And still yet more....

Now I am reading by Lee, Hanley, and Hopkins, as recommended by this thread. Sigh. More stuff to get rid of. I switched to the oh-so-aptly-named Obsessively Organic moisturizers by Kiss My Face (to go with the Trader Joe's Dessert Essence Thoroughly Clean Face Wash, partially organic and TJ's mostly organic chapstick). But I was trying to use up my overpriced, chemical-filled face stuff, including Philosophy's The Greatest Mystery daily facial. Sigh--Mercy, if you want it (since you think I'm being excessive), it's yours. But it contains glycol, one of several solvents high in estrogen. Here' s a list of stuff to check your products for from pages 80-81 in the chapter on Xenohormone Hell (great title):

Alcohols (eg, methanol)

Aldehydes (eg, acetaldehyde)

Aliphatic hydrocarbons (eg, n-hexane)

Aromatic hydrocarbons (eg, benzene)

Cyclic hydrocarbons (eg, cyclohexane)

Esters (eg, ethyl acetate)

Ethers (eg, ethyl ether)

Glycols (eg, ethylene glycol)

Halogenated hydrocarbons (egg, carbon tetrachloride, trichlorethylene)

Ketones (egg, acetone, methylethylketone)

Nitrohydrocarbons (ethyl nitrate)

But really, I should just throw the products away, right? Or send them back to the companies with an explanation as to why I won't be using them anymore, asking them to produce organic products instead. It would only cost about $50, less than what I used to spend per product.

Another good thing about twins--no time to paint your nails! I hope I didn't do it much while I was pregnant. I'm really worried about the girls' ability to have babies. So worried I can barely even start to have the feelings. But all I can do is educate myself and them, and we'll see what happens if it ever becomes an issue.

But I've wanted to get rid of plastics since they started reaching for things at 5 months. I've only bough them wooden toys, but I don't want to guess what's in the board books (luckily, they don't chew on them as much anymore). Chris says I'm being ridiculous to get rid of everything plastic; I think we may begin the phase-out. But I just bought more sippies yesterday. Agh. Wooden bowls and tin cups? I wish I could dress them organically. Hanna Andersson has some good stuff. At least pajamas to start.

I lost my last post about the girls--I'll get a photo and info up soon! (Their yeast infection is gone gone gone. I knew it was the sourdough!)