The Dangers in Personal Beauty & Body Products Today

As we begin to learn how to eat healthier, exercise more, and just take better care of ourselves, we must also consider what’s in the products we use on our bodies. The skin is the largest of the human organs and can quickly absorb unhealthy chemicals. A study found that women absorb up to 5lbs of damaging chemicals a year, thanks to beauty products. Some of the man-made compounds found in our everyday products such as deodorant, face cream, and even tooth paste have been linked to cancer, while others may irritate the skin or even cause it to age prematurely.

Unlike food, beauty products go directly onto your body and can quickly absorbed by your skin. There is no saliva or stomach acids to lessen any unhealthy effects. Your body doesn’t know what to do with these chemicals, so your body moves it around where it can be absorbed into your blood system, organs, many places they do not belong.

Here is a list of the Dirty Dozen hazardous ingredients found in beauty products: BHA and BHT· Coal tar dyes· DEA, Cocamide DEA and Lauramide DEA· Dibutyl phthalate· Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives· Parabens· Parfum· PEGs· Petrolatum· Siloxanes· Sodium laureth sulfate· Triclosan.