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All Thumbs Book ReviewsOccasionally the Weston A. Price Foundation is asked to add personal care products to our Shopping Guide, a request we have resisted because of the vastness of the task. Fortunately, Christine Farlow has done this for us in this comprehensive compendium of ingredients found in the products we put on our skin, our hair and our toothbrushes.
The skin absorbs many of the chemicals we put on it, even from products that are rinsed off, so it behooves us to show as much care in choosing our shampoo, lotions and makeup as we do in choosing our food. In fact, 55 percent of all personal care products contain "penetration enhancers," ingredients that can increase a product's penetration through the skin and into the bloodstream.
These products end up not only in our bodies, but also in the water we bathe and wash up in. Recent studies show that riclosan (tricolasan), one of the most common antibacterial agents used in soaps, acts like an antibiotic in the way it kills bacteria and may contribute to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in our drinking water.
Many shampoos, lotions, makeup foundations and lip balms contain ingredients that are known carcinogens; MSG is also a common ingredient.
Most of the book is devoted to a comprehensive list of ingredients and their effects but Farlow ends on a positive note with a list of recommended products and where to buy them. Dying to Look Good is a valuable resource--thank you Dr. Farlow! The self-published book is available from Kiss for Health Publishing, (760) 735-8101, .
Sally
Fallon is the author of
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct
Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats (with Mary G. Enig, PhD), a well-researched,
thought-provoking guide to traditional foods with a startling message: Animal
fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary
for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection
from disease and optimum energy levels. She joined forces with Enig again to
write Eat Fat, Lose Fat, and has authored numerous articles on the
subject of diet and health. The President of the Weston A. Price Foundation
and founder of A Campaign for Real Milk,
Sally is also a journalist, chef, nutrition researcher, homemaker, and community
activist. Her four healthy children were raised on whole foods including butter,
cream, eggs and meat.
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