Harmful Ingredients List
Your Guide to Choosing Safe Products
The following Harmful Ingredients List contains toxic and potentially cancer causing (carcinogenic) and hormone altering chemicals which are commonly found in personal care products including skin care products, cosmetics, soaps, shaving gels, shampoo's, conditioner's and toothpastes. Use these list to check your bathroom products for obvious and not so obvious toxic chemical ingredients. You may want to copy this page to check the ingredients on your current products and to help you select safer skin care products and non toxic natural beauty products next time you shop...or you may want to do what I did by getting this handy little non toxic product reference book. I love to study this little book and even take it shopping with me. It takes all the guess work out of choosing safe personal care products.
Diethanolamine (DEA), found in shampoos, body washes, bubble bath, and shaving cream.
A Little Anti Freeze or Drano...Anyone?That is what you are essentially doing when you use products with Propylene Glycol or Ethylene Glycol or Sodium Hydroxide which are primary ingredients of most antifreeze and drain cleaners. These chemicals are among the top offenders from my harmful ingredients list because they are found in so many of your lotions, hair products, cleansers, cosmetics and even your toothpaste. Every day, we use soaps and body washes, creams, lotions, makeup and other products, one on top of the other, to make ourselves look prettier (or more handsome), younger, erase blemishes, smell better, feel sexier and to attract, or keep, the perfect partner. Looking well-groomed and attractive is important. It’s good for your self esteem too. Not all the ingredients in the products that make you beautiful and sexier are good for your health. It can be difficult to decipher the ingredient labels on toiletries and bathroom products. Personal Care Product Labels Can Be ConfusingMany cosmetic and personal care companies use labeling and images that lead a consumer to think their products are organic based or natural and healthy. But...buyer beware! Their ingredients may very well be deadly!For example, take a look at this
spreadsheet comparing hazard scores
of some "Organic Cheater" Brand Products compared to Dr.Bonner's Teens Are Especially at RiskParents should be especially aware of the toxic ingredients in cosmetics with their teenagers. Environmental Working Group (September 2008) detected 16 chemicals from 4 chemical families - phthalates, triclosan, parabens, and musks - in blood and urine samples from 20 teen girls aged 14-19. Studies link these chemicals to potential health effects including cancer and hormone disruption. These tests feature first-ever exposure data for parabens in teens, and indicate that young women are widely exposed to this common class of cosmetic preservatives, with 2 parabens, methylparaben and propylparaben, detected in every single girl tested.How To Find Safe ProductsHow do you find out about a company’s commitment to the health and safety of their products?Search for companies that produce natural and organic cosmetics, skin and body care products. First check the ingredients in their products to make sure they’re all safe and healthy. After the ingredients pass the test, investigate the company. What is their mission? What are they committed to? Do they also produce product lines that contain synthetic ingredients and chemical preservatives? Or are they committed to using only the purest and safest ingredients (not on this harmful ingredients list) in all their products? Are they careful about the quality of ingredients they receive from their suppliers? This sounds like a lot of work … and it is! You can do the research yourself using the harmful ingredients list found on this page, or you can find someone who has already done the work for you!
Dying To Look Good, by Dr. Christine H. Farlow,
presents the disturbing truth about ..."What's Really in Your Cosmetics, Toiletries and Personal Care products and what you can do about it. This guide will give you the information you need to choose safe cosmetics and personal care products. You can protect your family's health by getting this complete guide. I won't go shopping again without it!If you don't get this book, please copy the harmful ingredients lists on this page. Be sure to also look at the frank and hidden harmful ingredients list below which may also be found in your personal care products.
Harmful Ingredients List Part ll
This harmful ingredients list is not exhaustive and these ingredients may be found in numerous other personal care products than those listed on this page. Be sure to check your labels carefully! |
