Personal hygiene is the most important part of everyone’s life. No doubt,today people are questioning the quality, effects and side effects of personal hygiene products. People are becoming aware with the lies the personal care industry is selling regarding harmful chemicals in these products. Today, many health experts suggest that harmful chemicals present in these products are making us victims of dangerous health problems and diseases. Since then many people are also making choices for organic, herbal and even ayurvedic products, but some people are still living with misconceptions and allow themselves to continue to use personal care products laced with harmful chemicals. Let us analyze the misconceptions about dangerous chemicals in these products:

Misconception 1#:Chemicals harm us only when we ingest them!

It is a fact that our skin is the biggest organ of our body,which can absorb quickly almost everything we use on our skin. A large percentage of cosmetic products like soap, body lotion, deodorants, perfumes, rollers and creams we apply or spray on our skin goes directly to the bloodstream through the skin.

If you are not convince, let us look at nicotine and birth control patches when applied to the skin. These are effective doses of drugs when administer through the skin help people to quit smoking and prevent pregnancy. So, what are your thoughts now?It is true that any chemical we apply on our skin seeps directly into our bloodstream.

Choose hygiene products which do not contain harmful and banned chemicals. It would be best to go for organic and herbal products. Don’t fall for the label only; you must also verify that the product is certified with authentic organizations. Some examples are USDA, NSF, Eco Cert, etc.

Misconception 2#:If this product is dangerous, it wouldn’t be allowed on the shelf!

Well! There is too much confidence in someone who uses these products, but little worldly knowledge. There are so many things ranging from eatables, personal hygiene products and medicines that are harmful to us, yet these products are allowed on the market for sale. Moreover, people using them are unaware of the side effects from these products. In fact, out of 84,000 chemicals used each year, only 1% go through safety test. Still, the industry keeps using these chemicals and selling us products by using impressive quotes.

If you can’t go organic or herbal, then at least try to use products which are free from fragrances, parabens, phthalates, triclosan, SLS, SLES, BHA, propylene glycol, sunscreen chemicals, formaldehyde, and toluene. In addition, try to avoid products labeled with FD&C or D&C as they represent synthetic colors which are suspected to be human carcinogens.

Misconception 3#:Everything is bad these days, there’s not much to do about it!

The side effects of these products are overwhelming and since everybody is keen on looking good by using cosmetics and other beauty products, they made peace with the above misconceptions. As a result, they keep exposing themselves to personal care products, which are harmful to them.

In short, there are ways to avoid these products if you pay attention to the labels and using natural alternatives.For personal care, use natural alternatives as much as possible. Read the label for authentic certification and take a quick look at the chemicals mentioned above including the ingredient or content list. Look for natural oils, herbs and salts rather than using chemicals.

Make yourself better from inside than outside by choosing personal hygiene products that are safe for your health, otherwise, you do not know which health issue you might face in future.