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“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.” Ruth Stout
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It’s Spring in September and with it brings lots of color in the garden, sunny days and new beginnings. Enjoy! Miranda
Organics in the News
POISON KISS: Lead Alert
It has been estimated that the average woman ingests about 4.5kilograms of lipstick in a lifetime.
Recently in the US after US lobby group Campaign for Safe Cosmetics commissioned an independent laboratory to test lead levels in 33 brand-name lipsticks: Dior Addict Positive Red lipstick has been found to contain lead and many others. It is sold all over Australia.
Peter Dingle, an environmental toxicologist from Murdoch University and author of the Dangerous Beauty booklet, has called for regulatory change to ban lead from cosmetic products to protect consumer health.
"We've known for 200 years that lead is toxic and the research now is showing that lead, even at the absolute lowest concentration, still has a toxic effect on our body … not to mention the cumulative effect it could have."
Exposure to lead can result in intellectual and behavioral problems and has also been linked to kidney damage, infertility and miscarriage, among other adverse health affects.
To read the full article click here: Chemical Ingredient HighlightMINERAL OIL
A heavy hydrocarbon, a byproduct of crude petroleum. When it is refined for medical or cosmetic use it is a white oil that is odour-less and extremely cheap for manufacturers to purchase. It is added to skincare products to prolong the shelf life not to benefit the skin in any way.
Potential Effects: Can plug up the pores of the skin as mineral oil cannot be absorbed by the skin so it sits on top and prevents other ingredients form penetrating the skin (inhibit proper function of the skin). Cause dry skin, kidney and neuro-toxicity when untreated or mildly treated.
Cosmetic Uses: Found in a lot of skincare products including baby creams and lotions, lipsticks, cold creams, eye creams.
Other Uses: Used as a food additive in some countries. Other Names: Baby oil, Liquid paraffin, White Oil, Vaseline, Petroleum
Ensure you read ingredients labels, become an ingredient detective and aim to avoid products containing this chemical. For further information please refer to websites below: www.waddick.mionegroup.com/toxic To purchase unique, pure and chemical free Certified Organic products that contain NO: toxic petrochemicals, propylene glycol, parabens, sodium lauryl sulphates (SLS), synthetic dyes or perfumes, fragrances, mineral oils, paraffin, chemical colouring, artificial colouring, animal fats and are NOT tested on animals click here for MiEssence Products A wise investment in yourself that will ensure you are not exposed to any nasty chemicals and thus protect your health and the health of the environment.
The information on Mineral oil was sourced from “The Chemical Maze Shopping Companion”. Your guide to food additives and cosmetic ingredients. Bill Statham 3rd Edition 2005 Possibility.com Useful Tip For Chemical Free LivingLemons have many wonderful uses around the house. One such use is to whiten your clothes! Simply dilute or use lemon juice straight. (½ to 1 lemon squeezed.) Add to your machine-washing water and it is a safe and effective fabric whitener that will make your clothes smell lemony fresh.
Organic Baby Product Highlight
New Miessence Baby Products
Miessence baby range is a new collection of nurturing products gentle enough for newborn babies. Give yourself the purest start to life with miessence certified organic baby range.
Choose from 6 unique products ranging in price from $14.95 to $39.95.
BABY BARRIER CREAM is one of the baby range products. It is a soothing balm that protects your baby’s sensitive areas. Softens dry patches, soothes irritated skin and calms minor skin inflammation and redness. Repels moisture and protects nappy area from chafing. Suitable to use on the whole family for chapped skin and lips, cuts, bites, sun and wind burn.
Click here to discover more about this exquisite new baby range: Buy Miessence Baby Products Today Healthy Organic Recipe
Vegan Guacamole
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For more healthy recipe ideas please see my full listing at Organic Food Recipes Quote of the month:
“Knowledge of what you love somehow comes to you; you don’t have to read nor analyze nor study. If you love a thing enough, knowledge of it seeps into you, with particulars more real than any chart can furnish”. Jessamyn West
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Health and Happiness
Miranda Waddick
www.essential-organic-living.com
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