Oh the softness of lotions

Oh we all love how soft our skin feels after applying lotion. But have you ever looked at what is in this magic bottle of moisture? Lets take a look at a few of them.

This time we are going to start off with Red Dirt Soap Company lotion. Seeing as how in my eyes it is the best. Our Ingredients: castor oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, Shea butter, coconut oil, avocado oil, grape seed oil, sweet almond oil, cocoa butter, wheat germ, apricot kernel oil, palm oil, distilled water, essential oil. Now don't that sound sweet and harmonizing to the skin? The biggest difference between ours and most others is this. Its not greasy, it absorbs through every layer of skin to not just smooth but heal, it takes a very little bit, and its safe for everyone! We offer 10 different fragrances to choose from.

One that I for years believed the advertisement on was Aveeno. You know they always market themselves as being Naturals. Well, I believed it until I started looking up what some ingredients were. Here is their ingredients: (Water, Glycerin, Petrolatum, Mineral Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour (Oat), Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Ceteareth 6, Hydrolyzed Milk Protein, Hydrolyzed Oats, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, PEG 25 Soy Sterol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Benzalkonium Chloride Solution, Benzaldehyde, Butylene Glycol, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Ethyl Alcohol, Isobutylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Propylparaben, Stearyl Alcohol.) Don't seem to natural to me.

And everyone has used Johnson & Johnson Baby Lotion at some point. Well let me just say this before posting the ingredients. When a large company like them is being questioned about a product they have advertised for years for babies on the fact that it has dangerous chemicals in it. THERES A PROBLEM! The Article http://www.nbcnews.com/id/48673009/ns/health-childrens_health/ Now for the ingredients: Water, Propylene Glycol, Myristyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Oleic Acid, Polysorbate 61, Dimethicone, Isopropyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Synthetic Bees Wax, Carbomer, Benzyl Alcohol, Fragrance, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Aloe Vera Extract, Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E Acetate)

Another "biggie" on the market is Lubriderm. Ingredients are: water, mineral oil, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, panthanol, cetearyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, stearic acid, dimethicone, carbomer, ceteareth-20, sodium hydroxide, sodium citrate, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance, citric acid. ethylparaben.
 And how about Berts Bees? Well lets just see. Ingredients: Ingredients: aqua (water, eau), glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, adansonia digitata oil*, cetyl alcohol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate citrate, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) seed oil, buddleja davidii leaf extract, bisabolol, cera alba (beeswax, cire d’abeille), camellia sinensis leaf extract, aniba rosaeodora (rosewood) wood extract, artemisia umbelliformis extract, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit extract, coriandrum sativum (coriander) fruit/leaf extract, jasminum officinale (jasmine) flower/leaf extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower/leaf/stem extract, cupressus sempervirens leaf/stem extract, fucus vesiculosus extract, peucedanum ostruthium leaf extract, prunus persica (peach) fruit extract, rose extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tocopherol, saccharomyces ferment, hydrogenated castor oil, citric acid, lactic acid, xanthan gum, sucrose stearate, arginine, biosaccharide gum-1, glyceryl caprylate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, magnesium aluminum silicate, polyglyceryl-3 stearate, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium anisate, sodium benzoate, sodium levulinate, sodium stearoyl lactylate.

Now with all that being said here is some facts. Mineral Oil and Petroleum are not natural. BUT because they are "delivered by nature" it is another loop hole marketing departments get paid big bucks to use to fool people. And the way I see it is this as far as that is concerned crude oil is natural BUT would you put that on your skin? And the sun is "natural" but it still causes cancer.

You can research many of these lotions or ingredients yourselves and see how dangerous they can be for you and your family. I don't expect you to take my word for it. Please check out your skin care products. And if you have any questions on anything please ask. If I don't know I will find out for you.

Thank you for reading and Have a Blessed Day!

Red Dirt Soap Company

Rt 1 Box 159 Delaware, OK 74027 US

Phone: 918-559-9186 Website: http://www.reddirtsoap.net/