dry skin became balanced, smooth, and healthy glowing skin. Just as our bodies prefer food as close to nature as possible, so does our skin!
Article continued HERE on The Institute of Transformational Nutrition Blog.
In Love, Health + Gratitude,
Katie