- Free from chemical ingredients and preservatives that cause DNA mutations, endocrine disruptions and cancer
- A South African product
- 91% organic
- 5% natural
- 4% naturally derived
- Travel size available
"The average US woman uses 12 personal care products a day, containing 168 different chemicals. While most men use fewer products, they’re still exposed to about 85 such chemicals daily. Often alkyloamides (MEA, DEA, TEA, MIPA and PEG’s) are used as thickening agents, emollients and emulsifiers in moisturisers. They are manufactured by using fatty acids as the starting material. Not considered toxic, but can become contaminated with nitrosamines which are considered cancer causing! Butylated hydroxianisole (BHA)/Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) are synthetic antioxidants in moisturisers. BHT is a suspected human carcinogen. BHA & BHT both act as a synthetic estrogen or xenoestrogen. Another 'nasty' that is often added to body lotions and creams is Disodium EDTA. This ingredient is often used in sprays, powders, body lotions and creams. This toxin is cytotoxic and weakly genotoxic (causing DNA mutations), although not carcinogenic. It has also shown to be a reproductive toxin. Oxybenzone is classified as a 'chemical' sunscreen agent but is often added to help preserve the integrity of other cosmetic ingredients, preventing their deterioration under the sun. It can be found in body creams and lotions. Oxybenzone is a photocarcinogen, it has demonstrated an increase in the production of harmful free radicals and an ability to attack DNA cells. In short, we really should avoid using body creams and lotions that contain any of these chemicals! (ref: www.ewg.com)".
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Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil*, Glyceryl Behenate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter*, Cera Alba (Beeswax)*, Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Lavandula Augustifolia (Lavender) Flower Oil, Vanilla Planifolia (Vanilla) Fruit Oil,
Tocopherol, Linalool, Citrus Aurantium Amara (Neroli) Flower Oil, Helianthus Annuus,(Sunflower) Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract*, Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Flower Oil, Tilia Cordata (Linden Blossom) Flower Oil, Limonene, Benzyl Benzoate,
Hydroxycitronellal, Amyl Cinnamal, Geraniol, Coumarin, Farnesol, Benzyl Salicylate, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Eugenol
*Certified Organic