| Everyone knows that everything contains | | | | commercially used parabens are synthetically |
| preservatives now days. Any time a manufacturer | | | | produced which by definition means they should not be |
| wants to avoid having their products spoil they will add | | | | used in any product that is considered "natural". |
| preservatives. One very common preservative is a | | | | Therefore, read your ingredients and know what you |
| kind called parabens. These preservatives are | | | | are putting on your skin. |
| considered safe because they have been used for a | | | | Parabens do not benefit you the consumer. They |
| long time without poisoning anyone. Both the European | | | | increase the shelf-life of the products which benefits |
| Union and the FDA have declared that parabens are | | | | the manufacturers and not you. |
| safe for consumers. | | | | In conclusion it is not good enough to say we think |
| So how often are people running into these | | | | these things are safe because we have used them |
| preservatives? A report by Elder within the Journal of | | | | safely for a long time. There are now many paraben |
| the American College of Toxicology, published in 1984, | | | | free products coming onto the market for those |
| it was estimated that parabens were used in over | | | | people that choose to no use parbens until their long |
| 13,200 different cosmetic products. Sounds like it was | | | | term effects are determined. We do not want to find |
| not easy in 1984 to find paraben free products. | | | | out later that these preservatives have been poisoning |
| The cosmetic industry thinks that these products are | | | | you all your life. If you would like to learn more about |
| safe. The debate over these preservatives and their | | | | paraben free products you can use or you can take |
| safety has caused many companies to seek | | | | advantage of my research and use my website. Either |
| alternative preservatives. Keep in mind that all | | | | way, always do your research. |