As the weather warms up keeping perspiration under control can become a challenge. Many use anti-antiperspirants daily to control sweating and mask natural odour with something more fragrant. However, they also block the ducts and prevent perspiration from emerging in the first place (the natural removal of toxins). A study found high levels of aluminum - a common ingredient in modern anti-antiperspirants - in the breast tissue of cancer patients who had undergone mastectomies. Despite the fact that breast cancer charities do not link the two, increasingly consumers are looking for ways to side step the chemicals and look for natural alternatives.

Most of us use many beauty products on a daily basis, often containing toxic chemicals. Although the chemicals in any one product are unlikely to cause harm, think about how many products you use in a day, year, and over a lifetime. Small amounts of toxic chemicals add up and accumulate in our bodies through cosmetics and through other chemical exposures in food, water and air.