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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, DMDMParabens –
Preservatives that 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 the 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.
