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15 Toxic Ingredients in Personal Care

posted by Mel, selected from Natural Solutions magazine Nov 9, 2009 5:02 pm

By now we’ve all heard that everything from hair serum to sunscreen can be teeming with troublesome toxins and crazy chemicals, and many concerned consumers already steer clear of products made with parabens, phthalates, and synthetic scents and colors. But there are hundreds of lesser-known ingredients hidden in many favorite products–some with the potential to wreak havoc on the environment and others that have been linked to breast cancer. Without a universal and enforceable natural or organic standard to regulate the beauty industry, even companies claiming to be natural often produce products laced with not-so-clean stuff.

For their 2nd Annual Beauty with a Conscience Awards, Natural Solutions magazine put its stamp of approval on 101 of the purest and best personal care products using guidelines developed in collaboration with Whole Foods Market, here is their list of the toxic ingredients that you don’t want in your products.

Next: Top 15 ingredients to avoid in personal care and beauty products

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Sakura l.

good advice

JE L.
  • JE L. says
  • Jan 27, 2010 8:45 PM

Thanks.

Tarryn S.

I knew about some of these but this is a real eye opener. I'm going to be reading labels alot more carefully and making a lot more of my own products...Thanks

Kate M.

Thanks for the info.

Andreas Kjallman

Hard to avoid all of them but will keep on trying!

David Cohen

Plus, makeup as a rule is only a deception, not an enhancement. Think about it.

David Cohen

You, go, Mel! 'Course, next time, we hope you can put it into one page. Smart subject to cover, with so many chuckleheads paying a price later in life for silly vanity early on. Good on you.

Jessica R.

very good article. i've been trying hard to avoid a lot of these ingredients but some i didn't know about so thank you for bringing to mine and the public's attention!

autla l.

I am not at all surprised.I buy most of my beauty supplies from the health store and avoid make-up by being wholesome and natural.

Bee Hive Lady

Not me. No worries here. I make all my own beauty products and the main ingredient is always raw honey from my own bee hives.

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