I can’t believe what suckers most of us are! I’ll speak for myself here, but I know I’m not alone. Let’s say I’m watching TV or reading a magazine, see an attractive ad for some skin-care product, and just have to have it. By the next day, I’ll have made a trip to the drugstore and paid $10-$20 to try it out. I’d rarely check what’s in the products. I’m a great ingredient checker for foods, but oh, so trusting when it comes to skin-care products. I usually picked products based on advertising, name brand, smell, texture, and the promises on the bottle. I naively thought “Recommended by Dermatologists” meant they were effective AND safe.

I’d heard about parabens and other toxins found in skin-care products, but hadn’t paid much attention. When I began reading Kat James book, The Truth About Beauty, a light bulb went off in my head. You don’t have to eat something to internalize it. What we put on the outside of our bodies soaks in and either does good or does harm, depending on the product.

Parabens may cause rashes, cancer, disrupt hormone levels, remain in tissues, and increase UVB-mediated DNA damage. Kat James warns that parabens and other toxins reek havoc on many aspects of health, like WEIGHT CONTROL. That hit home. I headed for the bathroom cabinets to read bottles.

I couldn’t believe the number of paraben-containing name-brand products I found. Take a look. As I was going through the many bottles. I realized how

foolish I’d been. How many skin care products does a girl need? I rarely used most of what I had, though it took up an entire shelf in the linen closet. Suddenly, I felt disadvantaged to have them and naive to have wasted money on them. Throwing them out made me feel wasteful, too. I thought about giving some of them away, but if I don’t think they’re good enough for me, why would I give them to someone else? l want to replace them with a few basic products that are toxin- free. The fewer bottles I have, the better I’ll feel! That’s my idea of privileged.

So, in the next few weeks I’ll be looking for health-promoting skin-care products. Anybody have any recommendations?

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Tonight I have a date with my husband to see Crazy Hearts. I’m so happy Jeff Bridges won Best Actor for his part in this movie. I hope we like it as much as I think we will! The rest of the weekend, it’s back to the old grind of working on the house. I can’t wait for it to sell and for us to get settled in our new home.

Here’s a link to a great song about feeling like a kid even when getting older. Cute! Do you remember your 1st letter from AARP? I do. I received it when I was 48. I was highly insulted! I\'m a 50 Year Old Kid, by John Fern

Enjoy!
Have a great weekend!

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