Be beautiful, be safe.

Did you know that the body absorbs 60 percent of what we apply to our skin? That’s right — whatever you are putting on your skin, your body is absorbing it. Where is it going? Into your blood stream.

Our skin is the largest organ in our body and it is permeable. That means that lotion doesn’t just sit on your skin, it is absorbed through your skin. So maybe, you are thinking, “Well, that’s OK, skin products must be safe, or they wouldn’t be on the market.”

Most of us assume that products undergo some type of safety testing, however, that is rarely the case. There are more than 80,000 synthetic chemicals in the marketplace but only 5 percent have ever been tested.