Kim Horst- Beautycounter

🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️Where are my Bath and Body lovers?

Did you know that Bath & Body works products are actually not recommended to use while pregnant? 🤰🏻

Yeah, neither did I because I never thought to read their safety data sheets. Like oh, if it’s on the shelves it must be OK for the human body, right? No. Not right. Straight from their safety data sheet it reads and I quote, “suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child” and, “may cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.”
😲 I’m sorry, come again???

The products that have been US glorified FOR YEARS because “they smell good” or “they have the best candles” have a warning label that use could harm an unborn child, a woman’s hormones, AND their organs? And once again I’m reminded that the world doesn’t keep spinning and generate revenue if you and I are healthy.

There are multiple ingredients you should be looking for when determining whether a product should be on your shelf at home or not.

🚫 Butelyne Glycol
🚫Tetrasodium EDTA
🚫 BHT
🚫 Disodium EDTA
🚫 Diazolidinyl Urea
🚫 Methylparaben & Propylparaben Ceterareth-20
🚫 “Fragrance”.

I used to have a hard time walking past this store, but not anymore!!!

Is Bath and Body Works Safe? (Or Bad for You?) - The Filtery Are Bath and Body Work's products toxic? We're looking into their ingredients, environmental initiatives, and animal testing policies to find out whether they can be considered a "clean" brand.

💥DEW SKIN TINTED MOISTURIZER💥

So many benefits to this amazing product!

⭐️Non-Nano Zinc Oxide: A physical, mineral sun-protection technology that works by reflecting UV rays
⭐️Black Currant Seed Oil and Peony Root Extract: Helps even skin tone and enhance radiance
⭐️Vitamin C: Helps brighten and even skin tone
⭐️Organic Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla: High-quality and responsibly sourced certified organic vanilla adds a subtle, yet sophisticated fragrance

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💚 This is such an amazing article to sum up Beautycounter and it’s mission!



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8 Fan-Favorite Beautycounter Products That Dermatologists Also Swear By And they actually use them IRL.

❄️Are these winter months causing dry skin?

⚠️NO amount of moisturizer is going to help your dry skin if your pH level is too high. You’ve got to “fix” that skin barrier first!

🧴I was struggling with very dry skin a few weeks ago, but a few simple changes in my routine made all the difference.

I replaced:
▶️Overnight Resurfacing Peel with Countermatch Intense Moisture Serum
▶️Countertime Mineral Boost Hydrating Essence with Countermatch Hydra-Gel Radiance Toner

Sometimes, you need to tweak your routine based on your skin’s response. If you’re having trouble with a skin issue or something that was working is no longer as effective for you, let me know so we can figure out together what you might need to adjust.

☠️ More on PFAs…

🤔Do you know what all of these companies have in common? They were all part of the study conducted on PFAs.

⭐️CoverGirl
⭐️Elf
⭐️Estee Lauder
⭐️Burt’s Bees
⭐️Almay
⭐️John Frieda
⭐️L’Oreal
⭐️Ulta Beauty
⭐️Neutrogena
⭐️Revlon
⭐️Wet n’ Wild
⭐️Urban Decay
⭐️Lip Smackers
…and the list goes on!
(Check the end of the link from yesterday’s post)

⚠️Did you know CoverGirl was sued as a result of these PFAs in their products?

Many “clean” brands also contain PFAS! Including:

😬Ilia
😬Young Living
😬RMS
😬Thrive
😬Burt’s Bees

Just goes to show that you can’t trust marketing claims- you HAVE to do your homework!

Best makeup brands WITHOUT PFAS:
✨Beautycounter✨
👏100% Pure
🎉Crunchi
😎Henne
☺️Lily Lolo
😃Pure Haven

https://www.ehn.org/amp/covergirl-sued-pfas-2656193888

😡Let’s talk PFAs!

▶️Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are synthetic chemicals found in many products, including food packaging, household cleaners and nonstick cookware.
▶️ PFAS were originally developed to help extinguish large petroleum fires. Now, they have many more applications, but are also polluting the environment.
▶️In recent years, studies on these very common chemicals have revealed their potentially negative health effects for humans and the environment because certain types of PFAs don't break down in the environment or in the human body, and that may cause problems.

☠️Here is the list of health problems (PFAS) perfluorinated chemicals are linked to from over decades of research:

🛑reduction in immunity
🛑metabolic diseases like obesity & diabetes
🛑reduced vaccination response
🛑cardiovascular disease
🛑affect the growth, learning, and behavior of infants and older children
🛑increased risk of allergies & asthma in young children
🛑lower a woman's chance of getting pregnant
🛑increase the chances of miscarriage
🛑increase cholesterol levels
🛑low s***m count
🛑smaller p***s size
🛑increase the risk of kidney & testicular cancers

Refillable, reformulated, repackaged, & recyclable!

Body care is back and better than ever!

🛑 THEY’RE BACK & BETTER THAN EVER!!!

👇🏻TODAY Beautycounter re-introduced our body-care collection. They are:
♻️recyclable
⭐️refillable
📦repackaged

🛀🏼The Body Care line includes:
🧽Body Wash
🤲🏻Hand lotion
🧴Body Lotion
🚿Shampoo
🧖🏻‍♀️Conditioner
🧼Hand Wash

Good for you, good for the Earth 🌎

Companies are starting to wake up and, thankfully, making recalls on these unsafe, chemical-ridden products. However, this is only a start… there is still a LONG way to go!

🧼Pantene… Herbal Essences… Aussie… Waterless

P&G Recalls… 🔽
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/pg-recalls-some-conditioner-shampoo-sprays-due-potential-cancer-risk-2021-12-17/?fbclid=IwAR235JJJhQKeDDcT_n7mq8NOlHz2cjXSGexLn11hNLHUgOqvMLw_RfW6lJM