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Cancer Causing Toxic Chemical Ingredients in Cosmetic and Skin Care Products
Toxic and often poisonous cancer causing chemicals which may cause chronic long term illness are found in skin care pro
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 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: 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
The product is described as containing "natural" herbal extracts. 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 synthetic chemicals in common everyday use!
Article TOXIC CHEMICAL Ingredient Detective For facts on specific toxic chemicals www.hazard.com/msds
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Chemicals in Cosmetics - Toxic Ingredients in Skin Care Products
Alcohol, Isopropyl (SD-40) Back to Top A very drying and irritating solvent and dehydrator that
strips your skin's natural acid mantle, making us more
vulnerable to bacteria, moulds and viruses. It is made
from propylene, a petroleum derivative. It may promote
brown spots and premature aging of skin.
Ammonium Laureth Sulfate (ALES) See Anionic Surfactants
See Sodium Laureth Sulfate
See Nitrosating Agents
Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate (ALS) Back to Top See Anionic Surfactants
See Sodium Laureth Sulfate
See Nitrosating Agents
Anionic Surfactants Anionic refers to the negative charge these surfactants
have. They may be contaminated with nitrosamines, which
Back to Top are carcinogenic. Surfactants can pose serious health
threats. They are used in car washes, as garage floor
cleaners and engine degreasers - and in 90% of
personal-care products that foam.
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Chemicals in Cosmetics - Toxic Ingredients in Skin Care Products
Stearalkonium chloride
Benzalkonium chloride
Cetrimonium chloride
Cetalkonium chloride
Lauryl dimonium hydrolysed collagen
See Formaldehyde
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Chemicals in Cosmetics - Toxic Ingredients in Skin Care Products
See 1,4-Dioxane
FD&C Colour Pigments Synthetic colours made from coal tar. Contain heavy
metal salts that deposit toxins onto the skin, causing
Back to Top skin sensitivity and irritation. Animal studies have
shown almost all of them to be carcinogenic.
Formaldehyde Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen (causes cancer).
Causes allergic, irritant and contact dermatitis,
Back to Top headaches and chronic fatigue. The vapour is extremely
irritating to the eyes, nose and throat (mucous
membranes).
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Chemicals in Cosmetics - Toxic Ingredients in Skin Care Products
Mineral Oil Petroleum by-product that coats the skin like plastic,
clogging the pores. Interferes with skin's ability to
Back to Top eliminate toxins, promoting acne and other disorders.
Slows down skin function and cell development, resulting
in premature aging. Used in many products (baby oil is
100% mineral oil!) Any mineral oil derivative can be
contaminated with cancer causing PAH's (Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbons). Manufacturers use petrolatum
because it is unbelievably cheap.
Mineral oil
Liquidum paraffinum (also known as posh mineral
oil!)
Paraffin oil
Paraffin wax
Petrolatum
Paraben preservatives (methyl, propyl, Used as inhibitors of microbial growth and to extend
butyl, and ethyl) shelf life of products. Widely used even though they are
known to be toxic. Have caused many allergic reactions
Back to Top and skin rashes. Highly toxic.
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Chemicals in Cosmetics - Toxic Ingredients in Skin Care Products
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) compounds Potentially carcinogenic petroleum ingredient that can
alter and reduce the skin's natural moisture factor.
Back to Top This could increase the appearance of aging and leave
you more vulnerable to bacteria. Used in cleansers to
dissolve oil and grease. It adjusts the melting point
and thickens products. Also used in caustic spray-on
oven cleaners. See Ethoxylated surfactants
Potassium Coco Hydrolysed Collagen See Anionic Surfactants
Propylene/Butylene Glycol Propylene glycol (PG) is a petroleum derivative. It
penetrates the skin and can weaken protein and cellular
Back to Top structure. Commonly used to make extracts from herbs. PG
is strong enough to remove barnacles from boats! The EPA
considers PG so toxic that it requires workers to wear
protective gloves, clothing and goggles and to dispose
of any PG solutions by burying them in the ground.
Stem Cell Nutrition ? Because PG penetrates the skin so quickly, the EPA warns
against skin contact to prevent consequences such as
brain, liver, and kidney abnormalities. But there isn't
even a warning label on products such as stick
deodorants, where the concentration is greater than in
most industrial applications.
Dimethicone
Dimethicone Copolyol
Cyclomethicone
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Chemicals in Cosmetics - Toxic Ingredients in Skin Care Products
Back to Top Animals exposed to SLS and ALS experience eye damage,
central nervous system depression, laboured breathing,
diarrhoea, severe skin irritation, and even death.
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Chemicals in Cosmetics - Toxic Ingredients in Skin Care Products
Description: Too many of the toiletries and cosmetics we use are carcinogenic cocktails of hazardous synthetic chemical compounds. Most of the
chemicals which go into our toiletries and skin care products are no different from the harsh toxic chemicals used in industry. Far from enhancing
our health they pose a daily threat to it and have the potential to accelerate the onset of cancer when toxic chemicals accumulate in the body.
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