How Scents are Playing Tricks on Your Hormones & What to do About it 😳
Do you remember how STRONG those mall stores (aka Bath & Body Works, Victorias Secret, etc.) smelled when you walked in? I used to live for those body sprays, candles, and perfumes! These days, I feel like I might actually die walking through the mall 😅.
And let me tell you, when I was in my 20's—struggling with cystic acne, missing periods, PCOS, night sweats, anxiety attacks (the list goes on)—I had no idea that my favorite scents were a big part of the problem. Who else has been there?!
THANKFULLY, there are so many alternatives these days and I wanted to share a few of my favorites. 💖
The Dirty Truth About Synthetic Fragrances!!!
Most of us know by now that synthetic fragrances and chemicals in perfumes, candles, and personal care products are hormone disruptors. They’re also called endocrine disruptors, and they can seriously mess with our bodies balance!
If you think of your body as a city and your hormones as the traffic signals that keep everything running smoothly, endocrine disruptors are sneaky lil hackers, they mess with those signals, making some too strong, others too weak, or completely changing them altogether.
Endocrine disrupting chemicals have been proven to contribute to:
⚠️ Hormone imbalances (mood swings and irregular cycles)
⚠️ Reproductive issues
⚠️ Acne, PMS (& PAINFUL periods), and infertility
⚠️ Increased risk of cancer
The BEST Thing You Can Do for Your Hormones?
1. Clean up your personal care products.
2. Ditch the synthetic perfumes & candles.
3. Choose products with non-toxic ingredients.
If this feels overwhelming, I got you! Apps like EWG and ThinkDirty make it so easy to check if your products are clean or if they’re secretly packed with hormone-disrupting junk. These apps do the work for you, so you don’t have to memorize a million ingredient names.
✨ This short section on my ShopMy page has a few of my top go-to non-toxic perfumes & candles including discount codes!
Here are some of my up-to-date fave non-toxic brands that I personally use and LOVE:
Clean Candle Queen is one of my favorite small businesses and has non-tox candles that actually smell amazing!
Pacifica has been my go-to non-toxic perfume/body spray for a while now (I just use on occasion because I’ve actually gotten use to NO scents, even if they’re non toxic)—and this one truly smells sooo good. I really like that island vanilla scent.
Salt and Stone is one of my favorite deodorant brands and they also have pretty clean, delish smelling candles.
Clearstem for all the clean, non pore clogging face, body (their body lotion smells like a spa IMO), and hair products. All non toxic fragrances.
I hope this helps inspire you to pick up a cleaner version or ditch a toxic product that isn’t serving you!!! <3
