Hypocrite

Sometimes, I feel like a hypocrite. I advocate for diets free of sugar and limited in process foods, yet I’ll head in the kitchen and eat chocolate so the kids don’t see me. I emphasize the importance of movement and exercise, yet there are periods of time where I do absolutely nothing. (Quarantine has hit hard ya’ll.) 

I’m advocating for cleaner beauty, taking known toxic chemicals out of our skincare products, yet I purposefully put a foreign substance in my body in the fall. Am I a hypocrite for getting silicon breast implants and then advocating that chemicals should not be in our beauty products? 

It’s a hard thing to process, but the decision I’ve come to is this: No. 

I knew exactly what I was doing when I decided to get implants. I spent months researching the pros and the cons. I had time to decide if the risk was one I was willing to take. Before the procedure, I was required to read about the risks involved so I was informed about every possible thing that could go wrong, including risks of developing cancer. 

When it comes to our skincare, we don’t really have that choice. Current regulations do not require companies to list their ingredients for skincare products. As a result, companies can include chemicals like formaldehyde and lead without telling us and therefore eliminating our choice to evaluate the risks. People are unknowingly putting these harmful chemicals on their skin daily.

If companies were required to list ingredients, at least we could be better informed. A step better- warning labels that the products contain known carcinogens or endocrine disrupters so at least consumers could make informed decisions. Better yet- amend the regulations which were set in 1938 and bring them up to date with the research and knowledge we’ve acquired since then. (As a comparison, in 1938 lead paint was still widely popular, alcohol was still used for teething babies, and cigarettes were “doctor recommended.” All things which have been found to be dangerous to our health and have been regulated since.)

We have a right to know what we’re consuming and we deserve better. 


If you want change, I ask you to take a minute and text BETTERBEAUTY to 52886. Doing this will let Congress members know it is time to act.