I recently became a consultant for Arbonne. To me, they have a great product line that fits in with my lifestyle. I was a bit hesitant at first, I’m anti anything that I have to sell. However, I thought this was a good way for me to have a little extra spending money for my love of fashion, racing and to donate it all towards my Chicago marathon run. However, why do I enjoy the products and choose them?
This isn’t going to be a post where I tell you how wonderful their products are and why you should buy them. It’s to bring awareness to products that you use that are filled with junk that we lather on our body daily. Have you ever taken a look at the ingredient lists on your personal products? A lot of my products were made with parabens – methyl, propyl, butyl and ethyl (alkyl-p-hydroxybenzoates), Parabens are chemicals used as preservatives and can be harmful since there have been studies that have found them related to breast cancer etc…I’m by no means an expert at all and some people believe that there isn’t that much in our lotions, body washes, etc.. However, there are other ingredients that could be harmful, check out this article.
So, for me, choosing all-natural ingredients and products fits better in my lifestyle. I’d like to avoid at all costs (something that I can control) harmful ingredients in my body. And, I’m that vain that I’ll try anything to keep me looking as young as possible 🙂