The Dirty Dozen

Posted on May 20, 2008 by surely.
Categories: Tip-sy Tuesday.

I recent ran across this article: The Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics.

In the article, Catherine Zandonella, lists 12 chemicals you should avoid in cosmetics:

  1. Antibacterials
  2. Coal Tar
  3. Diethanolamine (DEA)
  4. 1,4-Dioxane
  5. Formaldehyde
  6. Fragrance
  7. Lead and Mercury
  8. Nanoparticles
  9. Parabens
  10. Petroleum Distillates
  11. P-Phenylenediamine
  12. Hydroquinone

It’s scary to think that some of the items in the list are actually in our cosmetics. But, they are. And many of them will have a worse effect on growing babies and children. It pays to read your labels.

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