Toxic Ingredients to Avoid, Part 1 (1/6)

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Alpha-Hydroxy Acids or Exfoliating Agents are in makeup, skin creams, and facial peels. Such products can irritate the victim’s skin, leading to peeling and redness of the skin.

Aluminum is found in some makeup, deodorants, antiperspirants, and food. This ingredient can negatively affect the victim’s central nervous system with such disorders as Alzheimer’s Disease and other brain disorders.

Benzophenones are in personal care products and sunscreen. Products with this ingredient is likely to irritate the victim’s eyes, skin, and respiratory system.

Bisphenol A or BPA is found in bottles, plastic products and food containers. BPA can cause diabetes and heart disease. This endocrine disruptor can be very harmful to pregnant women and their babies, which can lead to cancer, birth defects, and disorders that affect the mother and baby’s normal development.

DEA, MEA, and TEA are in shampoo, body washes, skin creams, and shaving creams. Such ingredients are likely to be carcinogens.

1.4-Dioxane or Laureth-PEG or ethylene is in many plastic bottles, lotions, and shampoo, but it isn’t likely listed in the ingredients. This toxin is considered to be an endocrine disruptor and carcinogen. Moreover, ethoxylated wetting agents and foaming agents may have such toxin. It is likely to negatively affect the victim’s skin.

Fluoride is in toothpaste and tap water. It is considered to be a neurotoxin, which is an indication that is likely to negatively affect the victim’s brain. Therefore, it is likely to lead to central nervous disorders, such as Alzheimer’s Disease. It is considered to be a carcinogen, and it can lead to bone disease. It is often tested on animals.

Formaldehyde or Formalin is in antiperspirant, shampoo, nail polish, perfume, dyes, and other items. It is known to be a carcinogen and neurotoxin, which is likely to negatively affect the victim’s brain with various mental and brain disorders. Cosmetic preservatives, such as Quaternium 15, DMDM Hydantoin, contains formaldehyde or formalin.  

Glycerin

Lanolin is in moisturizers and skin creams. Although the ingredient is harmless, it is often used or mixed with certain chemicals that is used on the sheep’s wool. Another reason not to use products with lanolin is because of animal abuse and slaughter on cute sheep and lamb.

Laureth is in makeup. Cosmetics are likely to contain1.4 Dioxane, which is from the manufacturing process in making such products. Laureth is likely created from ethylene dioxide and lauryl alcohol.

Mineral Oil is in skin care products, moisturizers, and body oils. Baby Oil is considered to be 100% mineral oil. It comes from petroleum, which can negatively affect the victim’s skin with dry skin, clogged pores, acne problem, premature aging, and slowing development of new skin cells.

PABA or Para Amino Benzoic Acid is in sunscreens. It is also used as a dietary supplement. It has a lot of negative side effects, such as vomiting, nausea, dry skin, and reduction of Vitamin D from body.