In this blog, I will be exploring one of my daily products to see if it is a safe product to continue using. According to The Story of Cosmetics video, any type of product that says natural or organic doesn’t actually have any validity to it. Take a look at a product that you use and check it to see if it is something that you believe you should continue using.
The product that I chose to research was Raw Sugar Simply Body Wash Raw Coconut + Mango. I chose this product because after I watched The Story of Cosmetics video, I wanted to see if this product was indeed actually all that it seems to be from the packaging and overall look of the product.
While the outside packaging of this product seems to be very sleek and more like an organic product, I do not believe that I will continue to use this product. According to the Environmental Working Group’s Online database of chemical safety information, the report shows that this product may not be the best thing to continue using in the future.
This product, although advertised to have no Sulfates or Parabens, is actually not that great for use. The above photo shows that it is actually potentially harmful to continue using with concerns ranging from being a cause of cancer to having some reproductive problems.
One of the things that I plan to do to replace this product is to find an option with fewer health concerns. I will do this by researching products that I believe would be a good substitute and then check them on the EWG website. After checking them, if they seem to be a better option, I will swap my product(s) that seem to be harmful with others that are not.