Do you or anyone you know suffer from Cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Depression, Migraines, Asthma, or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)? Did you realize that Birth Defects, Miscarriages, Sterility, Immune Deficiencies and Hormone Imbalances are all on the rise?

Ever wonder why so many are becoming ill and dying from diseases that barely existed 50 years ago? What has changed?  In the last 50 years, over 75,000 chemicals have been introduced in the U.S. Environmenatal Protection Agency. That’s a good clue.

Scientists and doctors have concluded there is a direct link between our health and chemicals we are exposed to daily. The household cleaning and personal care products found in the typical home contain toxic/carcinogenic (cancer causing) ingredients and most of us don't even realize it. Even though these dangerous chemicals are used in very small amounts, it is the daily exposure over time that creates a cumulative detrimental effect.

According to the Poison Control Center in their 1999 published report, annually there are more than 2.2 million reported cases of exposure to poisonous substances. In this report, household and personal care products together are responsible for more than FIVE TIMES the number of exposures reported from 'pesticides'. These products are not only 'toxic/carcinogenic' but 'poisonous'!

But they wouldn't sell these if they weren't safe, would they? The chemical industry is one of the largest lobbying groups in Washington. It is their job to make certain that the least amount of regulation and testing is required on the chemicals manufactured by their clients. Their motivation is PROFIT. Likewise, the household and personal care product manufacturers use thousands of chemicals because they are: easy to work with, mostly effective, and cheap. That’s the “bottom line”.

The personal care industry has also conducted its share of lobbying. Since 1938, these products have no longer been regulated by the FDA. That's right. You may have thought we were protected by our primary governmental regulatory agency, but we are not. Since that year, they haven't required companies to do safety testing on these products.

"We look good, we smell good, and we have just exposed ourselves to 200 different chemicals a day, through personal care products." -- U.S. News and World Report

"Personal care products" include nearly everything you put on your body to enhance its beauty and vitality: skin care, toiletries (perfume, deodorant, etc.), hair care, bath products, make-up, nail polish, and even toothpaste and mouthwash. If you looked in your bathroom, how many of these products would you find? 

Beginning to get the idea of the impact this can have on you and your family's health? And for all you work-at-home Moms – One, fifteen year study, found that women who worked at home had a 54% higher death rate from cancer, than women who worked outside the home.

A recent alarming report on NBC;  Mt. Sinai School of Medicine tested the blood of numerous people and found as many as 95 chemicals in each person: 53 chemicals known to cause cancer; 62 chemicals toxic to the brain or nervous system; and 55 associated with birth defects.

The CDC found that numerous synthetic chemicals are now showing up in the human body. The most alarming finding is that "Not a single child today is born free of synthetic chemicals."

Absorption through the skin is least recognized by the average person. The skin is the largest organ of the body. Similar to inhalation, chemicals absorbed by the skin go directly into the bloodstream. If you don't think this is so, what about nicotine patches and some heart medicines that are administered through trans-dermal patches?

Common Toxic/Carcinogenic Ingredients to Avoid :
Unfortunately, personal care products do not have to list ingredients.   The most common toxic ingredients used in nearly all products on the market today are: formaldehyde donning(normally not listed), diethanolamine (DEA), triethanolamine (TEA), sodium lauryl (and laureth) sulfate (SLS) , propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol (PEG), triclosan, quaterniums, EDTA, sodium hydroxide, imidazolidinyl urea, parabens (methyl, propyl, butyl), FD&C colors, fragrance.

Click here for The BIG 12: The Major Ingredients to Avoid.

So what can we do to protect ourselves and our children?
Knowledge is power, and the more you can learn about the products you use, and the ingredients they contain, the better off you will be. Read labels! Refuse to buy products that contain harmful chemicals. Here at AlphaZelle our mission is to educate and provide you with the purest products available, so that you and your family may derive the benefits you seek without harmful ingredients that you surely want to avoid. All our products have undergone rigorous testing so that we can say with confidence that our products contain no harmful chemicals and are 100% eco-friendly! This takes the guess work out for you and provides you, the educated consumer, with a line of products that’s really and truly “User Friendly” and “User-Safe”.