Instead of serving your children cereal for breakfast tomorrow, imagine pouring them a bowl of natural baby shampoo and encouraging them to slurp it up.

Okay, you wouldn't actually do that. But these days, some companies are making kids hair care and skin products with such natural and safe ingredients, you really could eat them. And that makes sense. Here's a fact that many people aren't aware of:

Up to 60% of what you put on your skin (and on your children's skin) is absorbed into the body.
Another investigation by scientific communities led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, in collaboration with the Environmental Working Group and Commonweal suggest that on average 91 industrial chemicals in our bodies that we can’t get rid of, because we can’t break them down. Obviously these chemicals, which tend to build up, may cause serious diseases like cancer. The complexity of chemical used by companies these days make it virtually impossible for us consumer to determine whether or not these chemicals are harmful or not.

Now go read the label on your kid's shampoo or liquid soap bottle. Dyes. Preservatives. Synthetic foaming agents. Parabens and petrochemicals. Is that the kind of stuff you want coursing through their veins?

Remember, the skin is a porous membrane that lets impurities in and out of our bodies. So some of the ingredients in our shampoos, cremes, cleansers, cosmetics and other products are bound to permeate that membrane, allowing toxins to enter the blood stream and organs.

That's why more and more parents are switching to organic shampoo for kids and pure natural soaps and body washes.

The Problem With Big Brands

Most traditional drug store brands – the ones you see advertised in those slick TV commercials – are loaded with synthetic ingredients and chemicals that can put your health at risk with long term use. And there's no law against it. FDA guidelines, which are so rigorous when it comes to controlling food and drugs, allow just about any ingredient to be used in skin care products.

That means you, the consumer, are on your own when it comes to reading labels, understanding the contents, and making wise buying decisions that affect your family's health.

The New Alternatives

The average American uses between ten and 45 pounds of soaps, toiletries and cosmetics per year. That adds up to a lot of exposure to chemical additives. As more consumers begin to question the wisdom of coating our bodies in that stuff, manufacturers are responding with alternatives.

For example, the entire product line by www.NOeCosmetics.com is made of 100% natural, organic, and edible ingredients. This is interesting because the edible ingredients can be broken down in our bodies. They use coconut oil in their cleansers and shampoos. And instead of adding synthetic stabilizers, they use the natural preservative properties of fennel and aniseed. Recently, they extended their product line to include natural baby shampoo (an organic shampoo for kids) and baby wash containing such edibles as soy protein, enzymes from sugar beets, and green tea.

The message behind this trend is clear... if it's good enough to eat, it's safe enough to use on your skin and your kids' skin.


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