"Women for the most part thought that someone was minding the store in terms of the ingredients in cosmetics," said Janet Nudelman, a policy director at the non-profit Breast Cancer Fund in San Francisco. That's not happening, she said.
The good stuff imo from the article:
Chemicals to you should avoid
Dibutyl phthalate
Risks: Prohibited for use in cosmetics in the EU; possible human reproductive or developmental toxin; endocrine disruptor
Found in: Nail polish
DEA (diethanolamine) and TEA (triethanolamine)
Risks: Can form carcinogens, cause skin irritation
Found in: All varieties of personal care products
Toluene
Risks: Possible human reproductive or developmental toxin
Found in: Nail polish
Acrylamide
Risks: Possible human carcinogen; restricted in EU cosmetics
Found in: Moisturizers, conditioners, skin masks
BHA (also called butylhydroxy anisole, BHA/BHT, butylhydroxyanisol)
Risks: Possible human carcinogen; endocrine disruptor
Found in: Various types of makeup, moisturizer, conditioner, etc.
Formaldehyde
Risks: Known human carcinogen
Found in: Nail polish
Parabens (methyl, butyl or propyl)
Risks: Still being determined; possible allergen, possible endocrine disrupter
Found in: All varieties of personal care products
Safer products
Some of the companies pledging to eliminate chemicals that can cause cancer, mutations or birth defects: The Body Shop, Burt's Bees, Kiss My Face, Aubrey Organics, Avalon Natural Products
Exposure
People are exposed to the chemicals by: absorbing them through their skin, ingesting them, inhaling fumes, and releasing them into the environment where they become part of the food chain.
Full article on breast cancer and cosmetics
- Links from breast cancer and cosmetics articles:
- breast cancer and cosmetics fda
- breast cancer and cosmetics industry
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