10 THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER SEE
ON A BEAUTY PRODUCT INGREDIENT LIST
{"fragrance" is a dirty word}
Article by Heather Jadus
Photo Credit: Brigette Muller
Magazine: Issue #21
10 Things You Should NEVER See On A Beauty Product Ingredient List
There are many questionable items in many of our beauty and personal products. The names are long and confusing, the ingredient lists are long and confusing.....its so hard to work through it all.
Here's the main problem there are tens of thousands of ingredients in our beauty and personal products but only 20% of them have EVER been tested for safety. I know what your thinking. "What?? Are you kidding me??" Nope I am not kidding. Not at all. The cosmetics industry is completely self-regulated which is why slapping labels like Organic, Natural and Pure mean ABSOLUTELY nothing.
I could go on but instead I am going to give you a general rule guide to go by. Here are the steps.
1| Put ALL of your beauty/personal products into a pile (this includes ANYTHING that touches your skin or hair - e.g. shampoo, conditioner, moisturizer, all makeup etc. etc.)
2| Make sure none of the words below are included on their ingredients lists.
3| READY. SET. GO!
- Paraben (Methyl, Propyl, Butyl and Ethyl and more)
- Formaldehyde
- Phthalates
- PEGs (Propylene Glycol)
- Petroleum
- Synthetic Colors
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- Fragrance (Parfum, Aroma)
- PVP/VA Copolymer
- Stearalkonium Chloride
Most of the ingredients listed above are unsafe because they are either known carcinogens, possible carcinogens or they block the skin from releasing toxins. I want to highlight one of the things on the list: FRAGRANCE
The word Fragrance should NEVER EVER EVER be on an ingredient list. Due to the lack of laws in the US, the word "Fragrance" is considered to be trade secret therefore companies do not need to disclose what ingredients make up that word. There could be 10, 100 or even 1000 ingredients withing that word and you have no idea what they are. THIS scares the crap out of me and it should scare the crap out of you!
What's in your products?
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There has not been a federal law regulating cosmetic ingredients since 1938! Only 10% of the 12,000 or so ingredients commonly found in persoanl products have been tested for safety.
If you are a clean eater but you are slathering these toxic chemicals all over your body then you are doing it wrong! Do you have the time to do the research to see what's REALLY in your favorite makeup, skincare and personal products?
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