It’s spring and advertisements for natural sunscreen are everywhere in Australia. This guide to choosing the best natural sunscreen in Australia will help you decide which one is best for you. We, as consumers, are increasingly more concerned about the ingredients in the products we use, and how they affect our health. As a result, […]
Resources to research ingredients in the products you use on your body so you can make informed choices for yourself and your family and manage your exposure to toxic chemicals.
You know you want to avoid chemical ‘nasties’ in your personal care products. Everyone is warning you about ingredients like mineral oil, parabens, phythalates and SLS. But when you read the label, how do you know what ingredients they are? How do you know what the label is telling you?
Do you read the ingredients of body care products before you buy? How do you decide which products contain undesirable ingredients and which don’t? Regulation in place to protect us in Australia also confuses things, making it harder to know what you’re putting on your body.
These days, we all want to be better educated and use our spending power consciously. We want to choose effective and safe products – for the better health of ourselves, our families, and the planet. We know we should steer clear of parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals etc… but do we really know what they are?
Is Sunscreen Dangerous to Your Health? Everybody knows that sun safety during the warmer months is of the utmost importance. UVB and UVA rays can cause irreversible damage to our skin and bring about undesirable signs of premature ageing, all the way to serious sunburn and in severe cases melanomas. Everybody needs sunscreen. But the