Andy HniloFounder & CEO of Alitura Naturals

Revealing Hidden Dangers in Your Beauty Products!

15 Oct 2024

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A short conversational YouTube segment (hosts including Andy Hnilo) discussing hidden toxic ingredients in common beauty products and recommending safer, natural alternatives. The speakers note consumer confusion about which products are harmful and mention smartphone apps (Yuka/Uka Yuka) that scan UPC codes and rate product 'cleanliness' to help shoppers make safer choices.

Experts have been urging consumers to get rid of certain toxic ingredients commonly found in beauty products, especially those tied to long term health risks. These chemicals, which often fly under the radar, could often be doing more harm than good to your skin and overall health. And they'd be talking about some safe natural alternatives.
And I thought that'd be a great.
Place to start with you because I have been into natural and safe health care and products for quite a long time and it is still an area I find natural really hard to navigate, whether it's skin products or it's, I don't know, shampoo or something like that. How do you figure it out and what is safe and what is harmful?
Well the good thing is now they have apps. This app called Uka Yuka, you can just scan the UPC code and get a 1 to 10 rating on the cleanliness of the product.
Yeah, UK.
App Yuka is great but people don't really know about it and they going into the store just what they saw on tv. Dove Neutrogena.