Your skin is your largest organ and the truth is that whatever you put onto your skin will end up in your bloodstream. A simple rule of thumb is if you wouldn't eat it, you shouldn't put it on your body. That goes for every single personal care item you use (shampoo, conditioner, makeup, soaps, moisturizers, deodorant, floss,  toothpaste, serums, etc).

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If you want to do an experiment, take any personal care product that you (or your children) currently use and read or look up the full list of ingredients. If the ingredient list is difficult to find, that's usually red flag. If it contains any of the following, it's not a product I'd ever recommend buying again:

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• Parabens (contain the words methyl, butyl, ethyl, propyl)

• Pthalates (often listed as "fragrance")

• Mineral oil

• DEA (diethanolamine), MEA (Monoethanolamine), and TEA (triethanolamine)

• PEG (Polyethylene glycol)

• Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) & Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES)

• Triclosan

• Synthetic colours (FD&C or D&C)

• Diethanolamine

• Alcohol

• Petrolatum/petroleum

• Toluene (often listed on labels as benzene, phenylmethane, toluol and methylbenzene).