Anne

I’m going to digress before I get started on the toxic chemicals in our cosmetics in order to introduce our new Get Clean Water.  This year at our annual convention (this time in Anaheim) Shaklee introduced their newest member to our Get Clean line of environmental household products, the Get Clean Pitcher.

There are several things that makes make this pitcher unique, but the one that stands out the most is that it removes over 50 toxins and chemicals from the water, including LEAD .   (click here) for a comparison chart between Get Clean, Brita and Pur.

The filter is unique also, because now you don’t have to throw away the whole housing, just the inner core filter (less in the landfill).  The filter is made out of a combination coconut and corn, and is environmentally sound.  It filters up to 80 gallons, and there is a neat little meter on top of the pitcher that tells you when to replace!

The other thing Shaklee did was make the whole housing compatible with Brita and Pur, so if you didn’t want to throw away your pitcher, you can still get rid of the lead and toxins!

To see the whole line of Get clean products, click here.  Shaklee has added some different options, like some mini kits to get you started.

In Good Green Health ~ Anne

We should all be aware today that what we put ON our skin goes IN our skin.  Unfortunately, what some companies put in their products is not only not regulated, but no way should we be absorbing them into our bodies.  If you want proof of that, watch this video and see what happens to a newborn before he/she ever enters this world.

Over the next few posts we’ll examine some of the more toxic substances we can find in our skin care and cosmetics, and how to avoid them.  If you want to know now, you can always go to Skin Deep where you can find the Environmental Working Group (EWG)’s cosmetic database.