That is a fact I would’ve never imagined. Something advertised as clean and crisp, bottled from the purest source is just that.. An advertisement that isn’t  profiting us. A resource that nature intended to nourish and benefit us, is being controlled by larger companies so their personal assets can grow. Isn’t it kind of strange that the same companies that sell you sodas and chocolates also bottle your water?? A quote to think about which was said by one of these major companies is …”the biggest enemy is tap water.”

1/3 of all bottled water comes from the tap.

Another fact that many are unaware of. Basically big companies are taking the same water you could be drinking for free, placing a shiny label with pretty mountains and bottling it in plastic which has been linked to many cancer-related issues. Have you ever noticed the words pet below the recycling logo on the side of a bottled water?  Pet stands for Polyethylene terephthalate, a synthetic polymer which has been linked to cancer and many other health issues. Plastic contains bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical also found in gas which has been linked to cancer, diabetes, birth defects, obesity, low sperm count, infertility, and the list goes on… Bpa is also found in baby bottles, and pretty much any hard plastic bottles.  There are many chemicals found in plastic which can cause health problems, especially for the community living near the largest plastic refinery located in Corpus Christi, Texas. Those individuals are suffering and dying from cancer-related issues from all the toxic emissions escaping from that refinery. Does that sound like a fair price just so we can have our pre-packaged water??

Did you know a single person in the FDA is responsible for all bottled water regulations?

Isn’t that insane?! One person in all of FDA decides if the water you drink sold by multi-million companies is actually safe and healthier for you to drink… These bottled water companies provide their own tests on safety and are not forced to make them public, as opposed to tap water which provides test results for every city and can easily be accessed online.  Click here! Another interesting fact is if the water is bottled within the same state as it’s sold, FDA cannot regulate.

Plastic bottle landfills twice the size of Texas can be found in our oceans.

Can you imagine the damage that’s causing to our oceans and the creatures living there… Put it this way, fish eat tiny pieces of plastic and later on end up on your plate. Yummy! Not everyone has resources to recycle and some might not even find it necessary, but why should innocent creatures and our environment have to pay…

So if you still believe bottled water is more pure and healthier than tap…Thanks for contributing in our plastic filled oceans! Our future generations will oh-so-very-much appreciate the “plastic soup” we have created for them…

The movie Tapped showed me a sad reality so if you enjoyed this article, watch this movie and ditch the bottle.

But honestly, how clean can hey be after they’ve been sitting there daily for a while collecting dust, germs, and even worse: fecal matter… tiny bits of poop from those who don’t wash their hands after going. >:(

photo credit: Idhren

It is a fact that only about 80-85% of people actually wash their hands after using public bathrooms.

All department stores should offer plastic applicators to offer their customers, but sometimes fingers are used. It’s definitely better than applying directly from the bottle or container, but it can still cause problems. Serious infections can be spread from sharing cosmetics between women like  pink eye,e-coli and herpes (ocular herpes, it’s real). If a woman has a cut on her lip and tests out a lipstick shade at a store directly from the tube and five minutes later another woman tries on the same lipstick, there’s a chance the second woman will get a herpes blister on her lip soon after (quoted from an LA times article). Same goes for if she didn’t wash her hands and touched the lipstick, the second lady would ingest small fecal particles. Gross right? Most often than not, those beauty store testers are usually hoarding germs, bacteria, dust and occasionally infections.

If you must use the tester products be sure to use the plastic applicators, wash it off soon after and avoid getting it in your eyes, mouth, or nostrils. Then again, is it really worth it? What are your thoughts on this topic?!

photo credit: XcBiker

Today I came across the stylish w-bear down jackets from Parajumpers in Italy.

These jackets look stylish, super comfy, and are all the rage in the LA fashion scene right now.

They are also made with a fur trim made out of murmansky.

Murmansky fur? I had never heard of it, I just figured it was some funny name for a synthetic type of fur. Thats when I decided to do research. If you search murmansky into google and wikipedia not much shows up, but when looking for murmansky fur I came across this news article.
According to this article murmansky is… wait for it….

RACCOON DOG FUR.

“Murmansky (Nyctereutes Procyonides)”, or raccoon dog – a wild canid originally from eastern Siberia, northern China and Japan.

OMGWTF!!!

Once again citing the earlier BBC News article:

According to the Humane Society of the United States, which has carried out a large undercover investigation in Asia over the past few years, some Chinese manufacturers have admitted they would attach any label to the garments to make them more marketable.

The US organisation estimates that about two million dogs and cats are slaughtered in Asia each year and used in the clothing industry.

Personally, I think this is gross. Just more proof that you need to read labels and research before you buy!