by Jennifer Hinds | Jan 30, 2020 | Toxic Wednesdays
Ever wonder what they use in your make-up to stop the bacteria and how it actually affects your health ❓ ❌Triclosan Of the 13,000+ chemicals used in cosmetics, only 10% have been safety tested and manufacturers are not required to release the testing data to the...
by Jennifer Hinds | Jan 15, 2020 | Toxic Wednesdays
Are your beauty products full of preservatives? Do your beauty products last 20 years? AND … do you care? Trust me, you would care about ❌BHA or BHT … used as a preservative and found in Lip products and Moisturisers.. These CHEMICALS, Butylated...
by Jennifer Hinds | Dec 30, 2019 | Toxic Wednesdays
Tired of reapplying your cosmetics throughout the day❓ Ever wondered WHY they absorb so quickly into your skin❓ ❌PEG (polyethylene glycol)!! This compound is petroleum-based and one that is used to make cosmetics absorb more quickly into the skin. 👀 As a...
by Jennifer Hinds | Dec 15, 2019 | Toxic Wednesdays
Do your beauty products contain detergents, foams, stabilisers or solvents? AND … why would you care? Trust me, you would care about ❌1,4 DIOXANE … a potential human carcinogen. This CHEMICAL is not purposefully put in cosmetics, but it can show up as...
by Jennifer Hinds | Nov 30, 2019 | Toxic Wednesdays
💄LEAD IN YOUR LIPSTICK: True or False? Take this QUIZ to find out how much you know 🧐 No one has scored 10/10 yet! 🎯 What will YOU score? COMMENT below: T or F ? ✅ After you comment T or F, you’ll get the quiz in Messenger. Good luck! 🍀...
by Jennifer Hinds | Nov 15, 2019 | Toxic Wednesdays
QUESTION: Have YOU had irritation or other side effects from Eye Shadows? 👀 YES/NO? Comment below ⬇️ According to an ALARMING article written by an expert in the risks & benefits of chemicals used in beauty products (and who recently appeared in a...
by Jennifer Hinds | Oct 30, 2019 | Toxic Wednesdays
❌PARABENS … These chemicals are used to prevent mould and bacterial growth. With all the hoo-haa around parabens, many cosmetic makers have switched to “paraben-free” formulations, but that doesn’t mean they’re better!! They switch to other [preservatives], for...
by Jennifer Hinds | Oct 2, 2019 | Toxic Wednesdays
❌ASBESTOS … The marketing of (toxic) sparkly make-up to KIDS is an outrage, surely⁉️ Toxic makeup itself is nothing new: The ancient Greeks used heavy metals on their skin, and Egyptian queens wore black kohl eye makeup that was made with lead. But last week,...
by Jennifer Hinds | Sep 25, 2017 | Health & Wellness
Vanessa and I had been friends for years but our lives had taken different paths and it had been 12 months since I’d last spoken to her. When I did, I discovered that she’d been going through hell and was wrought with despair for her teen daughter. My heart ached...
by Jennifer Hinds | Aug 24, 2017 | News
Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” — Robin Williams. Why is it that, as women we get in a beauty rut of blandness? Neutral this, neutral that, beige, brown.… Come on, we’re women! Wake up and embrace colour, we are creatures of all...
