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Toxins in Conventional Makeup Steal FertilityHealthy Living, Healthy Pregnancy, Baby & Child
With women choosing to start their families at later ages, new research which indicates that the simple use of makeup and other cosmetics could bring on menopause anywhere from 2.3 to perhaps as much as 15 years early is a grave cause for concern.
The analysis, conducted by a team of scientists led by Dr. Natalia Grindler of Washington University in St. Louis, involved examination of the level of phthalates in the urine of 5,700 women.
Phthalates are a common group of chemicals that have widespread use in makeup and other personal care items such as shampoo, body lotions. cleansers, perfume, nail polish, liquid soap, and hair spray.
Phthalates are used in many other types of products too including children's toys (even those for mouthing and teething!), food packaging, paint, wax, print ink, and the list goes on and on. From a manufacturer's point of view, phthalates are desirable as they greatly increase a product's flexibility, transparency, and/or durability.
According to Dr. Grindler, women studied who had the highest levels of phthalates in their blood were found to start menopause a full 2.3 years before the other women. This is not the first research to indicate the negative impact of phthalates on reproduction. A study released in October 2012 in the journal Reproductive Toxicology indicated that mice experience reproductive abnormalities when exposed to the phthalate DEHP.
Even more concerning, Dr. Grindler said in her remarks at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine's conference in San Diego, California that some women may be going through the change as early as their mid-thirties as a result of chemical overexposure much of it likely from bad makeup.
"Early menopause has a lot of impact on your health. We absolutely think these chemicals have the potential to affect ovarian function and human reproduction.
"There's a lot that we don't know at this point, our research is still preliminary, but it's enough to suggest it is having a detrimental impact in the long term."
Menopause in your mid-thirties? This is a huge problem for women who put off starting a family in order to pursue a career. I myself didn't have my first child until I was 34 so this particular study really hit a nerve with me.
How to Avoid the Bad Makeup Trap?
There is no doubt that it is well-nigh impossible for women to avoid phthalates altogether as they are ubiquitous in our toxic soup modern environment. There are definitely ways to minimize exposure, however, and dietary strategies can be employed to maximize the body's ability to handle whatever phthalates come its way.
#1: Stop Using Conventional Makeup and Personal Care Products
Stopping the use of conventional makeup and using only toxin free makeup made with natural ingredients is a huge step as the skin absorbs chemicals into the blood quite readily. According to the industry magazine In-Cosmetics, the average women who uses bad makeup and other personal care products absorbs over 4 lbs of chemicals each and every year!
#2: Eat Fresh Foods and Minimize Anything in a Package
Eating fresh food and minimizing the use of packaged food would help enormously as well because phthalates are widely used in the packaging of processed foods.
#3: Eat Liberal Amounts of Homemade Bone Broth
Plenty of homemade bone broths in the diet on a regular basis is a dietary strategy that can help tremendously with any phthalate exposure that does occur despite a woman's best efforts. Bone broth is extremely high in the amino acid glycine via natural gelatin which is essential for the liver to adequately perform its detoxification duties. In fact, the liver is greatly hampered if there isn't enough glycine in the diet so it makes sense to consume liberal amounts of bone broth which includes glycine in a form that is very easily absorbed.
Dr. Reuben Ottenberg in 1935 suggested in the Journal of the American Medical Association that patients with jaundice or other liver problems be administered 5-10 grams of gelatin per day as food or via a powdered gelatin supplement to supply additional glycine to the diet in order to encourage normalized hepatic function.
#4: Take a Daily Dose of Fermented Cod Liver Oil
According to Frederick W. Plapp, Jr., PhD, true Vitamin A (retinol, NOT beta carotene), and vitamin A hormone (retinoic acid), are necessary for normal functioning of the immune system and for the protein synthesis processes involved in reproduction.
Environmental chemicals such as phthalates interfere with vitamin A pathways so a daily dose of high quality fermented cod liver oil containing natural Vitamin A (not just any old brand from the healthfood store which usually contain synthetic Vitamin A or inadequate levels of natural Vitamin A) is crucial to provide the extra reserves needed for the body to function properly – particularly on a reproductive level.
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
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Comments (176)
Sara Frogner via Facebook
oNly make up i wear is unsweet cocoa cinimon mix for bronzer if i look to pasty, im a redhead, it looks great, blends amazing and lasts even it the fl heat
Dave Green via Facebook
There are lots of organic and natural alternatives available now – I see Nyr organic, but green people and bare minerals also sell ranges so alternatives are out there if people know enough to look
Elizabeth Barber LeDoux via Facebook
I love wearing makeup and would rock that lipstick. This is something I think about and worry about quite a bit.
Mandy Robinson via Facebook
Check out Redeeming Beauty. It's an all-natural, handmade make up line made by my sister-in-law Emily. I don't use make up at all, never liked it and neither does my husband, but Emily's products are truly one of a kind.
Elle Kilmister via Facebook
It's easy to say 'I don't wear make up, I'm all natural' when you don't have a skin condition on your face that cause people to stare or make negative comments.
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So glad I don't wear make up.
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I'm sure the company's that have the all natural makeup don't have anything to do with this being a report.
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Hi Sarah!
Do you know whether mineral makeup is safe to wear during pregnancy? I'm trying t find a make-up that is safe (skin deep database) and it's so hard to find one I like (definitely can't find liquid ones).
I have made mineral powder and LOVE it. I still use a natural liquid cover up on blemishes, but this "recipe" is so simple and works wonderfully. Use a brush intended for mineral powder. http://livesimply.me/2013/06/27/homemade-foundation-powder/
Megan Haney via Facebook
The drama is killing me, HHE.
Megan Haney via Facebook
Hogwash. Thankfully, it isn't as instantaneous as you proclaim, an we are a whole lot thicker skinned than is being presented.
Brittnee Turner Horting via Facebook
I get all my chemical free make-up and bath and body care, plus bug spray…at posergy.com. Their prices are great…I paid $14 for a container of powder mineral foundation that has lasted me 13 months now…and I'm still not done with it! I used to pay $14 a bottle every 2-3 months for Neutrogena.
Stephanie Pruett Amuso via Facebook
I had my healthiest baby yet at age 31 😉
Glo's Goods via Facebook
Anyone interested in a chemical free, moisturizing bar soap? Check out my page on here. Mary MacDonald, I remember reading somewhere that people with a vitamin B deficiency tend to attract mosquitos. Not sure how true that is, I too know people that feed the mosquitos while others go bite free. Quite a mystery.
Kymberly Trana via Facebook
Vanilla is the best deterrent. A little dab and you will not get bothered…and the people around you will love it too! :). Also, don't eat banana's. You will get gobbled!
Sophie Marc-Aurèle via Facebook
I used this product in the jungle of Mexico, worked awesome considering I didn't wear much due to the heat! Added a little neem to it – as well as taking it orally. http://www.broodychick.com/products/broody-chick-bug-be-gone
Carey Blaney via Facebook
did you tell her? It would have bugged me so much not to speak up but also then I'd be scared to say anything also LOL
Leslie Nyholm via Facebook
NYR Organic couldn't be more proud to be one of the first to be awarded "Champion" status by The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics!
Jennifer Jones Young via Facebook
These links suggests certain odours and smelly feet. Lol During a trip we heard that malaria mosquitoes bite at dusk and dawn?? And around ankles so keep this area clean and covered during these times…?
Leslie Nyholm via Facebook
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We believe in safe cosmetics and support EWG and the Skin Deep Database, where ALL our products are listed. You won't find parabens, mineral oils, synthetic fragrances and other "nasties" in our skincare.
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Lindy Wilson via Facebook
Mary- you must taste sweeter:) Seriously though why do ppl insist on using all that crap? Harms your health and wastes money!
Nana Lintermo via Facebook
I tried coconut oil last summer – didn't work with Finnish mosquitos, we got bitten anyway. We are thinking about travelling to India (first time with the kids) and there one most certainly needs a working mosquito repellant. In the past we have used DEET-products because they were the only ones that worked! I wouldn't want to do that with the kids but we must protect them against malaria, dengue fever and japanese encephalitis… Do you have a natural alternative against Indian mosquitos? There are many many products that we can get from India but I'm quite sure they are full of nasty chemicals
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Mary MacDonald via Facebook
Does anyone know why mosquitos seem to have a preference for certain people? I think I've been bitten once in the last 20 years.
Kelli Parrish via Facebook
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Kelli Parrish via Facebook
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Kathy Seppamaki-Milliron via Facebook
I boggles my mind every day just how unaware the general public is about the kinds of chemicals used in personal care products. I just had a conversation with a woman at church about this today! She had absolutely no idea!
Trisha Laszlo via Facebook
While I don't love DEET and try to reduce use, it's one of the only truly effective products that stops mosquitoes. Sometimes the diseases carried by mosquitoes may be more dangerous to a pregnant woman than the DEET.
Shannon Rice via Facebook
What brand of beauty/makeup products do you use or suggest, Sarah?
Stephanie Peña via Facebook
Mosquito hate coconut oil! We slather it on and enjoy a bite free night.
Amber Moon via Facebook
And Mary, you didn't contract West Nile, did you?
Tricia Hagedorn Lucas via Facebook
So … As I was reading this, guess what advertisements popped up in the right? Lancôme and Smashbox. Ugh.
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Leslie Nyholm via Facebook
One of my personal favs, Organic Skincare, powered by nature and SAFE!
Liz May via Facebook
Liz May via Facebook
Have read recently that insects hate Tea Tree Oil. Has anyone else tested this theory? I use TTO on my sons hair at a not repellent and so far so good (fingers crossed).
Carrie Stutler Dunham via Facebook
Mary, have you tried anything with cedar oil? You may smell like a tree but those bugs won't bother you!
Stephanie Howell Wright via Facebook
I put about 10 drops of citronella oil and lemongrass oil in a bottle of witch hazel and spritz that on us. We live in Louisiana where mosquitoes are as big as dogs and, as long as I don't forget it, we don't get bit.
Mary Spivey Cashin via Facebook
This past summer West Nile virus contracted from mozzies was a very real concern for people. I get eaten alive by these critters and I've never been able to find a product, besides DEET, to keep them away from me.
Carrie Stutler Dunham via Facebook
Great timing! I'm online looking at the ingredients in cosmetics from a company that claims to be pure, safe and beneficial and the ingredients are scary!!! I just found Lemongrass Spa products and am loving them and their prices!!
Aimee Villella McBride via Facebook
My favorite retail site for purchasing all-natural, non-toxic and organic makeup and beauty products is Spirit Beauty Lounge. They have amazing selection and their products are highly effective and completely safe. Zeros or ones on the toxic scale of Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Database. Customer service is fantastic if you have questions about different products, they're highly responsive and knowledgable. They ship very quickly and the best part is you get FREE samples with every order. They are highly selective in terms of the products they sell, not your typical natural products that have been a while for a while (that may be okay). They instead offer the latest and greatest in natural, non-toxic products. Definitely a little expensive, but worth it!! Plus most products last a long time given high quality ingredients and high concentrations – so a bottle of cleanser or cream may last 3 months so when you divide the cost it's probably comparable to toxic dept. store and even cheap drug store brand buys. My favorite line is Tata Harper Skin Care. I use the entire line, just amazing!
Janet Hartmann Maxey via Facebook
Yep. I'm 41 and I went thru menopause at 37. I'm not peri menopausal or even menopausal. I'm post menopausal. Done. Thank God I already had 3 children when this happened. I could not imagine wanting children and not being able to have them…
Brian J. Swanson via Facebook
So many people think it's just life and bad luck why things happen to them.
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
Barbara J Coale Ghandhi I had to get up and walk to the other side of the field to get away from it. Horrible stuff!
Nicole Sawyer via Facebook
I was just going to say I wish more people would take a moment to just think.
Barbara J Coale Ghandhi via Facebook
Hope you didn't get hit with the spray.
Nathan Fischer's Eider Janes via Facebook
People no longer think, they allow their televisions to think for them.
They demand Health Care Reform, but what they need is "What you put in and on your body Reform"
Another question: do you also use coconut oil for your face to moisturize?
Sarah, How do you make your honey soap? Would you PLEASE share your personal make up brand? I'm going to start with your baking soda & organic apple cider vinegar hair (& body) wash (I researched this – great share! Thank you!). So overwhelmed trying figure this makeup thing out! I'm 41 & would still love to have at least 1 more baby… along with our adopted children.
PS: I follow your posts each day… my family is blessed by your heart to share your knowledge of healthy life choices. Thank you!
PS2: We feed our adopted son WAP baby formula & your video helped me so much at the beginning. So easy & I'm so quick at this now! I have a freezer full of grass fed beef broth, beef & chicken feet… 😉 Love our raw milk dairy farmer too.
Thanks for this post, Sarah. I just wanted to give a big thumbs up for 100% Pure. I decided to put in an order there after seeing a few comments about it here. I'm in my 20's, love makeup, but plan on having many more children! I just wanted to let everyone know I am VERY impressed! I figured it would not look as good as the makeup I'm using now, but it would be worth it for my health. So, I planned wear the Pure stuff everyday, but I was going to keep my "conventional" makeup (Dior, Stila, Bobbie Brown) for special occasions or photos. Well, I got my new 100% Pure makeup yesterday and I loved it so much that I just decided to throw all the conventional stuff out for good!
I know other brands have been mentioned here as well and I'm sure those are good too. I don't mean to exclude them or say 100% Pure is the best, just that there are definitely healthier options out there and to my surprise this makeup was just as good as the chemical-loaded stuff!
Alison Price
Hi Sarah!
Just saw your post and wanted to share a link to my website Organic Glow. I represent the Miessence line and the mineral makeups contain ONLY zinc oxide (no titanium dioxide). I'd be happy to assist you further if you have any questions on any of the Miessence line. I really enjoy using the products myself and find great they are not only great as "makeup", but moisturizing and protective from the sun.
Has anyone found a foundation that doesn't have tatanium dioxide in it?
You can make it really simple and seek out food grade certified organic formulations. They will have the same seal as your organic food. That means every single ingredient is held to the same standars in how the agriculture is grown, extracted, processed, emulsified, preserved, bottled, etc… Literally edible and as safe as it gets! I am an independent rep for Miessence who in 2001 created the world's first skincare/bodycare line to earn food grade organic certification from USDA organic and Australian Certified Organic. You can find lots of helpful label reading tips in the About/Consumer Education section of my site if you want to read more on how to find such products.
What about lip balms? Know of safe brands? Which ingredients should I avoid?
Thank you!
Girl's if you are looking for lipstick the best I've found after a long search is Primitive–love every thing about it including the look, the colors the feel. if someone knows a better, safer one, please post. I need foundation that is not a mineral powder and safe or at the least a concealer. I have worn Revlon make- up since I was 19. I had multiple miscarriages and reproductive and hormone issues since my early 20s. Have been in premenopause since late 30s and now in late 40's entering menopause., I do need make-up. I have autoimmune disease. I have dark circles and wrinkles and uneven skin tone, thinning and dry skin due to menopause and my ahotimmune thyroid disease.
So what companies make FERMENTED cod liver oil and where do I get this? Also, there are some chemical free make- ups put there like the mineral based formulas. What brand is good? What is safe? What are other people using. When I am told something isn't good then I need alternatives!
Kristen Hill via Facebook
Sweet – good thing I'm too lazy to wear makeup! 😉
interesting. I spent the 3 yrs before gettin prgo changing to minarail make up. then go prego and now that I have kid I spend the time I would doll myself up with my kid instead. more important!
does anyone have recommendations for a good natural concealer? i don't use a lot of makeup, mainly just mascara and some blush, but i need to use concealer under my eyes and to touch up red spots. i've had an extremely hard time finding a good natural concealer.
Joseph Phillips
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I've been using natural body care for a number of years, so I thought I would just list what I do, to add to the conversation.
Make-up: None. My mother uses a make-up that is made from berries and nuts (not sure what brand), after she found out that the red color in many make-ups comes from mercury ore. The berry make-up does not stay on as well as conventional make-up, but my mother reports that her skin is healthier.
Soap: None. For bathing, I scrub with just water (filtered). For deeper cleansing, I sometimes use baking soda, with an oil application afterwards. For disinfectant, I use grapefruit seed extract, coconut oil, tea tree oil, or garlic oil (smelly!). My family smells better without soap.
Shampoo: None. I rinse my hair with water (filtered) a few times per week. Then, every few months, I do a deep clean with a baking soda solution, rinsed with apple cider vinegar. Afterwards, I massage a pea-sized bit of coconut oil into my scalp. This helps limit the natural oil production from my scalp. If my scalp gets itchy, I use another bit of coconut oil, with tea tree oil added.
Lotion: Coconut oil, with possibly tea tree oil for a rash.
I don't put anything on my body that I wouldn't eat.
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Sarah I have a question that has nothing to do with your post but I do not know where I can find an answer… our baby turned 10 months now and we notice that sometimes she "twists" her left eye especially when she is focusing an object that is closer to her face. I made some research and saw that she can eventually have strabismus. Do you have any idea about what causes strabismus – according to the good old medical school? Nothing comes by chance and I suspect that it can have something to do with the kidneys but I am not sure… I want to help my baby naturally, avoiding unecessary medicine and even unecessary surgery. I am waiting for something that can bring some light. Thank you so much!
Robin Hoefs Dewitt-Edwards via Facebook
I use Kirks castille soap…a coconut based soap. Only has 4 ingredients!
100% Pure (that's the brand) has wonderful makeup. It's made with all fruit pigments, pure oils and butters, and mica – that's it – other than the foundations which have titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. I stay away from them because of the titanium dioxide, but otherwise it's all great. in fact, I was just about to order some stuff now
Sandra Waters via Facebook
I agree regarding the Bubble & Bee. They're certified USDA organic! Fabulous products and a fabulous gal running the company, answering questions and helping folks learn about healthy products!
Sandra Waters via Facebook
Arbonne contains numerous synthetic chemicals, it is definitely not all-natural!
Will Of Heart via Facebook
thank you for sharing this info sarah… more power and god bless…
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
Bone broth is like a facelift from the inside out. Full of collagen … works wonders for many gals.
Rebekkah Lynn via Facebook
Thank you so much Sarah. I also use coconut oil on my skin but I still see light wrinkles. Trying to do all I can to stop or slow down the aging on the skin. I have connective tissues issues I think. I started drinking the chicken and beef bone broth to see if that will help.
Pam J
You know that phalates are in TONS of products, not just makeup. And it seems like plastic food containers/ food wraps would be of much more concern than makeup. And that's not all. You and one of your sources state that phalates could be causing some ladies to start menopause 15 yrs early. This is balderdash! The scientist who did the study said it found that those with more phalates in their blood, entered menopause a little more than 2 yrs earlier. That's it. She specifically said she could not explain why these women had higher levels. She also said she could not say whether there were women in the study who started menopause 15 yrs early. She COULD NOT SAY. That's pretty clear to me. She said this was a preliminary study, and requires follow-up. So why not publish the facts & let women decide what to do with the info – instead of making women paranoid about wearing makeup??
Yes, please do an article on your beauty routine!
Deborah Chisholm
I think it's worth mentioning that avoiding early menopause is beneficial to more than just having children. Early menopause can have a large impact on a woman's general AND reproductive health, sexual life and self-image. Hormones play a huge part in our well-being and are worth protecting.
Very good post, thank you. I know you have tried to explain a bit here in the comments about using the baking soda in the bath for your hair, and that you don't want to talk much about safe make-up brands so you don't leave out some that are good … Maybe you would consider doing a whole post on just this? It would be very helpful for those of us who would like to know more about what you are specifically doing. Wading through the 84+ comments here is VERY time consuming, and most of it is not relevant to everyone. If you were to go through your comment section here and compose a specific blog article to answer these questions, and explain your personal routine in detail, that would be so helpful for many of your readers. Thanks so much!
Kate @ Modern Alternative Mama
I haven't worn make up in 10 years or more…I've used baking soda on my hair for perhaps 2 years (for those struggling, I *must* add essential oils to my mix or it doesn't work for me. My water is hard and my hair tends towards oily. The EO makes this not a problem though. I usually use grapefruit). If I use soap, it is typically Dr. Bronner's, but I don't even use that too often. No other commercial personal care products. Soup or stock 3 – 4x a week at least. Rarely packaged foods.
Although it's entirely anecdotal, I have the least complicated maternity history ever. I'm pregnant with #4 (at 27) and have had no miscarriages, no complications whatsoever. Babies have only gotten healthier as I've learned more about a traditional diet and have been more careful about probiotics and less sugar. I totally believe it's possible to be healthy and have babies well into your 30s and beyond! If you are careful.
Anna Steen via Facebook
we always check everything on http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com before we buy into the "all natural" false advertising schemes
Renee N.
I've been wanting to try 100% Pure so bad!! https://www.100percentpure.com/
Renee N.
And although that comment looks pretty spammy, it isn't… haha, sorry!
I just had to comment when I saw this….I love 100% Pure makeup. I really want to go makeup-free, but sometimes I don't feel good without it (I need to drink more water and bone broth and exercise among other things) and I feel the need to wear it to work. So, of all the research I have done and short of making my own makeup, I love 100% Pure. The ingredients they list all seem great to me, but who knows? They could be withholding information. Based on my experience and their ingredient list, I would definitely recommend all of 100% Pure's bodycare products. Their shampoo and conditioner smell like oatmeal cookies!!!
Dr. Louisa Williams, author of Radical Medicine, has a "best bets" list of personal care products listed on her website. I remember her saying she does multiple types of testing, including energetically, as well as whether the products actually work.
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
@Rebekkah I use a honey soap on my face and VCO on my skin. Boring yes but works fine. I take a few natural products with me when I travel as that is easier to get through the airport. Baking soda and VCO don't work so well in the travel bag.
Ce Adams via Facebook
Guess that's why I didn't have any issues! Have always worn very little make up and now 100% make up free.
I don't wear makeup. Ever. I'm 43. Pam – You had a baby at 52 that didn't have downs syndrome? If so, wow.
Just because you have a baby at 52 doesn't mean the child will have downs syndrome…it just increases the risk.
What brands of makeup do you recommend? Is mineral makeup OK? Brands like Arbonne?
see my comment below
I don't know if this answers your question, but loose powder mineral makeup is not recommended because of the potential risk of inhaling trace amounts of heavy metals. Airborn particles are one of the big concerns with heavy metals. Unless you can get a guarantee that they do thorough and independent testing, I'd stay away from those products and companies.
Of course, anything you put on your skin gets absorbed through the skin as well. The skin is not an impenetrable barrier as once thought.
See my comment below about Dr. Louisa Williams' body care recommendations.
Thanks Sarah! A very important aspect of health is the burden we place on our bodies with unnecessary chemical exposures. I am a rep for Miessence and the creator of our skincare and bodycare was the first in the world to create products in which every ingredient is held to the standards of organic food and bears the seals of USDA organic or Australian Certified Organic. This occurred in 2009 and since then she has created quite an array of products. You can view the line of products here: http://organicglow.com/ and can read about the certification levels available for the different product ranges here http://organicglow.com/about/certifications/.
Most of the Miessence products are certified to food grade organic standards except those that have a high mineral, baking soda or beeswax content (which are natural but non-agricultural, thus not certified under the USDA organic program) and then the three products that are just as pure as the food grade except for the fact that they that contain one ingredient that is of natural origin, but has been green chemistry processed with synthetics. This ingredient is "organic" by most other industry standards, but Miessence strives for full disclosure on ingredients and processing and it is not food grade organic. Those three products (2 shampoos, hair conditioner and bodywash) are certified to the most strict organic cosmetic standards and although they are not food grade, they are effective and the most pure I've encountered for a traditional "shampoo" and "conditioner".
I am passionate about empowering consumers with information. If any of your readers would like to read some tips on reading labels I have lots of information on my site in the About section. http://organicglow.com/about/educating-consumers/
Thanks for all you do!!!
Loved this post. As a make-up lover, I found conventional make-up hard to give up, but I have been avoiding conventional make-up and personal care products for over 3 years. I am now committed to help other women to find safer cosmetics. I see these young girls doing make-up tutorials on Youtube, dipping their brushes in "nano-powders", and I think about their poor lungs….I am particularly concerned about them. I recommend reading Rose Marie Swift's testimonial. Also, avoid perfumes at all costs!
Tracey Stirling
Sarah are BPAs the same as thalates? I ask because last winter I had 4 mercury fillings replaced with composities which I just found out have a small amount of BPAs in them. This last year since the dental work I had 2 miscarriages. I had 2 healthy pregnancies before the dental work. I am also 42 so it's highly possible there were other things going on but I ask because thanks to your blog on BPAs affecting children's behavior which I sent to me dentist, she has now switched over to BPA free composties. I am thinking of having my fillings replaced yet once again for the BPA fre ones but am not sure if it is really worth. The interesting thing is my denitist said her and her assistant immediatley started feeling better after they began working with this new material. But once again being it is a plastic I don't know how much better it could be. Any suggestions?
Tracey Stirling
Meant Phthalates!, sorry for typo
Rebekkah Lynn via Facebook
Sarah thank you for other great article. You have the most amazing, beautiful skin! I know it is what you eat but can I ask what you use for eye creams, face creams, or what you wash your face with? I have tried to find it in your articles but couldn't. Thank you for any help!
Rana Joon via Facebook
I've noticed a lot of people are mentioned brands that contain Titanium Dioxide. This has also recently found to be harmful, especially in powder forms where it can be inhaled. Definitely look into that!
Also, can someone enlighten me on what kind of packaging to avoid with phlates?
Interesting. I have worn make-up, more or less, probably 2-3 days a week, all my adult life, though I have never worn it heavily. I was 41, 46 and 52 years old with my last pregnancies. All natural, no help (other than from dh, lol).
I have a great testimony for WP way of eating from my husband's dentistry appointment yesterday. We have been solid WP eaters for about 6 months. At my husband's appointment yesterday, the hygienist commented on how great his teeth and gums looked. She said he must have been doing something different–that she had never seen his gums without inflammation. AND his teeth have become so white, she replaced a very yellow looking filling in order for it to match. It has been looking like a piece of corn sitting on his tooth. The hygienist took notes and said she would be looking up Weston Price! (It amazed me a dental hygienist hasn't heard of him)
That's why I don't wear the stuff…
silvia alvarez
Thank you ladies for all the info….it is so helpful for me since i started doing my best on leaving as natural as i can..
Julie Gerasimenko via Facebook
I am a makeup kind of girl. I wish SO BAD I knew of a brand that was not full of crap!! I would pay big bucks if it worked and was natural!
Leaf and Bud Naturals (an online vendor) have all-natural cosmetics. They sell different brands and they investigate each ingredient in each product before they put it on their shelves.
Ascensions Apothecary at http://www.ascensionsapothecary.com has clean cosmetics as well. Organic Ingredients, only the all-natural good stuff.
Deborah Chisholm
I'm a lipstick/blush kind of girl, myself. Sometimes it's hard to find natural cosmetics that wear like conventional ones. I like Maia's Minerals http://www.maiasminerals.com. Sometimes it's hard to find natural cosmetics that wear like conventional ones. The lipsticks are like "real" lipstick with great wear longevity, the blushes are beautiful and the eyeshadows are also like 'real" eyeshadow in fantastic colors. I have yet to find a good foundation or concealer, however…
Laura DeChamps via Facebook
In reference to shampoo and crappy chemicals there… check out Bubble & Bee Organic… I LOVE their products and have been using the shampoo for about a year now. Love it! I have put a lot of effort into weeding synthetic chemicals out of my body care products.
Sam Belina via Facebook
One of my favorite brands is 100% Pure. It's all fruit and food pigmented. The mascara is my favorite.
I just want to add the enteric coatings on supplements (especially vitamin C), OTC drugs, and prescription drugs are one of the most common ways to poison the body with phthalates. Phthalates are not just in make-up and hygiene products.
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
The science is so early on the damaging reproductive effects of phthalates that we just don't know if a young girl using conventional Cover Girl type stuff might cause her to have issues having babies later.
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Protect your daughters too ladies! Teach your daughters how to look beautiful without all the chemicals
I use mineral make-up. It is pure and toxin free. It is simply powder that you just brush on. Consider using natural soaps or baking soda for cleansing your body and hair. There are many, many alternatives. Never use antiperspirants or mainstream deoderants either.
Me'shell Carranza via Facebook
I'm not trying to have children, but I still feel its important what we put on our skin(largest organ) because what is absorbed through our skin goes into our bloodstream. Ive switched about 95% of my cosmetics and body products so far. I make my own. I also use and sell the 100% Pure Brand and Afterglow cosmetics brand.
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I haven't worn make up in 10 years, since my first baby was born. I don't miss it and my husband thinks I am beautiful without it.
I think most women are hiding behind their make up masks. Come out and be yourself!
A great choice for clean makeup without all the chemicals – http://www.ascensionsapothecary.com
Melissa Northrop Smart via Facebook
Heh, I lost the makeup because I already had the babies. Who has time? I still appreciate the information though.
If you're in the UK, a great online natural cosmetics store is http://www.greenpeople.co.uk
They carry a lot of organic brands and I've been getting stuff there for years. Love it.
As for the people asking about natural conditioners – just follow up your baking soda wash with apple cider vinegar. I dilute the vinegar with a tiny bit of water and pour all over my head. It doesn't smell and leaves your hair really shiny and smooth (I've curly hair too so if it can tame my mop, it'll def work on your hair!)
I tried using about a 1/4 cup acv mixed with enough water to make a whole cup, or so. I think it works fine but my husband hates the smell of it, and honestly, I can still smell it at the end of the day too. I try to rinse it out well as well. I need to play with it to see if I can hide the smell somehow.
Jenny, make sure You are not leaving the Acv sitting in your hair before rinsing. I rinse pretty quickly thereafter and only put it in the ends. No smell…
Maybe try using less ACV. I only use about 1 TBLS of ACV in nearly 8 oz of water, but my hair is straight and fine. Also, you can try lemon juice as an alternative.
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Great Post! I cannot understand women who are all organic but take daily the pill or other chemicals that are consider canerogenic. check NaPro Technology! http://www.naprotechnology.com/
Sally Woiteshek via Facebook
I love NYR Organic! Soil certified in the UK.
I'm always puzzled by the tendency of younger women to cake on the makeup these days — it seems so unnecessary given their youthful skin.
I also wonder about the mineral based loose powders that are so fashionable. I know I've heard Sally Fallon and others caution against their use due to the potential to breathe in traces of heavy metals.
There's no testing for these products and not ingredients are off limits, so it really is buyer beware.
My motto has become "never put on your body something you wouldn't eat."
Er, that is, no ingredients are off limits. Sorry for the typo.
Beth, I love this about not putting anything on your body that you wouldn't eat! So true!
I've been using Pur Minerals… so even that is not OK?! UGH
Thanks Sarah
Stephanie Hsiao
I would be helpful to have somewhere to start. I've spent hours on EWG's website to find cosmetics that are less toxic. It would be nice if people could chime in on products that actually have a store where you can try out colors and see in person. (If this exists). Otherwise it's shipping back and forth in the mail… which I will do if I have to, but I would love to know if there's a brick and mortar place that carries some of these brands.
I've been searching just this week for a natural foundation. I found Ulta stores carry some paraben free products. Lorac and Pur are two. Tarte, also carried by them, has a paraben-free product, but includes aluminum. Lorac and Pur do not. Also, Lorac does not contain any phthalates. You can sample the products there also. You can also search the products on their website and look at their ingredients. http://www.ulta.com
Let me add, not all the products by Lorac and Pur are paraben, phthalates and aluminum free. The foundation I looked at by Lorac was under their "Natural Performance" line. Pur's was a 4-in-1 liquid foundation.
I purchased some mineral makeup through Dr. Al Sears website. So far it has worked really well and is chemical free. It is pricey but it is about the same as you would pay for other brand name mineral makeups. I don't wear makeup very often so this will last me a long time. They only have foundation and blush right now so you still need to find another source for lips and eyes. Here is the site http://www.mypureradiance.com/products/pure-essentials-mineral-makeup-new/
Amanda Molnar via Facebook
I suggest doing a Google search regarding Arbonne, Leah.
Not pure. Got talked into some by a friend selling it and hated it when I read the ingredients!
Rana Joon via Facebook
What kind of packaging specifically do I avoid? Are frozen veggie bags okay, boxes, BPA free cans?
Emily Cudd via Facebook
Sarah, What do you use for makeup?
Leah Van Bloem Johnston via Facebook
I love Arbonne for that exact reason!
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
I guess this was kind of an ironic day to post this story now that I think about it … it's Halloween with all the crazy makeup many will be wearing tonight! LOL
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I know a gal that uses a beet for blush and lips. I did that on vaca once when I forgot my http://www.realpurity.com blush.
Heather Elizabeth via Facebook
So ironic!
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I don't even use shampoo anymore and haven't for a very long time. I wash my hair with a cup or so of baking soda in a warm bath.
Sara Gordon
Sarah – what do your kids do in terms of shampoo? I know you have 4 kids… and some/all are boys … do you have girls? If yes, what do they do?
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
@Amanda I'm not familiar with that brand. There are soooo many out there, its so confusing!
Amanda Molnar via Facebook
Any thoughts on Jane Iredale?
See my above post. I love it!!
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
Be careful as even at the healthfood store a lot of the makeup still has some chemicals in it. My personal care routine is a hodge podge of brands that I've found here and there pass the "clean" test.
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@Katherine oh, that is so annoying! Do you have the URL? I will block it.
I see the link for the study on mice, but not for the analysis by Washington University. If you have one, or one to Dr. Grindler's remarks, I would greatly appreciate it.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
I don't think the study is even published yet … these were her remarks at a conference recently in San Diego. The results of the study have been concluded based on her comments but the study itself not published yet from what I understand.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
I thought this information so critical to women's health that I needed to write about it now.
Michelle Koen via Facebook
There a database I search called 'skin deep' by EWG it gives a health rating to a huge range of cosmetics
Cyndi Fonseca via Facebook
Wow! I stopped using conventional personal care products years ago. Being in the skin care business, I love how 20 year olds tell me they wish their skin looked like mine, and I don't wear makeup. I'm spreading the word as much as I can!! Thank you!!!
Do you have recommendations of makeup and other hygene products that are toxin free?
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
I try not to mention specific brands on my site as there are many good ones out there and I don't want to shortchange the ones that are great that I don't perhaps used myself. I can say that I don't use shampoo at all and haven't for a very very long time. I simply mix a cup or so of baking soda in a warm bath and wash my hair that way. My hair gets cleaner and shinier doing this than any shampoo I ever used – conventional or natural.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
I might add that the baking soda works better than soap too. When you do a baking soda bath, no need for any soap or body washes either.
I understand, I'll do a little research on makeup to see what I can find. I'm trying to use a natural face wash (oil cleansing, honey) and had an incredibly horrible breakout for the 2 months I tried it. I wanted it to work so badly!
So you just do a bath and use 1 cup of baking soda in the whole bath. Then that bath water washes your body and your hair? Do you use apple cider vinegar for a conditioning rinse?
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Yes, that's right. I use a natural conditioner that is chemical free after rinsing.
Tracey Stirling
I use baking soda to wash my hair but have to use the vingegar rinse after or I won't be able to get a comb through my hair. I do have color treated hair so this may be why.
Interesting about the baking soda for a shampoo alternative. What about a conditioner alternative? With your long wavy hair, does the baking soda dry it out or "rough it up" at all/make it tangle-y, being somewhat alkaline?
I've been using baking soda for about 3 months now. I have long, thick, wavy hair. The baking soda works great (once your body adjusts to it) but I'm still using regular conditioner. :o( If I don't my hair is a tangled dry mess! (very dry air here).
Just google No Poo, and you can get all the info you need to start washing and conditioning your hair this way.
Most people use the same ration of baking soda and water (this is your shampoo) as they do with apple cider vinegar and water (this is your conditioner.) One cup water with 1 tbs baking soda and one cup water with 1 tbs apple cider vinegar. This could last you a week, dont dump it all onto your head in one washing. Use the baking soda water on your roots, then rinse. Use the Apple cider vinegar on your ends and then rinse.
Eggs? Or coconut oil pre-wash conditioning?
I've been using baking soda also on my hair, for a year now, but I never thought to use it in place of any body wash. Gonna have to switch!
I've gone pretty natural over that last several months, but my makeup is the only area I haven't found what I like. I'm currently using a mineral makeup, but want to find something even less toxic. BUT because of my switch to naturally cleansing and moisturizing my skin, it is clearer than it's ever been and I can actually go without makeup now without feeling self-conscious.
I'm enjoying learning all these things about naturally caring for my body and my health. Thank you for the information you share with us.
I have friends who have an online store for health and beauty products. They've slowly tried to get me to use "better for me" products. It took me several years, but I have finally switched over my personal care products to be natural. There are so many great brands out there.
I find that the most important thing is knowing what's in what you're using. A quick search for "All Natural Cosmetics" nets a few pages that have great products. There are some that are completely pure and others that mislead. The ones that list their ingredients (and who have ingredients you can pronounce) are generally trustworthy.
This website has had a database where you can check to see how safe your cosmetics are. (http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/) I'm not sure why it's down or when it will be back up, but I have found it to be incredibly helpful in the past.
Check out Herbaliz *and I don't work for them*. I love their stuff and it's totally natural – with a 0 rating on Skindeep. We've used their creams and shampoos.
Michelle Hogan via Facebook
No wonder I keep getting pregnant – I never wear make-up!:-)
Too funny!
Survival of the healthiest!
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
That is a great idea. I will pass that along.
An Organic Wife via Facebook
I'm 26 and I haven't worn make-up in years. I was definitely in the minority in college. I've looked at "natural" and "organic" make-ups, but their ingredient lists are pretty shady, too.
Sara Neipert via Facebook
I'd love to know WAPF approved make up/ beauty companies…
I'm not sure if any are WAPF approved but my esthetician carries only what she feels is the most organic, safe make up. The lines are Eminence and Jane Iredale. I believe Aveda puts out a good product also.
Stephanie H
Jane Iredale is great, but I also really like Alima Pure. A great line sustainably made here in the US!
Katharine Steven via Facebook
I found it funny that there was a Sephora ad at the bottom of that article.
The ads that appear depend on what you've looked at lately. There's no Sephora ad for me; my ad shows a camping stove (because I've looked at those recently online). The ad will be different for each person.
I don't think it's totally based on what you've viewed. It comes up with Loreal hair color for me and I've never looked at that in my life.
Great article. Makes me additionally happy I don't wear any make up at all.
Sara Neipert via Facebook
Great post!
Rose Stalter via Facebook
My daughters are asking to start to wear makeup. You have any good advice on it as I really rarely wear any myself, just the basics:)
Meg Midwifetobe Holt via Facebook
Thank you! Ive been bleaching my hair for 20 years and make up like dolly parton. :/
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Beautiful Villa "Ginger" on Koh MakThailandTratKoh Mak, Good Time Resort
About this listing
Thai-style Villa (non smoking) on two floors, outside stairs, sea-view and tropical garden around. The beach is just a short walk away. Several shops & restaurants are easy to reach by foot. Experience the "Thainess" on a remote Koh Mak Island.
The Space
The Thai-house is located on the small island Koh Mak.
The house has two floors, 2,5 bedrooms, two bigger balconies and a pavilion. Sea-view and a tropical garden around the house (800m2) gives you the right (Tha)island-feeling. It is the best deal you can get: live in a vacation home, but benefit from the facilities of a well-known resort.
The house has about 140m2, two bathrooms, dvd-player and two aircons and nice teak-furniture. This property has a little outdoor kitchen with a counter, fridge and very basic cooking facilities. Convenient to prepare baby-food and breakfast. Thai-restaurants with classic Thai- and sea-food and very reasonable prices are close by. Also little shops are very easy to reach by foot.
The house is convenient for families and is located inside the property of the Good Time Resort, Koh Mak.
Please request for Wifi, if this is essential for your stay.
This beautiful two floor Thai-style villa on stilts is the perfect accommodation to stay with a family or friends.
We are able to provide bedding and bath-towels, but we ask that guests bring their own beach-towels.
You also have access to our library with a big selection of dvd's, books and please feel free to use our office space in the "library"
It is pretty easy to get to Koh Mak via private minibus or limo-service. You can also travel by public bus or you can also fly with Bangkok Air to Trat. We will help you with the transportation.
- Easy to get from Bangkok to Koh MaK Island: You can fly with Bangkok Airways in just 45 Minutes, or we organize for you a pick-up serice with a private limo or minibus (4.500 Baht or 5.000 Baht for a minibus) and also we can organize the transfer by boat for you (450 Baht one-way by speedboat, takes 45 minutes)
There are no banks and no ATM's on Koh Mak. Checks are not accepted. It is almost impossible to exchange currencies. Please bring Thai Baht with you.
Activities include scuba diving and snorkelling – there are two dive shops on the island. You can enjoy a traditional Thai massage on the beach or at the Good Time Resort, visit the Koh Mak Museum and discover the history of the island, or learn Thai cooking with "Smile Cooking School". Boats are easily hired to take you to some of the many other unspoiled islands nearby. In the high season, there is a regular speedboat service to the nearby island of Koh Chang, the second biggest in Thailand.
-Several restaurants in walking distance (100 to 350 meters)
-Two sand beaches are just 250 meters away
-Breakfast can be provided for 190 Baht (Bread, Eggs, Coffee, Fruits, Jam, Butter etc.) at our Restaurant
You also have access to our library with a big selection of dvd's, books and please feel free to use our office space in the "library"
Koh Mak is a relatively small island covering an area of 16sqkm.
It has far more tropical desert island feel to it than other islands nearby ( Koh Chang, Koh Kood) as no matter where you are you are never more than a few minutes from a palm fringed beach.
No wonder that the "Sunday Times" newspaper named Koh Mak as one of the its "World's Top Secret Beaches in late 2006.
Away from the two main beaches on the northwest and northeast coasts, the scenery mainly compromises rubber and coconut plantations.
Koh Mak has only three seasons defining its climate and they are as varied as the four seasons found in less temperate climes. Between the months of March and May the island is in the throes of its hot season. Clear blue skies with very little rain and even less wind mean high temperatures and an abundance of slowing down to deal with the heat. Moving from June to October the south west monsoon blows. Temperatures remain warm and the winds of the south west monsoon bring some relief from higher temperatures but with intermittent rain showers that can be sudden and dramatic yet rarely last longer than an hour. The final change in climate on Koh Mak comes between November and February, locally known as the cool season, when the north east monsoon blows slightly cooler air with very little rain if any at all.
Guest Access
The guests of villa Ginger have access to the library with books and dvds. There is a little pool you can enjoy for free and we are also happy with booking classical Thai-massages for you.
Interaction with Guests
We receive often questions like: "how will the weather be next month or next August"... sorry- we really don't know. But what we know is that the past years we had many hours of sunshine - even in rainy season. And normally rainy season is not as bad as some imagine, there are many days of sunshine (but it could rain many hours as well).
The Neighborhood
Koh Mak is a beautiful island and offers many remote beaches. Koh Rayang and Koh Kood and 50 other islands are nearby and some are a part of the Koh Chang National Park.
Getting Around
Bus from Bangkok Ekamai Bus Terminal
We can book as well a private transportation for you.
Bangkok Airways from Bangkok to Trat
Check in procedures: Check in time is at 14:00. To check in and pick up the keys for your house, please go to the Good Time Resort lobby for assistance (located in same building as resort restaurant).
Pick up at Ferry: Our staff will be happy to pick you up at the pier upon arriving to Koh Mak. Please coordinate arrival dates and times with us in advance. If you arrive earlier than expected, there also usually taxis available at the pier at a price of 50 baht per person.
House Rules:
Smoking: Smoking in the guest houses is strictly prohibited.
Electricity and A/C: Electricity is precious and expensive on the island so it is very important to conserve energy. Please turn off all lights (including the outdoor lights) while not in use and only use the A/C while in the house with the windows closed.
Water: Water is also scarce on the island, so please keep this in mind when using water
Recycling: Plastic bottles and cans are to be recycled. Please dispose of these in the proper bins. If you are unsure of where to put them, please ask. Also, please bring batteries and other toxic waste to the Good Time Resort front desk for proper disposal
Food: As in any tropical climate, ants are very common. Please clean up all food leftovers and store food in airtight sealed containers. It is best to avoid having food in the rooms at all.
Pets: Pets are not allowed in the guest houses.
Non smoking house. Our maid cleans the house every 3rd to fith day (changing towels) and changes the bed-sheets every fifth day. Please switch off the A/C when leaving the house and please close the doors and windows while the A/C operates.
Your Host
Hello, my name is Yodying,
We currently live with our son and daughter (10 and 12 years old) in Chang Mai, Thailand.
The island of Koh Mak is still very peaceful and has not been overwhelmed by tourists like other Thai islands. We wish to maintain this peace for our guests and give them a quiet and relaxing experience while still providing as many amenities as possible.
The guests that best enjoy Koh Mak and our properties are those that are looking for true tranquility. The beaches are beautiful and isolated, there are typically very few people on the island, and the beaches are always empty. There is plenty of time and peace to enjoy good food, do work if you wish at our open office space, and relax on the beach.
We look forward to welcoming you to Thailand and wish you a great time on Koh Mak. We are happy to assist you with your transportation to Koh Mak and to answer any other questions.
PS: We receive often questions like: "how will the weather be in August"... sorry- we really don't know. But what we know is that the past years we had many hours of sunshine - even in rainy season. And normally rainy season is not as bad as some imagine. From my experience, rainy season in Thailand is has more sun-shine days then summer in Berlin.
Kind regards,
Kerstin & Yodying


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for anyone that cares, 17.9 mpg on a 400 mile trip. 90% hwy, very little traffic, traveling mostly 72mph. most of this driving was in north east pa and lower ny state. not huge hills, but not flat. 2011 rcsb 4x4 hemi, 3.55 gears. i am quite pleased with this hand calced number. evic read 18.2mpg, not to far off.
I drove 200 miles on interstate and managed 18.7 once lol and 15.9 on the reverse trip lol...The only difference I am aware was I might have bee a touch faster coming back.
I have figured out that MPG on the freeway is better if you keep in inder 2k rpms..Today I got 17.9 combo driving.
Mine is RC 4wd as well...
I'm thinking like this, I got 17 mpg on a 2005 Ranger 4wd with the volkwagon v6. The Ford ran well and trouble free but the Ram is way way better and better mileage to boot. :)
Hopefully it picks up some when I get some miles on her.
Unless I catch a head wind. Then I am screwed. Its like driving a fridge on wheels with a headwind.
Man I don't envy you guys who obsess about fuel mileage. I don't even look at the price of gas.
Meh, I don't really obsess over it, its simply curiousity for me.
I will always do at least the speed limit, regardless of fuel economy. In Texas, that means 80+ and 18mpg, but I don't care :D
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I was in either Oklahoma or Texas last year about this time of year & it was a bit on the warm side
army, i think the diff is, it is pretty flat in texas. when i said "not huge hills..." i was still driving in the mountains. guess i should have said, not huge hills forr this area. i remember texas being very flat.
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Bedaquiline is a diarylquinoline antimycobacterial drug [see Microbiology].
Bedaquiline is primarily subjected to oxidative metabolism leading to the formation of N-monodesmethyl metabolite (M2). M2 is not thought to contribute significantly to clinical efficacy given its lower average exposure (23% to 31%) in humans and lower antimycobacterial activity (4-fold to 6-fold lower) compared to the parent compound. However, M2 plasma concentrations appeared to correlate with QT prolongation.
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In Study 1, the mean increases in QTcF, corrected using the Fridericia method, were greater in the SIRTURO treatment group compared to the placebo treatment group from the first week of treatment (9.9 ms at Week 1 for SIRTURO and 3.5 ms for placebo). The largest mean increase in QTcF during the 24 weeks of SIRTURO treatment was 15.7 ms compared to 6.2 ms with placebo treatment (at Week 18). After bedaquiline treatment ended, the QTcF gradually decreased, and the mean value was similar to that in the placebo group by study week 60.
In Study 3, where patients with no treatment options received other QT-prolonging drugs used to treat tuberculosis, including clofazimine, concurrent use with SIRTURO resulted in additive QTcF prolongation, proportional to the number of QT prolonging drugs in the treatment regimen. Patients taking SIRTURO alone with no other QT prolonging drug developed a mean QTcF increase over baseline of 23.7 ms with no QTcF segment duration in excess of 480 ms, whereas patients taking at least 2 other QT prolonging drugs developed a mean QTcF prolongation of 30.7 ms over baseline, and resulted in QTcF segment duration in excess of 500 ms in one patient. [See WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
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The plasma protein binding of bedaquiline is greater than 99.9%. The volume of distribution in the central compartment is estimated to be approximately 164 Liters.
CYP3A4 was the major CYP isoenzyme involved in vitro in the metabolism of bedaquiline and the formation of the N-monodesmethyl metabolite (M2), which is 4 to 6-times less active in terms of antimycobacterial potency.
After reaching Cmax, bedaquiline concentrations decline tri-exponentially. The mean terminal elimination half-life of bedaquiline and the N-monodesmethyl metabolite (M2) is approximately 5.5 months. This long terminal elimination phase likely reflects slow release of bedaquiline and M2 from peripheral tissues.
Excretion Based on preclinical studies, bedaquiline is mainly eliminated in feces. The urinary excretion of unchanged bedaquiline was less than or equal to 0.001% of the dose in clinical studies, indicating that renal clearance of unchanged drug is insignificant.
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Hepatic Impairment
After single-dose administration of 400 mg SIRTURO to 8 patients with moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B), mean exposure to bedaquiline and M2 (AUC672h) was approximately 20% lower compared to healthy subjects. SIRTURO has not been studied in patients with severe hepatic impairment. [See WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS and Use in Specific Populations].
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SIRTURO has mainly been studied in patients with normal renal function. Renal excretion of unchanged bedaquiline is not substantial (less than or equal to 0.001%).
In a population pharmacokinetic analysis of MDR-TB patients treated with SIRTURO 200 mg three times per week, creatinine clearance was not found to influence the pharmacokinetic parameters of bedaquiline. It is therefore not expected that mild or moderate renal impairment will have a clinically relevant effect on the exposure to bedaquiline. However, in patients with severe renal impairment or end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis bedaquiline concentrations may be increased due to alteration of drug absorption, distribution, and metabolism secondary to renal dysfunction. As bedaquiline is highly bound to plasma proteins, it is unlikely that it will be significantly removed from plasma by hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis [see Use in Specific Populations].
In a population pharmacokinetic analysis of MDR-TB patients treated with SIRTURO no clinically relevant difference in exposure between men and women were observed.
In a population pharmacokinetic analysis of MDR-TB patients treated with SIRTURO, systemic exposure (AUC) to bedaquiline was found to be 34% lower in Black patients than in patients from other race categories. This lower exposure was not considered to be clinically relevant as no clear relationship between exposure to bedaquiline and response has been observed in clinical trials of MDR-TB. Furthermore, response rates were comparable in patients of different race categories that completed 24 weeks of bedaquiline treatment.
HIV Co-infection
There are limited data on the use of SIRTURO in HIV co-infected patients [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
Geriatric Population
There are limited data on the use of SIRTURO in tuberculosis patients 65 years and older.
In a population pharmacokinetic analysis of MDR-TB patients treated with SIRTURO, age was not found to influence the pharmacokinetics of bedaquiline.
Pediatric Population
The pharmacokinetics of SIRTURO in pediatric patients have not been evaluated.
Drug-Drug Interactions
In vitro, bedaquiline does not significantly inhibit the activity of the following CYP450 enzymes that were tested: CYP1A2, CYP2A6, CYP2C8/9/10, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, CYP3A4, CYP3A4/5 and CYP4A, and it does not induce CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, or CYP3A4 activities.
Bedaquiline is an in vitro substrate of CYP3A4, and because of this, the following clinical drug interaction studies were performed.
Co-administration of multiple-dose bedaquiline (400 mg once daily for 14 days) and multiple-dose ketoconazole (once daily 400 mg for 4 days) in healthy subjects increased the AUC24h, Cmax and Cmin of bedaquiline by 22% [90% CI (12; 32)], 9% [90% CI (-2, 21)] and 33% [90% CI (24, 43)] respectively [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
In a drug interaction study of single-dose 300 mg bedaquiline and multiple-dose rifampin (once daily 600 mg for 21 days) in healthy subjects, the exposure (AUC) to bedaquiline was reduced by 52% [90% CI (-57; -46)] [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
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The combination of multiple-dose bedaquiline 400 mg once daily with multiple-dose isoniazid/pyrazinamide (300 mg/2000 mg once daily) in healthy subjects did not result in clinically relevant changes in the exposure (AUC) to bedaquiline, isoniazid or pyrazinamide [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
In a placebo-controlled study in patients with MDR-TB, no major impact of co-administration of bedaquiline on the pharmacokinetics of ethambutol, kanamycin, pyrazinamide, ofloxacin or cycloserine was observed.
In a drug interaction study in healthy volunteers of single-dose bedaquiline (400 mg) and multiple-dose lopinavir (400 mg)/ritonavir (100 mg) given twice daily for 24 days, the mean AUC of bedaquiline was increased by 22% [90% CI (11; 34)] while the mean Cmax was not substantially affected [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
Co-administration of multiple-dose nevirapine 200 mg twice daily for 4 weeks in HIV-infected patients with a single 400 mg dose of bedaquiline did not result in clinically relevant changes in the exposure to bedaquiline [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
Co-administration of a single dose of bedaquiline 400 mg and efavirenz 600 mg daily for 27 days to healthy volunteers resulted in approximately a 20% decrease in the AUCinf of bedaquiline; the Cmax of bedaquiline was not altered. The AUC and Cmax of the primary metabolite of bedaquiline (M2) were increased by 70% and 80%, respectively. The effect of efavirenz on the pharmacokinetics of bedaquiline and M2 following steady-state administration of bedaquiline has not been evaluated [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
Mechanism of Action
SIRTURO is a diarylquinoline antimycobacterial drug that inhibits mycobacterial ATP (adenosine 5'-triphosphate) synthase, by binding to subunit c of the enzyme that is essential for the generation of energy in M. tuberculosis.
Drug Resistance
A potential for development of resistance to bedaquiline in M. tuberculosis exists. Modification of the atpE target gene, and/or upregulation of the MmpS5-MmpL5 efflux pump have been associated with increased bedaquiline MIC values in isolates of M. tuberculosis.
M. tuberculosis isolates from a clinical study in patients with MDR-TB that developed at least 4-fold increase in bedaquiline MIC were associated with upregulation of the MmpS5MmpL5 efflux pump and were found to be cross-resistant to clofazimine.
Activity In Vitro and in Clinical Infections
SIRTURO has been shown to be active in vitro and in clinical infections against most isolates of M. tuberculosis [see INDICATIONS AND USAGE and Clinical Studies].
Susceptibility Test Methods
In vitro susceptibility tests should be performed according to published methods1,2, and a MIC value should be reported. However, no correlation was seen between the culture conversion rates at Week 24 and baseline MICs in clinical studies (Table 2) and susceptibility test interpretive criteria for bedaquiline cannot be established at this time. A specialist in drug-resistant TB should be consulted in evaluating therapeutic options.
When susceptibility testing is performed by resazurin microtiter assay (REMA, a broth microdilution method) or agar methods, a range of concentrations from 0.008 microgram per mL to 2.0 micrograms per mL should be assessed. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) should be determined as the lowest concentration of bedaquiline that results in complete inhibition of growth by agar methods or the lowest concentration of bedaquiline that prevents a visible change of resazurin color from blue to pink by a broth method (REMA). All assays should be performed in polystyrene plates or tubes. Löwenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium should not be used for the susceptibility test. Bedaquiline working solution should be prepared in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). An inoculum of approximately 105 colony forming units/mL should be used for both liquid and solid media.
The bedaquiline agar (left) and broth (REMA) (right) MIC distributions against clinical isolates resistant to isoniazid and rifampin from Studies 1, 2, and 3 are provided below.
Figure 1: Bedaquiline MIC
Distribution against Baseline MDRH&R-TB Isolates from Studies 1, 2, and 3 mITT
Subjects: Agar Method (left) and Broth (REMA) Method (right)
MICs for baseline M. tuberculosis isolates from subjects in Studies 1 and 3 and their sputum culture conversion rates at Week 24 are shown in Table 2 below.
Table 2: Culture Conversion
Rates (Week 24 Data Selection, No Overruling for Discontinuation) at Week 24 By
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|33/39 (84.6)
|36/46 (78.3)
|70/92 (76.1)
|82/107 (76.6)
|45/56 (80.4)
|36/42 (85.7)
|6/7 (85.7)
|3/4 (75.0)
|3/4 (75.0)
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Quality Control
Susceptibility test procedures require the use of laboratory controls to monitor and ensure the accuracy and precision of testing. Assays using standard bedaquiline powder should provide the following range of MIC values shown in Table 3.
Table 3: Quality Control
Ranges using Agar and Broth (REMA) Methods and M. tuberculosis H37Rv
|Bedaquiline MIC (micrograms/mL)
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Animal Toxicology And/Or Pharmacology
Bedaquiline is a cationic, amphiphilic drug that induced phospholipidosis (at almost all doses, even after very short exposures) in drug-treated animals, mainly in cells of the monocytic phagocytic system (MPS). All species tested showed drug-related increases in pigment-laden and/or foamy macrophages, mostly in the lymph nodes, spleen, lungs, liver, stomach, skeletal muscle, pancreas and/or uterus. After treatment ended, these findings were slowly reversible. Muscle degeneration was observed in several species at the highest doses tested. For example the diaphragm, esophagus, quadriceps and tongue of rats were affected after 26 weeks of treatment at doses similar to clinical exposures based on AUC comparisons. These findings were not seen after a 12-week, treatment-free, recovery period and were not present in rats given the same dose biweekly. Degeneration of the fundic mucosa of the stomach, hepatocellular hypertrophy and pancreatitis were also seen.
Clinical Studies
A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial (Study 1) was conducted in patients with newly diagnosed sputum smear-positive MDR pulmonary M. tuberculosis. All patients received a combination of five other antimycobacterial drugs used to treat MDR-TB (i.e., ethionamide, kanamycin, pyrazinamide, ofloxacin, and cycloserine/terizidone or available alternative) for a total duration of 18-24 months or at least 12 months after the first confirmed negative culture. In addition to this regimen, patients were randomized to receive 24 weeks of treatment with SIRTURO 400 mg once daily for the first 2 weeks followed by 200 mg 3 times per week for 22 weeks or matching placebo for the same duration. Overall, 79 patients were randomized to the SIRTURO arm and 81 to the placebo arm. A final evaluation was conducted at Week 120.
Sixty-seven patients randomized to SIRTURO and 66 patients randomized to placebo had confirmed MDR-TB, based on susceptibility tests (taken prior to randomization) or medical history if no susceptibility results were available, and were included in the efficacy analyses. Demographics were as follows: 63% of the study population was male, with a median age of 34 years, 35% were Black, and 15% were HIV-positive (median CD4 cell count 468 cells/μL). Most patients had cavitation in one lung (62%); and 18% of patients had cavitation in both lungs.
Time to sputum culture conversion was defined as the interval in days between the first dose of study drug and the date of the first of two consecutive negative sputum cultures collected at least 25 days apart during treatment. In this trial, the SIRTURO treatment group had a decreased time to culture conversion and improved culture conversion rates compared to the placebo treatment group at Week 24. Median time to culture conversion was 83 days for the SIRTURO treatment group compared to 125 days for the placebo treatment group. Table 4 shows the proportion of patients with sputum culture conversion at Week 24 and Week 120.
Table 4: Culture Conversion Status in Patients with
MDR-TB at Week 24 and Week 120 in Study 1
|Microbiologic Status
|SIRTURO (24 weeks) + combination of other antimycobacterial drugs
|Placebo (24 weeks) + combination of other antimycobacterial drugs
|Difference [95% CI] p-value
|Week 24
|Sputum Culture Conversion
|20.0% [4.5%, 35.6%] 0.014
|Treatment failure*
|Lack of conversion
|Week 120**
|Sputum Culture Conversion
|17.3% [0.5%, 34.0%] 0.046
|Treatment failure*
|Lack of conversion/relapse
|*A patient's reason for
treatment failure was counted only in the first row for which a patient
** Patients received 24 weeks of SIRTURO or placebo for the first 24 weeks and received a combination of other antimycobacterial drugs for up to 96 weeks.
Study 2 was a smaller placebo controlled study designed similarly to Study 1 except that SIRTURO or placebo was given for only 8 weeks instead of 24 weeks. Patients were randomized to either SIRTURO and other drugs used to treat MDR-TB (SIRTURO treatment group) (n=23) or placebo and other drugs used to treat MDR-TB (placebo treatment group) (n=24). Twenty-one patients randomized to the SIRTURO treatment group and 23 patients randomized to the placebo treatment group had confirmed MDR-TB based on subjects' baseline M. tuberculosis isolate obtained prior to randomization. The SIRTURO treatment group had a decreased time to culture conversion and improved culture conversion rates compared to the placebo treatment group at Week 8. At Weeks 8 and 24, the differences in culture conversion proportions were 38.9% (95% CI: [12.3%, 63.1%] and p-value: 0.004), 15.7% (95% CI: [-11.9%, 41.9%] and p-value: 0.32), respectively.
Study 3 was a Phase 2b, uncontrolled study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of SIRTURO as part of an individualized MDR-TB treatment regimen in 233 patients with sputum smear positive (within 6 months prior to screening) pulmonary MDR-TB. Patients received SIRTURO for 24 weeks in combination with antibacterial drugs. Upon completion of the 24 week treatment with SIRTURO, all patients continued to receive their background regimen in accordance with national TB program (NTP) treatment guidelines. A final evaluation was conducted at Week 120. Treatment responses to SIRTURO at week 120 were generally consistent with those from Study 1.
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