Smeer niet op je huid wat je niet in je mond steekt.

Don't put anything on your skin that you wouldn't put in your mouth.

The average woman is exposed to around 160 chemical substances daily through the use of cosmetics and ingests around 2 kilos per year. It is namely the case that more than 60% of what you apply ends up directly in your body. Among all those chemical substances are quite a few hormone disruptors and that is not good news because you would rather have your hormones in order.
Maybe you're not so concerned with having children anymore, but your hormones do a lot more than just affect your fertility. They affect your mood, your sex drive (oh dear), your skin tone (yes, those pimples around your mouth), whether or not you lose weight (say more), your energy levels and so much more.
Say what? Yes indeed, what I already said: you prefer to have your hormones in order.
Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that disrupt the hormonal balance in your body by mimicking, blocking or interacting with your own hormones. Kom op tegen Kanker conducted research into this and concluded that the average woman is exposed to around 160 chemicals through the use of cosmetics.

Endocrine disruptors can result in reduced fertility, increased risk of hormone-sensitive cancers, difficulty losing weight and problems with our immune system.

We have listed some hormone disruptors for you.

  • Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)
    is actually a detergent that creates foam and is very often found in shower gels, hair shampoos and other facial soaps. SLS attacks the protective layer of your skin, making it an open barrier and the product ends up in your body.

  • Aluminum (aluminum chloride, aluminum chlorohydrate)
    you can find it in a lot of deodorants. It blocks your pores so that your sweat doesn’t get out. As a result, you can no longer remove toxins through your sweat and that is not so handy. Research also shows that aluminum gets stuck in your breast tissue and research of the breast tissue of women with breast cancer also shows a higher concentration of aluminum. You can probably draw the conclusion yourself…

  • Silicone
    are often found in hair products. They clog your pores and disrupt your immune system and hormones.

  • Parabens
    ensure that your product has a longer shelf life. However, animal research shows that parabens have an estrogenic effect.

UH? Is there no control over this?

The law is very strict on food and unfortunately not so strict on what we put on our skin. For example, it is not mandatory for cosmetics manufacturers to list all ingredients on their ingredient list. The mandatory listing is only for a few dozen components, while a product can often contain hundreds of components.
What now?

  • Go for safe brands.
    At Atelier Clash we consciously chose to be a distributor of Studio Mino mineral make-up. Studio Mino is 100% natural, safe, mineral make-up free of toxins.

  • Use essential oils instead of perfume.
    We ♡ the sensual scent of ylang ylang or the floral scent of bergamot.

  • The Yuka app
    has a database of over 500000 products. Scan your product barcode to see your product score (this score takes into account hormone disrupting substances).

We regularly give mineral make-up workshops. You can see the upcoming dates here .

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