BPA-FREE AND PHTHALATE-FREE GIFTS

THROUGH THE YEARS, PLASTIC CONTAINERS HAVE BECOME A POPULAR HOUSEHOLD ITEM.  PLASTIC IS USED IN EVERYTHING FROM STORAGE CONTAINERS TO WATER PITCHERS & DRINKING CUPS, TO NAME A FEW.  UNFORTUNATELY, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, THESE PLASTICS CONTAIN BPA (bisphenol-A) & PHTHALATES (man-made chemicals used in soft, flexible plastics, PVC & in a variety of personal care products).  EXPOSURE TO BPA & PHTHALATES IS HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH.

PHTHALATES ARE KNOWN TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR REPRODUCTIVE HARM.  YOUNG CHILDREN & DEVELOPING FETUSES ARE MOST AT RISK.  BPA IS CONSIDERED AN ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR, IT IS LINKED TO A HIGHER INCIDENCE OF HEART DISEASE, LIVER ABNORMALITIES & DIABETES.

THERE ARE SEVERAL PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET THAT ARE BPA-FREE & PHTHALATE -FREE.  WEAN GREEN, PRESERVE, OOTS! & ECO VESSEL ARE A FEW AND CAN BE FOUND AT ABE'S MARKET. 





PERSONAL CARE ITEMS THAT ARE PHTHALATE- FREE, SUCH AS LEMON VERBENA BODY LOTION, OREGON LAVENDER HAND & BODY LOTION & APRICOT ALMOND BODY CREAM CAN BE FOUND AT ALCHEMILLA ULTRA-PURE SKIN CARE. 




WHETHER SHOPPING FOR YOURSELF OR FOR GIFTS, MAKE A HEALTHY CHOICE & BUY PRODUCTS THAT ARE BPA-FREE & PHTHALATE-FREE.