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10 Ingredients to Avoid in Personal Care Products

Butylene, Propylene Glycols –1-814-251-9966Butylene, Propylene Glycols –

inexpensive humectants that can take a toll on kidneys, cause depression, respiratory failure, even death

Hydroquinone –

can cause kidney and bladder disease

Sulfates –

linked to cancer

Formaldehyde preservatives –

BHT, Diazolidinyl Urea, DMDM

Parabens –

preservatives that have have estrogenic effect on the body and linked to breast and prostate cancers

Ethanolamines (DEA, MEA, TEA) –

inexpensive humectants that can take a toll on kidneys, cause depression, respiratory failure, even foaming agents and emulsifying stabilizers, linked to cancers

Petrolatum –

suffocates, occlusive and may cause weakness

Octyl Methoxycinnamate (OCM) –

inhibits Vitamin D absorption from sun

Benzoyl Peroxide –

weakens the skin and makes it susceptible to UV radiation damage, even skin cancer

Triclosan

antibacterial agent that may interfere with the metabolism of thyroid hormone and contribute to antibiotic resistance

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