Fact: Personal care product companies are not required to test their products for safety prior to selling them and can put in virtually anything they want. Not surprisingly, there are many ingredients that have been found to be harmful.
Action: To reduce exposure to carcinogens, neurotoxicants, and reproductive toxicants, purchase products that do not contain:
- Parabens
- Formaldehyde
- Triethanolamine and cocamide DEA
- PEGs
- Isopropanol
- 2-phenoxyethanol
- Benzethonium chloride
- Talc
- Phthalates
- Fragrance
Skin Deep safety guide to cosmetics and personal care products (brought to you by researchers at the Environmental Working Group) is a great resource for what type of chemicals are in over 25,000 products – you can search by product type, by brand etc. Find out more at www.cosmeticsdatabase.com.
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