There are some products we use every day, and there are others we use only occasionally. I've made my peace with the idea that I won't worry about the stuff I use only occasionally, I'll just worry about the stuff I use daily. I figure quantity of product and frequency of exposure are important factors in determining just how toxic a given product will be to me.
I don't use a daily skin moisturizer, nor do I wear makeup every day. I'll rub a moisturizer on my skin if it's dry enough to itch, otherwise I don't worry about it. I'll wear makeup for a dance performance or a situation where I need to look a little dressier (such as my stepfather's recent funeral), but it's not part of my daily lifestyle. I had a facial a few days ago, and the aesthetician was shocked when I told her I don't use ANY moisturizing products on my face.
A recent medical study triggered quite a lot of public interest. It talks about how personal care products such as shampoos, lotions, soaps, and other products can contain ingredients such as lavendar and tea tree oil which mimic the effects of estrogen in the body:
http://health.msn.com/healthnews/art...ntid=100138498
In particular, the study showed that such products can cause gynecomastia (enlarged breasts) in men and boys.
This is something that women should care about too, since an imbalance of estrogen and progesterone in the body can cause certain health problems such as migraine headaches and insomnia (read the book Hormone Balance Made Simple by John Lee), plus estrogen can fuel certain types of breast cancer.