| We all love color and we surround ourselves with our | | | | colorfast! So all those toxic heavy metals end up |
| favorite colors, in our clothes, our homes, our cars, and | | | | wreaking havoc in our bodies, by building up. |
| our offices. Colors can be soothing to our spirits, make | | | | Natural dyes would be a good alternative but they are |
| us feel happy or sad, or give us energy. We can send | | | | not colorfast and so a mordant must be used to make |
| silent messages to the people around us just by the | | | | them colorfast. The mordant has the same toxic |
| colors we choose for ourselves. | | | | heavy metals! |
| But, there is a problem with dye because it contains | | | | Low impact dyes are being used more and more |
| toxic heavy metals such as chrome, copper and zinc. | | | | because of the ability of the material to soak up |
| Yes, I know these metals are all natural but that | | | | almost all of the dye which greatly reduces the run off |
| doesn't make them any less toxic! Sometimes, dyes | | | | of the dye. The key words here are, "almost all," So, |
| also contain known or suspected carcinogens. Dyes | | | | our bodies are still getting a dose of the toxic heavy |
| run soaking into our bodies even if they are said to be | | | | metals albeit a much less amount. |