did you know?
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the average adult uses almost 10 personal care products daily,
xposing them to 126 chemicals per day
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why support organic?
hormone systems in wildlife are thrown in disarray by common water pollutants
+ the list of culprits include personal care products rinsing down drains + into rivers. toxic chemicals in our environment threaten our rivers + lakes. our air, land + oceans + ultimately ourselves + our future.
world consumption of the use of chemicals in agriculture has leapt from 30 million tonne pa. in 1960 to 140 million tonne pa in 2000. farmers use pesticides to protect crops from parasites + they spray fertilisers to increase crop yields. as soon as it rains, the excess runs of into rivers + seeps into groundwater (from which 2/3rds of our drinking water comes from).
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WORLD SAVING TIP #1
water levels world wide are plunging 2 record lows
as tighter usage restrictions come in to place, it will soon become common practice to use our grey water (the stuff that rinses down the drain during our showers, baths + whilst washing clothes etc) to water our gardens with. if you use organic personal care products + enviro. friendly detergents, you can be sure to know that your grey water is safe for our earth to drink.