| Paraben free products are now becoming more | | | | determine whether paraben free products are worth |
| readily available on the open market, which has given | | | | your money. Parabens are preservatives which are |
| rise to a heated debate over whether they are really | | | | used in a variety of modern products from creams, |
| necessary. On one side of the issue you have the | | | | lotions, soaps, and shampoos to prepackaged foods. |
| manufacturers who use these preservatives to make | | | | Parabens are cheap preservatives which extend the |
| their products more marketable. On the other side are | | | | shelf life of these products, making it possible for |
| the consumers and industry watchdogs that claim | | | | manufacturers to leave them sitting on store shelves |
| parabens are linked to cancer and other health | | | | for longer periods of time. This saves money as |
| problems. | | | | without the preservatives, many of these products |
| What is Paraben? | | | | would expire before they have a chance to be |
| This is where you have to start if you want to | | | | purchased and used by consumers. |