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Ingredients

HARMFUL INGREDIENTS

The following are a list of harmful ingredients used in everyday cosmetic and skincare products. This is only a suggested list of harmful ingredients to avoid if at all possible:

PARABENS

Top of the list as one of the ingredients most widely know to cause reaction. Used as inhibitors of microbial growth and to extend shelf life of products. Widely used even though they are known to be toxic. Have caused many allergic reactions and skin rashes. Highly toxic.

Check your label for the following:

Ethyl Paraben
Methyl Paraben
Butyl Paraben
Propyl Paraben

Found in almost all skin care and cosmetics products including shampoos, toothpastes and baby products.

SODIUM LAURETH SULPHATE (CANCER RISK)

Another highly popular harmful ingredient which is commonly used commercially to remove grease from car engines and as an industrial cleaner. It is used in laboratories to illicit skin reactions for testing. Check your label for;

Sodium Lauryl Sulphate
Sodium Laureth Sufate'
SLS

Ammonium Laureth Sulphate (family of SLS)

Found in toothpastes, most cleansers such as soaps, shower gels, shampoos and bubble baths and in baby products. Not as bad as SLS but when combined with other chemicals can create nitrosamines, a potent form of carcinogens. It is frequently disguised in semi-natural products as "comes from coconut"

BHT - Butylated Hydroxytoluene

Found in sun lotions, lipstick, face creams and mascara. Research indicates that it is a possible allergen, is linked to possible behavioural effects and reproductive problems. It is not allowed in baby foods. Causes allergic contact dermatitis. Contains toluene. See Toluene

Formaldehyde

Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen (causes cancer). Causes allergic, irritant and contact dermatitis, headaches and chronic fatigue. The vapour is extremely irritating to the eyes, nose and throat (mucous membranes).

DEA, MEA, TEA

Often used in cosmetics to adjust the pH, and used with many fatty acids to convert acid to salt (stearate), which then becomes the base for a cleanser. TEA causes allergic reactions including eye problems, dryness of hair and skin, and could be toxic if absorbed into the body over a long period of time.

These chemicals are already restricted in Europe due to known carcinogenic effects. Dr. Samuel Epstein (Professor of Environmental Health at the University of Illinois) says that repeated skin applications . . . of DEA-based detergents resulted in a major increase in the incidence of liver and kidney cancer.

Talc

Scientific studies have shown that routine application of talcum powder in the genital area is associated with a three-to-fourfold increase in the development of ovarian cancer.

Toluene

Found in lacquers and nail polish. From Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS): POISON! DANGER! HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED. HARMFUL IF INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. Research indicates that it is a skin irritant and may cause liver damage, narcotic in high concentrations, toluene is volatile, flammable and attached the central nervous system, eyes, blood, liver, kidneys and skin. Occupational studies show exposed women likely to experience spontaneous abortions.