(sheri)
Last week our family was visiting and we were spoiled with amazing smoothies everyday (our granddaughters mom owns an organic juice and smoothie bar). It was so wonderful for me to talk with her about the importance of organic food, probiotics, super foods etc. She is so commited to feeding her family organically and I am so grateful! These conversations led to what we put on our bodies as well.
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Recently I have been reading about the theory that what we put on our bodies is more important than what we put in them. The reasoning is this: When we ingest food our bodies are built to filter some toxins, granted they weren't built to filter all the toxins we are throwing at it when we eat conventionally, however our skin does not filter toxins. What we put on our skin is absorbed directly into our bloodstream. There is a lot of science behind this and these articles from Earth Mama, Angel Baby, the CDC, and the Huffington Post are great places to start learning.
This image is from welladjustedbabies.com
For 10 years or more I have been a stickler for what I put on my skin, and use towash my hair and body. It just made sense to me early on that I didn't want toxic chemicals on my body. That theory has guided us at Franklin Goose and will continue to. My staff and I use a lot of the products on our own bodies ( the Little Twig lotion, the Honest Co shampoo, lotion, and body oil, the Motherlove oil, TruKids sunscreen and more) because we know it is safe and effective. Because these products work better they last longer.
I would challenge you this month to pick a product you use on your skin, or your childrens' skin and make a permanent change to something organic. Just change one thing, it really will make a difference. If you don't know where to start just call us or email us, we would love to give you tips and suggestions on our favorite products from Franklin Goose and other companies as well. You can leave us a comment here, email us at customersupport AT franklingoose.com or call us 804-355-0595. We love talking about this stuff!! We can give you ideas from what we use on ourselves and our families or what some of our customers have told us they love.
In the meantime I am going to try to make some of the smoothies I had last week, I am going through withdrawal...