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Tuesday, February 21, 2006
sunscreen is bad for you - 06:24 PM
(filed under 'green living')
ha!! i knew it! sunscreen is bad for you!
generally speaking, i try to live as 'green' & as naturally as i can. i don't wear makeup very often at all (& if i do, it's just a bit of eyeliner, lipstick & a touch of face powder), i don't use soap or body lotions in the shower (i use an enjo body cloth which doesn't require any soap, although it can be used with soap etc).
so in the same vein, i've always had a theory that slathering sunscreen on you, a man-made product with goodness knows what sort of garbage in it, soaking into your skin & into your bloodstream, can't be good for you.
getting sunburned isn't good either, but to avoid getting sunburned, i simply limit my exposure to the sun or dress so that i'm covered up. i've done the same with smiley. in fact, i don't think i've ever used sunscreen on him. i don't even own a bottle of the stuff. i've been become sunburned very rarely & smiley has never been sunburned.
i've never read any articles (until that one i linked to above) or heard anything about it being bad for you, but i just didn't like the thought of all that stuff soaking into my body.
i've also avoided artificial sweetners right from when they became big in drinks & lollies & gum all those years ago. that stuff has got to be bad for you.
sunglasses - 06:12 PM
(filed under 'baby')
monkey-see monkey-do, right? absolutely!
today, while smiley was sitting in his car seat, he was playing with his little sunglasses & his hat. i caught him using his cloth hat to clean his sunnies, just as shroom or i might use a shirt or some other cloth thing to clean our spectacles (we both wear glasses all the time).
sometimes when i see smiley trying something new, you can see he still needs practice, but he looked as though he'd been doing this for years just as shroom & i have. it was so funny!
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