Have you ever wondered if the make up you are using contains harmful chemicals or if the lotion you are putting on your kids is bad for them? Well, look no further! The Environmental Working Group and Skin Deep have gotten together and made the best app ever! It is called “Skin Deep”.
I typically use the Skin Deep website to look up the toxicity of the makeup and lotions that I might buy to see if I should purchase them or not. I also use the website each spring to research the different brands of sunscreen to see which is the most effective and least harmful to our health. Skin Deep ranks all products with a number of 0-10 and with a color of green, yellow or red, depending on the toxicity level. You want things to be as close to zero as possible and the color coding makes it easy. Go for the green! It is a fabulous resource. Here are the two websites that I use: www.skindeep.org
www.EWG.org
Today I went to Target to buy some lotion. I usually buy products that are either all natural or organic but you can never fully trust the label. I decided to download the Skin Deep app while I was there and it worked beautifully. I was able to use the app to scan the barcodes on the various types of lotions that were in the “naturals” aisle. Believe it or not, but not everything that says “natural” on it is something that is actually natural. It is just a marketing ploy. Well, today I was able to purchase a lotion that was labeled organic and was ranked a green two. Thanks to my new app.
Please get the app! You can scan make up, shampoo, lotion, sunscreen, baby products, etc. It was so helpful and saved me both time and money. I will use it every time I am at the store and have a question as to whether or not I should use a product.
One of my top app recommendations !
Oh! And did I mention that it is free?!