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Most of us grew up using lotions and creams and didn't think twice about it. We slathered them on the majority of our body and let our dry skin drink them up. Conventional lotions have been linked to anything from hormone disruption and organ toxicity to cancer. The good news is we're sharing information and learning together.  As more and more information surfaces, so do various natural lotions and creams. That's fantastic and definitely a step in the right direction, but there's one problem...oil and water still don't mix.  

Lotions and creams require an emulsifier and preservative. While there are some relatively safe versions of both and research is being done everyday to come up with even safer ones, it would be wise to avoid them when possible. Your body is strong, but it's best not to over-burden your detoxifying system when you can help it. Let your body focus on detoxing after a good-for-your-soul night of sipping wine with friends, not your morning lotion application. Besides, there are such great alternatives for your moisturizing needs!

Oils and butters are jam-packed with nourishing ingredients...ingredients you want your skin to be drinking. The healthy fats found in oils and butters contain vitamins and omegas that heal and rejuvenate. Most importantly, they don't contain any of the bad stuff that creams and lotions do. Aside from quenching dry skin, swapping out your moisturizers for safer options might be the only change you need to make in order to resolve skin issues like acne or eczema. Smooth onto damp skin after your shower or bath and you'll never go back!

The bourbon filled egg nog and binge eating were well worth it, but now you're ready to detox.  Cleaning up your act can be a bit daunting to say the least. You probably started with food.  You eat clean whenever possible and you feel the improvement in your overall health.  Now you want to tackle your personal care routine...and maybe some items for your home too.  

The other day, you picked up some aluminum-free deodorant from your local health food store and felt pretty great about it.   You didn't have time to check the label in the store but figured it had to be natural if it was sold at a health food store, right??  You try it out the next day and have high hopes.  You get to work and all you can focus on is your new cleanse.  The reports on your desk will have to wait.  You search EWG Skindeep hoping to find your new deodorant listed.  %$#@!  It's not listed.  %$#@.  You're serious about this detox though! You push through, entering each ingredient onnnne...byyyy...onnnnnnne.  As you wade through some of the more innocuous ingredients, you think, "Who has time for this? Am I crazy? I do overreact sometimes...."  Hormone disruption and organ toxicity light up the screen. You knew you weren't crazy.  But the label said it has wild lavender in it?!  The deceit!  

You decide not to wash it off in the bathroom because, well, nobody wants to smell and the deodorant in your desk scores far worse on EWG.  As it turns out, that was a bad decision because by the end of the day you've got a gnarly rash...and you smell. Okay, maybe it's not quite as dramatic as your last break-up, but it's pretty defeating. 

Don't feel bad, we've been there. There are other deodorants out there!  You'll find the right one for you.   

Aware house is here to simplify things and make your clean living resolutions happen. Happy New Year!