Body Detoxification Products

Are you looking for body detoxification products? You're reading this article, so there's a very good chance that you're interested in learning more about them. You might even be actively shopping around. Or, you might just want to know what types of detox products are available.

When many people think of body detoxification products, the first thing that pops into their mind is ... ugh ... a colon cleanser. Colonics has been practiced since the time of ancient Egypt and it certainly has its proponents, but surely there's a more "palatable" way to detoxify the body.

Well, there is, and it's way more appealing than any colon cleansing. When you're thinking about detoxifying and you're wondering which body detoxification products might do the best job but still be gentle on your body, have you ever considered an infrared sauna? A lot of people do.

Although they haven't withstood the test of time to quite the degree of reaching back to antiquity, infrared saunas have been around for quite a while now. They're being recommended by a number of medical and health experts, in part because they're so effective at detoxifying the body. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the star of TV's The Dr. Oz Show and a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, is just one well-known example of the experts who are embracing infrared saunas as body detoxification products (Dr. Oz is much more than just a TV personality - he's actually a cardiothoracic surgeon).

In fact, health experts from throughout the world are now using infrared saunas in detoxification programs designed to improve their patients' health. But what makes it so important to learn about body detoxification products, and where do all the toxins in your body come from, anyway?

Well, have you ever read the ingredients label on your shampoo? If you have, do you ever wonder why things like "tetrasodium EDTA," "sodium laureth sulfate" and "methylisothiazolinone" are included in your shampoo's formula? After all, scientists have been warning us that some of these chemicals are actually linked to cancer. And, your shampoo is not the only way you're exposed to carcinogens and other toxic substances.

A surprising number of seemingly-innocuous products, including sunscreen, lipstick and baby shampoo, among others, contain chemicals that have been linked to cancer or other medical issues like asthma, learning disabilities or infertility.

The cosmetics companies claim that the quantities of these toxic chemicals in their products are insignificant and could never present a health problem. This claim might be true - if you use the products once a year, that is. But the average American woman uses 12 personal care products every day.

An ingredient safety panel (the Expert Panel of The Cosmetic Ingredient Review, or CIR) polices the cosmetics industry, but less than 20% of the chemicals in cosmetics have actually been assessed for safety. Naturally, not all of the ingredients in cosmetics will be toxic or even minimally harmful, but as mentioned above, the experts are telling us that we already know some of them are. Some of these ingredients are carcinogens, while others are neurotoxins. Still others are reproductive toxins. So, in addition to causing cancer (or at least being linked to it), these ingredients can, at least potentially, interfere with brain development and reproduction. And don't forget, these ingredients are in products that are in everyday use in many households. That explains why there's a growing interest in body detoxification products.

Physicians are reporting that when some of their patients' blood has been tested for toxicity levels, the results indicate the presence of toxins like Triclosan, lead, flame retardants and mercury inside their bodies. Flame retardants? Really? And is it really necessary for the cosmetic industry to use lead as one of the ingredients of lipstick?

It can get even more depressing if you're specifically trying to shop for products that are "safe." When you see words like "herbal," "natural" or even "organic" on cosmetics labels, you need to be aware that these terms have no legal definition when used in this context. Basically, a manufacturer could put any type of ingredient - even something known to be toxic -into a product and then call it "natural."

Inertia seems to have a lot to do with why manufacturers are using these toxins in their products. Basically, they use them because they always have. And, they'll probably continue to use them, until they're stopped.

It hasn't been all that long since the experts started warning us of the dangers of some of these chemical ingredients and trying to raise awareness about body detoxification products. Currently, there are no laws in place to force the manufacturers to stop using toxic ingredients, and the FDA doesn't evaluate the safety of personal care products. Manufacturers don't even have to list all the ingredients of their products on their labels. There's a distinct lack of regulation, and the cosmetics industry is happy to take advantage of it.

There's a lot that's wrong with this picture. It isn't your fault that you have toxic products in your bathroom, because they can sneak in even if you're trying to avoid them.

Many responsible manufacturers are starting to use safer ingredients in their products, and chemists are busy developing substances that are designed to be safe. Governments in Europe are now requiring the removal of several toxins from products, and the cosmetics companies are devising ways to comply. Until this trend expands throughout the world and even more toxic ingredients are prohibited from use in these products, there are a few things you can do to help ensure that the amount of toxins seeping into your system is minimized.

First, you can try to shop for safer products. You can also ask yourself whether using 15 or 20 personal care products a day is really necessary, because your exposure to their toxins will be reduced if you use fewer products. Finally, you can use body detoxification products to help your system eliminate the toxins that have accumulated there over time. Consider infrared sauna sessions, like so many others have done and are continuing to do.

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