If you could give up one daily activity that you do to be
healthier, would you? How about if this activity saved you not only time but
money also? What would you think if
giving up this activity would make you be more of yourself? If you think these
ideas are great than you would have to agree with me that women would benefit
if they stopped using beauty supplies, and not only women but men also. As I bring that to light you might be changing
your mind as to what you thought of when I asked you those three questions. As
we break down each of these points it will become clear to you the benefits of
stopping the use of beauty supplies.
There
have been many studies done on the effects of beauty supplies and the chemicals
each of them are made of. There is a list of harmful chemicals in an article
titled "Chemicals of Concern" on the webpage of "The Campaign
for safe cosmetics". In this article there are listed the most common
chemicals found in beauty supplies and the dangers of them. It also lists what
kinds of products these harmful chemicals are found in. In studies, scientists
have found that these chemicals are absorbed through the skin when applied.
This does not even begin to discuss other effects of beauty supplies such as
makeup which can cause dryness or clogged pores and acne.
Isn't it funny how some people use makeup to cover acne when all in all it is a
big factor as to why people experience acne?
In an
article titled "beauty or bust" it states the average woman spends 20
minutes per day applying makeup. Not only do women spend that much time
applying it but it takes almost as much time taking it off at night before
going to bed. How many moms would kill for an hour of more time per day? How
many things could a mom get done in an hour if not spent on applying or
removing makeup?
In the same article "beauty or bust" it states the
average women spends $15,000 dollars in their lifetime just on makeup. That does not include hair
products, lotions, nail polish etc... Another article titled "beauty at any cost" made this comparison of
one year of tuition and fees is roughly $6,185; five years of beauty products
savings is $6,423. Moms and dads, how big of a stress relief would it be
knowing that your child's college would be paid when he/she becomes the age?
This is just one useful thing one could do with the savings they would gain not
spending money on beauty supplies.
Not only does beauty supplies effect our health, time and
our wallet, it can effect women psychologically. On the website named debatewise the question is
posted 'Is makeup bad for you?' In this article it states bad psychological
effects. It states "makeup causes women to become dependent to an
artificial mask and to have a negative image of their true selves." An example of the psychological effects would be this: how scared are
girls/women to have their significant other see them without makeup for the
first time? Ask yourselves how long it took you as a woman to have a man around
without wearing makeup. As for the men, ask yourselves how long it took for
your significant other to be comfortable enough to not wear makeup around you for
the first time. If it takes so long for girls/women to feel comfortable enough
to do so, how true is the statement above? Also stated in this article,
"it promotes a shallow view of the world where beauty can be bought with
money."
There are
many benefits to stopping the use of
beauty supplies. Not using these products means the opportunity to have more
money and time to do other things that are important to us. It can help us be
healthier and reduce the chances to get deadly diseases later on in our lives.
It can also help us be our true selves and allow our natural beauty shine. I
believe everyone would benefit in some if not many ways if these products were
not used.
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