Switch to organic creams, ointments and balms will significantly reduce exposure to the phthalates found so abundantly in cosmetics, skin lotions, shampoos and bath gels.
With all that your skin protects you from, it may be difficult to remember that it is not plastic! It ‘eats’ and ‘drinks’, in that it absorbs more than you're likely aware of.
What we put on our skin ends up in our bloodstream. Intelligent use of organic topical creams, balms and ointments avoids turning our bodies into a toxic dump.