Episode 16: Let's talk about clean personal hygiene

Description

This week on The Gist of It, Nic and Adrienna get the low down on personal hygiene products. From outdated government regulations to the dirty "dozen" chemicals list, they chat about the downfalls of the cosmetics industry and clean brands that are great alternatives to your everyday go-tos. PLUS are the dangerous chemicals really only in creams and lotions? Find out when your favourite duo chat about the safety of conventional pads and tampons. For more information of today's episode content, visit the following links:

What’s Inside? That Counts: A Survey of Toxic Ingredients in our Cosmetics: https://davidsuzuki.org/science-learning-centre-article/whats-inside-counts-survey-toxic-ingredients-cosmetics/

The "Dirty" Dozen List: https://davidsuzuki.org/queen-of-green/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals-avoid/

Reusable menstrual cups: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/g23117116/menstrual-cups/

Reusable pads - Canadian Brand: https://hannahpad.ca/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI567jjazP6gIVFKSzCh39xgqQEAAYAiAAEgIiV_D_BwE

Reusable tampon applicator (Note: This is the website that Nic ordered from - not US based): https://wearedame.co/

Toxic Beauty Documentary: https://www.toxicbeautydoc.com/the-film

Canadian Skincare Companies:

Kaia Naturals: https://kaianaturals.com/about/

The Green Beaver Company: https://greenbeaver.com/en/story

Skwalen Botanicals (Indigenous owned): https://skwalwen.com/

Cheekbone Beauty (Indigenous owned): https://cheekbonebeauty.ca/

Other Skincare/Cosmetics Companies: