Beauty and the Confusion

No wonder we're confused, most of what we read in the magazines is rubbish!

Last night I was reading the beauty blog on Style.com. What was interesting was that both natural and conventional beauty co-existed. It seemed that both viewpoints were fighting each other. On one hand, they quoted a dermatologist recommending seeing a doctor to have cystic acne spots cut out, and on the other, suggesting that we "fight" oily skin with oil. No wonder we're so confused! Beauty editors are constantly suggesting hundreds, if not thousands of so-called beauty miracles, that we fill our cupboards with it, hoping for the best to happen. We are pulled in so many directions, we try everything, little do we know the damage the ingredients in a product could be doing.

I think it's time to re-think beauty. As a society, we tend to think of beauty as merely an external facade. But here's a thought...

Beauty is health. Health is beauty.

Therefore it;s crucial to minimize the amount of synthetic chemicals we expose ourselves to. And that starts with what we keep in our medicine cabinets and under the kitchen sink. At the end of the day, it's about making an informed choice about the products we purchase, which includes the foods we eat. We make a big deal over the food choices we make, but what about what we put on our skin, or breathe in? We are more than what we eat. We must begin to see things in its entirety.

What do you think?