Toxins in Personal Care Products – 4 Top Chemicals to Avoid and Why

 

One way to reduce the toxic load on the body is to be selective about personal care items containing harmful toxins.  There are many resources available, here are a few starting points.

 

The beauty industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that, until now, has had little other than cruelty to animals to worry about as a minor obstacle to their marketing campaigns.  The safety of beauty products has largely been taken for granted.

 

The low-down on what you put on your face and body:

  • Many beauty products are not well regulated
  • Many use varying mixtures of synthetically produced chemicals
  • Many of these synthetic chemicals have not been approved by regulation authorities, but find their way into product and onto shelves through loop holes in regulations
  • As much as a third of personal care products contain at least 1 chemical linked to cancer
  • Mineral oil and petroleum are the basic ingredients in many over the counter cosmetic products – these have their origins in fossil fuels.

 

Top 4 chemicals to avoid and why:

 

Sodium Laureth Sulphate – Banned in Europe and Central America

  • It is used because it makes things foam
  • It is found in toothpaste, shampoo, body and shower gels etc.
  • It’s a suspected carcinogen linked to kidney and liver damage, nervous system disruption, eczema and dermatitis

 

Parabens (methyl, propy., butyl & ethyl) – Banned in Japan and Sweden and under review in UK

  • It’s used as a preservative or germicide
  • It’s found in conditioners, hair gels, nail creams, foundations, mascara, facial masks, skin creams, deodorants, sunscreen and hair coloring
  • It’s a hormone disrupter – mimics natural estrogens that lead to cancer; linked to breast cancer, skin rashes

 

Formaldehyde Family – Diazolidinyl urea, 3-diol Imidazolidinyl urea, DMDM Hydantoin, Quaternium-15, Nitorpropane-1, Formalin, Methanol, Methyl aldehyde, Methylene Oxide etc. banned in Europe

  • It’s used because it’s a disinfectant, fungicide, germicide, defoamer and preservative
  • It’s found in shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, liquid hand wash, skin lotions, bubble bath, hair care
  • It can cause allergic reactions, dermatitis, headaches; it irritates mucous membranes, is linked to joint and chest pain, fatigue, dizziness and immune dysfunction

 

Phthalates – banned in Europe

  • Used because it makes plastic soft
  • Found in nail polish, hair-straighteners and sprays, body lotions and deodorants
  • It’s a carcinogen linked to birth defects, lowered sperm counts, damage to reproductive organs, lung, liver and kidney cancer

 

For natural clean products, I recommend Young Living, Melaluca and AMG Natually.  You can check your products by going to EWG skin deep

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Refrences:

Environmental working group

BioEnergetics Resouces

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