GREENING YOUR WALLET-TIME TO TRASH YOUR SHAVING CREAM

 GREENING YOUR WALLET-TIME TO TRASH YOUR SHAVING CREAM 

A good shaving cream should help stand your hair on end for a closer shave, reduce friction, and help protect your skin.

But your shaving cream should not be harmful to you or your environment.

Shaving cream contains a list of over 40 eco-unfriendly chemicals. Some of these chemicals include triethanolamine used in nitrogen mustard gas, isobutene, isopentane, sorbitol and stearic acid.

 The production of petrochemicals used in shaving cream products pollutes the environment by releasing hazardous chemicals into the air and water. It supports an industry that releases 71 million pounds of toxins into the air and water during refinement.

 Some contain parabens, a known hormone disruptor that is detrimental to human and animal health. BHA bioaccumulates in the tissues of organs and has a negative impact on aquatic ecosystems. 

Triclosan has been found in 55% of streams and rivers in 2002 at high enough levels to disrupt the life cycles of frogs. Aerosol shaving creams do not contain CFC’s ( ozone- depleting propellants) as they were banned by the EPA in 1978.  

Whatever you put on your skin can be absorbed into your bloodstream (That is how nicotine patches work.) It doesn’t make much sense to slather your skin with creams that contain all kinds of chemicals that can seriously damage your health.

Before you buy aerosol shaving cream consider an organic substitution.

ü Organic shaving creams use aloe vera, coconut oil, natural oils and emulsifiers providing a smoother shave with fewer nicks and cuts
ü The shaving cream in an aerosol can occupies only a small portion of the can. When you buy 6 oz. tube of organic shaving cream, it’s like buying 5-10 cans of aerosol shaving cream! The organic soap just lasts and last so you have more spending money!
ü Remember turning off the tap while shaving and using a mug can save 4 gallons of water a minute!

Dry Shaving

Although it may increase your energy bill many people prefer dry shaving for the following reasons:
·       The EPA projects that an estimated 2 billion disposable razors enter the US landfill each year. Dry shaving reduces the amount of waste going to landfills.
·       A typical shaver spends $100 on blade cartridges alone annually. This does not include razor handles and shaving creams.
·       Dry shaving cuts back on the use of hot water.


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