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Author: | Dirt Doctor [ Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:48 am ] |
Post subject: | Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics - Ingredient Directory Index |
Do this simple exercise on a few of the personal care products you and your loved ones use on an everyday basis. It could be your toothpaste, shampoo or a moisturizing cream or deodorant. See how many of the toxic ingredients listed in the table below you can find in your cosmetics and personal care products. Here is a typical list on a jar of common hand cream the product is described as containing "natural" herbal extracts Water, - Stearic Acid, - Sorbitol, -Glycerin, - C-12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, - Sodium Borate -TEA, - Cetyl Alcohol, - Dimethicone, - Aloe Vera, - Phenoxyethanol, - Propylene Glycol, -Quince Extract, - Tocopheryl Acetate, - Potassium Sorbate, - EDTA, - Allantoin, - Methyl Paraben, - Propyl Paraben, - Butyl Paraben, - Menthol YOU do your own exercise and see how many toxic chemicals you can find in your products that are listed below. Remember this is just a partial list of the tens of thousands of chemicals in common use - some 85,000 of them now at last count! 1,4-dioxane 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (Bronopol) Alcohol, Isopropyl (SD-40) Ammonium Laureth Sulfate (ALES) Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate (ALS) Anionic Surfactants Benzalkonium Chloride Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) Cationic surfactants Cetalkonium chloride Chloromethylisothiazolinone & Isothiazolinone Cocoamidopropyl Betaine Cocoyl Sarcosine Cyclomethicone DEA (diethanolamine) Diazolidinyl urea Dimethicone Disodium Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate DMDM Hydantoin Ethoxylated surfactants FD&C Colour Pigments Formaldehyde Fragrance Hydrolysed Animal Protein Imidazolidinyl Urea Isopropyl Palmitate Lanolin Lauryl dimonium hydrolysed collagen Lauryl or Cocoyl Sarcosine Lauryl Sarcosine Liquidum Paraffinum MEA compounds Methylisothiazolinone Methylchloroisothiazolinone Mineral Oil Nitrosating Agents Paraben preservatives (methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl) Paraffin wax/oil Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) compounds Propylene/Butylene Glycol PVP/VA Copolymer Quaternium-7, 15, 31, 60, etc Rancid Natural Emollients Sodium Cocoyl Sarcosinate Silicone derived emollients Sodium Hydroxide Sodium Laureth Sulfate SLES Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate Stearalkonium Chloride Talc TEA (Triethanolamine) Laureth Sulfate Toluene For facts on specific toxic chemicals http://www.hazard.com/msds/ |
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