| | | | | deodorants or other cosmetics containing the |
| I’m sure by now, whether from me or someone | | | | preservative. |
| else you have heard about the need to seek out | | | | |
| paraben free products. | | | | There is more evidence that we should push for the |
| | | | | use of paraben free products also. |
| What is paraben, and why the need to rid them from | | | | |
| your cosmetics products? | | | | Parabens have been linked to endocrine system |
| | | | | disruption because of the chemicals estrogenic activity. |
| If you don’t know the answers to those questions | | | | |
| then hold on tight, because the answers may startle | | | | This is suspected in playing a role in some cases of |
| you. | | | | male reproductive tract and breast cancer. |
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| The reason that there is such a strong pitch for | | | | |
| paraben free products is the because of the inherent | | | | What is paraben used in other than deodorants? |
| health risks involve with using these chemical additives | | | | |
| in products that are meant to be absorbed through the | | | | Almost everything that you put on your hair or your |
| skin. | | | | body contains parabens. |
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| Almost every line of cosmetics currently utilizes at | | | | Shampoos, shower gels, moisturizers, shaving gels, |
| least one of these chemicals in each and every one of | | | | toothpaste, personal lubricants, spray tanning solution, |
| its products. | | | | and topical cosmetics and pharmaceuticals to name |
| | | | | just a few of the products which contain these |
| What is paraben? | | | | poisons. |
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| Parabens are a group of chemicals which are widely | | | | There are a few cosmetics manufacturers that |
| used in the cosmetics industry as preservatives. | | | | believe that it is the right of the consumers to be able |
| | | | | to be free of the risk involved with the use of these |
| They have strong antibacterial and antifungal | | | | preservative agents. |
| properties which makes them a popular additive. | | | | |
| | | | | The members of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, |
| They are also relatively low cost ingredients, which | | | | which is governed by the European Union, are a small |
| may also help explain their popularity. | | | | group of companies that are committed to bringing you |
| | | | | paraben free products. |
| If they are so popular and cost effective, why would | | | | |
| there be a push for paraben free products? | | | | The members of the compact are changing the way |
| | | | | that cosmetic products are made by using truly natural |
| | | | | ingredients in their products. |
| Because for one thing, parabens are believed to be | | | | |
| the cause for the development of certain kinds of | | | | Even their antifungal and antibacterial agents are |
| cancers, particularly breast cancer. | | | | organic, including grape seed oil and active New |
| | | | | Zealand Manuka honey. |
| They also cause many other serious but less severe | | | | |
| ailments. | | | | These companies are designing products for a |
| | | | | healthier world. |
| What is parabens link to breast cancer? | | | | |
| | | | | So to give you an answer to what is paraben, I simply |
| In one scientific study concerning breast tumors, | | | | reply that they are something that we do not have to |
| parabens were literally found inside several of the | | | | have in our cosmetics. |
| tumors. | | | | |
| | | | | Join the companies of the Compact, and make |
| It is suspected, but never proven, that the parabens in | | | | paraben free products a part of your life today. |
| the breast got there from the use of underarm | | | | |