Moisturizers - Painted Faces & Cigarettes

At the outset, I want to make my opinion clear on the necessity of warning labels on everything. The most obvious example is that of cigarettes. It is ridiculous to have warning labels on cigarettes. There have been warning labels on cigarettes for umpteen plus years and people still smoke. Consumer education on the subject has had much more influence in recent years in creating a “stigma” toward smoking than any FDA regulation ever has. In fact, the government’s dependence on tax revenue from the sale of cigarettes is probably now the biggest hindrance to our society becoming more smoke-free--it’s almost as if there is a built-in obligation for Americans to smoke in order to provide tax revenue for health care. Next time you hear a politician harp on the need to raise taxes on cigarettes, ask yourself why he doesn’t just ban them altogether. Answer: cigarettes are far too lucrative to government coffers.

What a bunch of idiotic, brainless sheep we’ve become--all in the name of asking government to care for us. Folks, if you ever get the impression that I want more government regulation in these matters, think again. If we give those people any more power, they will be requiring warning labels on apples and oranges and permits to grow tomato plants...all to ensure the continued need for an ever-growing number of bureaucrats.

As long as people assume that “the government” is our protective nanny so they don’t have to take individual responsibility for themselves, then there will always be companies like RJR Nabisco* who are more than willing to sell packaged toxins, whether in the form or cigarettes or snack foods. There will always be a huckster who is more than happy to use inexpensive, lifeless chemicals like SLS (engine degreaser) and propylene glycol (antifreeze) and mark them up for a huge profit by selling them as “beauty products.” Currently, there are very few of these street-corner hucksters because cosmetics companies have marketed the same products so effectively and have helped create legislation to outlaw the competing hucksters.

The answer is not in more government regulation. It is in consumer education and awareness. When ladies realize that a lifetime of wearing a counterfeit face painted on with synthetic products only will leave them with significantly more wrinkles than their male counterparts who never went through the daily chemical ritual, they may start to question the validity of the hype they bought into.

If ladies realize that they are doing the ritual mostly for approval of other women (men prefer naked lips, eyes, and fingernails as much as other naked female body parts), perhaps they will start questioning the validity of conforming to peer pressure. Might we call this “Keeping up with the Ms. Jones’?”

-- For wrath killeth the foolish man, and ENVY slayeth the silly one. Job 5:2

-- A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but ENVY the rottenness of the bones. Proverbs 14:30

Ladies, I am not saying that you must be ugly in order to be healthy. I am saying that your first choice must be health (physically and emotionally) in order for you to have long-lasting beauty. Pay attention to the ingredients of the things you put on you face, as well as those that you put into your mouth.

I am a 36 year old single guy. It is has become fairly easy for me to spot women my age who have lived synthetic lives verses those who have been true and real. The synthetic ones require more and more paint to attain the level attractiveness enjoyed by those whose first priority has always been long-term beauty. Synthetic women must cover-up evermore blemishes caused by earlier paint and sand-blasting jobs. They are more likely to need glasses or contacts because the SLS in the face & eye paint and shampoo & conditioner has stunted the regeneration process of eye cells (details in a future newsletter). They are more likely to have monthly problems--and may not even be fertile--as a result of over-exposure to estrogen-mimicking petrochemicals contained in the paint they wear, the food they ingest and the “pill” they take to cause the convenient elimination of conceptions shortly after they take place. (Read any of Dr. John Lee’s three books “What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About...”) The synthetic woman is more prone to emotional disorders because the receptor sites of her brain are clogged with petrochemicals and fluoride (fluorine--the basis of Prozac, Paxil and others). Fluoride plays havoc with her thyroid often causing a bloated neck and overall weight problems (Think of actors/comedians Martin Lawrence and Matthew Perry). And the list goes on and on...it takes more and more lies to cover-up the first few.

It has only taken 15-20 years to produce the apparentness of differences between the synthetic and the real women my age. How much more significant will the differences be in another 20 years? For an answer to that question, compare the face of a woman who has smoked for 20 years verses that of one who has never touched a cigarette.

When describing the problems with the things to which women subject their faces, and therefore their bodies, in the name of “beauty,” the response is often, “Well, just a little bit won’t hurt.” In fact, that is the argument used by the whole cosmetics and personal care industries: “Well, yes, these ingredients are known to cause cancer, skin irritations, blocked pores and such, but not in the tiny amounts used in our products.”

Following this line of reasoning, let’s all go out and have a smoke. Everyone knows that smoking one cigarette will not make a person keel over and die. We understand that “smoking” usually implies consuming 1, 2, 3 or more packs of cigarettes per day. If someone does 3 packs a day, their body is taking a hit 30 times per day, 365 days a year, over a lifetime. The danger of “smoking” is in the cumulative effect.

So what about a “toothbrusher” taking a hit of poison fluoride toothpaste (read the warning label on the tube). I have yet to meet a person who will make the claim that he/she has “brushed” only once in his/her lifetime.

Okay! Okay! Caleb. So I brush with fluoride toothpaste 2 or 3 times a day. You’re not equating that to smoking 30 cigarettes a day, are you?

Nope. But are you also a:
- shampooer?
- conditioner-er?
- face cleanser-er?
- face moisturizer-er?
- face toner-er?
- lipsticker?
- lip balmer?
- nail painter?
- nail polish remover-er
- eye liner-er
- eye shadower?
- hair sprayer?
- hair dyer?

Get the point?

If you know all the products necessary for these rituals (addictions?) contain only healthy ingredients, then you are adding years to your life and contributing to your long-term beauty. If you have done no research on the ingredients in these products and your source for them is the same as most, I assure you, their cumulative effect on your body is as beneficial as having your daily fix of 30 Virginia Slims.

And I haven’t even scratched the surface. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) identified 884 toxic or potentially cancer causing agents used in every day personal care products. They identified 778 to cause acute toxic affects:
- 146 cause tumors (some that are cancerous)
- 314 cause developmental abnormalities (adversely affecting the fetus during pregnancies)
- 376 can cause skin and eye damage.

This was in 1989...how many more toxic substances do you think are in personal care products today--14 years later?

If we think about it, a user of “normal” personal care products is easily exposed to 30 toxic hits per day. A popular document among Young Living distributors is “30 Ways You Can Poison Yourself Before Breakfast.” You can view the document, and download a one-page, printer-friendly version, at
http://www.eatonessentials.com/skincare/30poisons.htm

The synthetic woman is the norm today. The real woman is a rare item indeed. Which do you think I treasure most?

Have a great week!
Caleb Eaton
Young Living Independent Distributor #110712
www.eatonessentials.com
I AM NOT A DOCTOR and therefore have no interest in the maintenance of sickness. I DO have a passion for learning about health and wellness and, understanding that teaching a subject is the best way to learn it, am thankful that you’ve joined with me on this adventure.

The information shared herein is given by faith in a higher power over that of man.

Nabisco was once owned by RJ Reynolds, the nation’s biggest cigarette company, but is now owned by Kraft, the nation’s biggest manufactured (plastic) cheese company.