Hey my beautiful friends- do you all know what is in all your beauty products? You all have heard me talk about natural beauty products before (like my friend's magnificent skin care line Tata Harper which I blogged about here and here). Well, yesterday I had the privilege of learning about a new skin care line called Beautycounter that uses only nontoxic ingredients. I was so excited to learn about this new line directly from the founder, Gregg Renfrew, (don't be fooled by the name she is a woman!) I was in awe with this force of a woman and her powerful vision for the future of the skincare industry. What was alarming to me were some interesting facts about the FDA. For example, did you know that the European union has banned 1,300 ingredients from being used in cosmetics because their effects on humans are not quite known? And how many do you think the United States has banned? I would have thought maybe 300? Well, its actually 11. Yes, be surprised and angry and realize that we all need to be aware of what is in the products we use for our daily routine.
