03/04/2026
If your cycles are all over the place and youāve been told itās ājust ageā... check your bathroom shelf.
Because hereās the uncomfortable truth: your skin is not a barrier. Itās a sponge.
The āSkin Spongeā effect means what you put on your body can absorb straight into your system (without your liver getting first dibs to filter it, like it does with food).
Day 4 is all about the Beauty Red Flags, and the biggest one I see in women over 35 is hiding in plain sight:
FRAGRANCE / PARFUM.
If a label says āfragranceā or āparfumā, it can legally cover 3,000+ mystery chemicals. This is where phthalates often sit, and they are linked with oxidative stress that drains the mitochondrial ābattery lifeā your eggs rely on.
No stress. No detox burnout.
Try my āFinish & Flipā method:
Use what you have. When itās 90% empty, thatās your trigger to buy the cleaner version.
Start with the Big Surface products that stay on all day:
Body lotion, deodorant, foundation.
Want my full Bathroom Audit + swaps list?
DM me PLASTIC and Iāll send the link directly.