75: Everyday Products You Need to Stay Away From

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Most people will spend 20 minutes reading the back of a cracker box but have never once flipped over the shampoo bottle sitting in their shower.

That gap between how we treat food and how we treat everyday personal care products is what I want to dig into in this episode. Shampoo, body wash, lotion, deodorant, laundry detergent. These are products most of us use every single day for years without ever asking what's actually in them or why.

I walk through the lens I use whenever I'm standing in a store deciding whether to bring a product home. It's not fear, and it's not paranoia about every ingredient. It's a simple question: why is this here, and does it serve a real purpose?

Sweat as a detox pathway, the aluminum question, the fabric softener that gave me a mystery rash, the matrix moment in the laundry aisle. All of it ties together.

If you've ever felt sick walking past the detergent shelf, you'll understand why by the end.

You’ll Learn:

[0:00] Introduction

[1:36] Why do we scrutinize food labels but blindly trust what we put on our skin?

[5:15] The lens to use when standing in a store deciding what comes home

[6:53] Shampoo is engineered for the sensory experience, not actually cleansing your hair

[8:44] Hair as an antenna, Samson, and the conspiracy behind widespread balding