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List Of Ingredients To Avoid


DMDM Hydantoin and Urea: 2 preservatives that release formaldehyde which may cause joint pain, cancer, skin reactions, allergies, depression, headaches, chest pains, ear infections, chronic fatigue, dizziness and insomnia.

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) (SLES): Used in car washes, garage floor cleaners, engine degreasers and 90% of personal-care products that foam. Eye damage, depression, labored breathing, diarrhea, skin irritation and even death.

Sunscreen chemicals: Avobenzone, benzphenone, ethoxycinnamate, PABA are commonly used ingredients that are known free radical generators and are believed to damage DNA or lead to cancers.

Triclosan: Synthetic antibacterial ingredient. EPA registers it as a pesticide, posing risks to human health and environment. Classified as a chlorophenol, chemicals suspected of causing cancer in humans.

PEG(Polyethylene glycol): Made by ethoxylating Propylene Glycol. Dangerous levels of dioxin have been found as a by-product of the ethoxylations process. PEGs are in everything including personal car, baby car and sunscreens.

Phthalates: Found in many products, usually not listed on labels. Health effects include damage to liver/ kidneys, birth defects, decreased sperm counts and early breast development is boys and girls.

Propylene Glycol(PG) and Butylene Glycol: Petroleum plastics. EPA considers PG so toxic it requires gloves, clothing, goggles and disposal by burying. EPA warns against skin contact to prevent brain, liver and kidney abnormalities.

FD&C Color and Pigments: Synthetic colors from coal tar contain heavy metal salts that deposit toxins in skin, causing skin sensitivity/irritation. Absorption can cause depletion of oxygen and death. Animals studies show almost all are carcinogenic.

Parabens (Methyl, Butyl, Ethyl, Propyl) Used as preservatives. Not always labeled. Used in deodorants and other skin care products. They have been found in breast cancer tumors. May contribute to sterility in males, hormone imbalance in females and early puberty.

Dioxin: Won't appear in ingredients. Often in antiabacterial ingredients like triclosan, emulsifiers, PEGs and ethoxylated cleansers like sodium laureth sulfate. Dioxin causes cancer, reduced immunity, nervous system disorders, miscarriages and birth deformity.

Benzoyl Peroxide: Used in acne products, possible tumor promoter. May act as mutagen; produces DNA damage in human and other mammalian cells. Also, toxic by inhalation. Eye, skin and respiratory irritant.

DEA (Diethanolamine), MEA(Monoethanolamine) and TEA (Triethanolamine) This foam booster is a skin/ eye irritant and causes contact dermatitis . Easily absorbed through skin to accumulate in body organs and the brain.

And if that's not enough you may want to avoid these top 10 compounds found in food:


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