Toxins make me sick. A scented moisturiser leaves me nauseous. I have to leave a restaurant if someone next to me is wearing perfume. It’s an auto-immune thing for me. And it’s getting worse…or maybe more things are stinking! Increasingly, though, a lot more people are finding they’re affected by the toxic crap added to things. It’s toxic build-up. We hit saturation point… and topple over. And find ourselves very keen to detox our lives.
Over the past 3-4 years I’ve been gradually removing unnecessary chemicals from my orbit.
I investigated the best toxin-free cosmetics and shared my favourite chemical-free makeup.
I looked at how to choose a toxin-free sunscreen.
But I’ve always stalled at fake tan. I couldn’t determine if there was a safe one out there. A number of brands slap the usual “natural” label on the front of their bottle… which, as I’ve shared before, can mean absolutely nothing. The industry is not regulated in the same way food is (which is also not regulated enough). But I tried most of them…and they made me sick.
Now, fake tan isn’t a mandatory item in anyone’s life. But a lot of you have asked my opinion on it. And I use the stuff myself from time to time (on photo shoots, for events when I’ve got to cover up swimsuit lines on my shoulders) and wouldn’t mind more peace of mind when I do.
The good news is this: new toxin-free products have in fact arrived on the market recently.
And I’m able to share with you the safest fake tans to use…