Antibacterial soaps and hand sanitisers are not the best way to keep you and your family safe from bugs and becoming ill......in fact, they may even be dangerous.
Studies have been revealing the dangers of antibacterial soaps for years and in 2005 researchers found that the antibacterial agent known as triclosan reacts with chlorinated water to produce chloroform, a known carcinogen..... Yikes!!!! Plus triclosan is also a known endocrine disruptor but is still found in everyday products like soaps, cosmetics & toothpaste.
You've probably heard about the overuse of antibiotics, which is said to be causing the rise of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" well antibiotic products have the potential to do the same thing and create antibiotic-resistant bacteria.........that's a bit scary!!
Now I have said it before and I will say it again, and again, and again.......just because something is on the shelf at the shops available for us to purchase, doesn't mean it is safe for us to use!!
So what is a safe alternative?...... we need to wash our hands and protect ourselves from getting ill right?... Right!
Ok, so I use a essential oil infused foaming hand soap made from Clove, Cinnamon Bark, Rosemary, Lemon, Eucalyptus Radiata & Orange essential oils at home, and I carry the Thieves waterless hand purifier with me in my handbag to cleanse and purify my hands on the go. It's safe and effective plus it leaves my hands smelling like peppermint (yum) & not chemicals.
We also use the Thieves Aromabright Toothpaste in my house, because would you want that nasty triclosan stuff in your mouth getting absorbed straight into your blood stream after reading what it does?...... hmmmmm no thank you!!
It took a few days to get used to a natural toothpaste but now I am hooked. Plus I even managed to convert Gav (my farmer husband) into using it after only a couple weeks. I feel good about making better choices that effect both of us and our health in such a positive way (insert pat on back here) and it is easy for anyone else to do the same with the range of products from Young Living Essential Oils.
You can take a look at the entire Bath and Body range and Oral Care on my website and start switching to plant based, essential oil infused products that are safe for you and your family to use.
WJ xx
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