Thursday, 1 January 2015

Beauty Myths No.11 - Detox


Detox products. 


Detox creams.


 Detox teas. 


Detox pads for your feet. 


Detox hair straighteners.


Enough. If your body was 'full of toxins' you would at best, be very ill and at worst, dead. See: septicemia.

The word 'detox' belongs in a hospital or drug-dependency unit.

If you mean 'keep yourself as healthy as possible' then...
  • keep hydrated - with water. Diet coke doesn't count people.
  • don't smoke
  • eat well
  • exercise (or just go for a bloody walk/have a good regular stretching session)
  • get enough sunshine or supplement with vitamin D
Leave the rest to your lungs, kidneys, skin and liver.*

Stop hijacking the word to sell more product.









*Obviously if any of those are compromised in you, my apologies, I'm not referring to you. That's what doctors are for.






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24 comments:

  1. Sarah1 January 2015 at 15:06

    If you find drinking water boring, I really recommend herbal teas - peppermint and fennel have done wonders for my IBS! x

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    1. Anonymous1 January 2015 at 15:34

      I agree! Lemon balm tea also does wonders if you are feeling stressed too x

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  2. Holly1 January 2015 at 15:31

    haha, loved this post! the amount of 'detox' focused emails i've had in my inbox so far has been a joke!

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  3. Anonymous1 January 2015 at 15:34

    Detox pads for your feet! Whatever next?

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  4. mircautility1 January 2015 at 15:39

    Or go for no 1, sweat a lot and the "toxins" are out. Then top up on water again. It's not a rocket science... Simples Mirka cmuck

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  5. Allison Schmidt1 January 2015 at 16:00

    I never understood why people think that they can detox through a cleanser or mask. Um no.
    Allison from www.mercuteify.com

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  6. Anonymous1 January 2015 at 16:31

    Bravo for the post! I also believe that "detox" was an abused and over-used notion recently, taking the focus from the basic common knowledge on what should one do to keep healthy.

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  7. Jaime | GirlLovesGloss.com 1 January 2015 at 16:34

    Amen sister!

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  8. Anonymous1 January 2015 at 18:08

    Hehehehe love the gifs!

    And yeah, you would think that our insides were black and rotting by how much blogs/magazines/your neighbour from 3A go on about detox!

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  9. Anonymous1 January 2015 at 18:32

    Amen! On another note, I've seen you've written about Paula Begoun before and just want to ask how much you would consider her reviews when buying natural/organic skin care products? Paula and her team completely slashes brands like REN, Decleor, and Tata Harper (that I've seen you're using) in the Beautypedia. What's your take on that?

    Thanks for a great blog! :)

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    1. Unknown2 January 2015 at 09:32

      They certainly seem to hate most things. I don't. That's my take. ☺️

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  10. burntcopper1 January 2015 at 18:38

    As ever, my response to the word 'detox' is a shocked 'I didn't know you were coming off heroin!' It normally gets a confused face, to which I go 'but you said you were detoxing. that's what the word means...'

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  11. Doctor Anne1 January 2015 at 18:41

    That made me laugh so hard!
    I am a physician, and sometimes reading the claims on products is just too much.

    LindaLibraLoca: Beauty, Baby and Backpacking

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  12. wqr23tq4wa1 January 2015 at 19:16

    I love you for this post even more then I already did. I always suspected that my body could not just be a mere walking container of toxins ;)

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  13. Divya Thompson1 January 2015 at 22:50

    Love this! And perfectly timed too!

    www.peonyandpeach.blogspot.com

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  14. Jamila1 January 2015 at 23:20

    You need to publish the Caroline Hirons bible! Love this!!!

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  15. Unknown2 January 2015 at 04:35

    I hate the juice cleanses that claim to detoxify as well. I'm sure your body can get rid of something you ingested if it's bad for you!

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  16. Unknown2 January 2015 at 07:24

    Bless you Ms Hirons you wonderful lady you!

    x

    Becoming Becca

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  17. lisalovesowls2 January 2015 at 12:10

    HAHAHAHAHA I read this and the next minute an eMail floats in my inbox and guess what it says?
    Detox needed - ASAP.
    yeah right. don't let the hirons read this.

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  18. by-pippa2 January 2015 at 21:03

    I love reading your blog Caroline, your no nonsense and straight to the point writing style is perfect!

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  19. Unknown2 January 2015 at 21:59

    Well said! x
    http://my--socalledlife.blogspot.com.es/

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  20. Anonymous2 January 2015 at 23:30

    Part of me wishes you went into more detail, the rest of me loves that you kept it concise. Regardless, I love it. Hope 2014 is treating you well! xo

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  21. mandyjacks5 January 2015 at 01:42

    AMEN. A.M.E.N. amenamenamenamenamen A TO THE MEN.

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  22. CDNpharmer5 January 2015 at 17:53

    Caroline, absolutely love your blog, you've helped my skin so much a thank you doesn't seem like enough!

    I always "loved" this time of year working as a pharmacist when people wanted a recommendation on a "cleanse". I wouldn't suggest anything corporate brought in and suggested maybe think about quitting smoking...working at hospital is so much more rewarding!

    An interesting article from a colleague: https://twitter.com/PharmacistScott/status/550831116555661312

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