If parabens are harmful, why do so many skin and body care lines use them?

Parabens are used as a preservative. Without any preservatives most products would only have a shelf life of about a week or so.





There are a lot of things that are harmful and or being watched for possibly being unsafe in most skin and body care lines.





For example, did you know that most soaps, shampoos facial cleansers and bubble bath contain DEA (Diethanolamine), MEA (Monoethanolamine), TEA (Triethanolamine). These chemicals have been suspected of causing hormone disruption and research has shown a strong link with kidney and liver cancer. Cocamide DEA which is also used as a foam booster is also suspected of forming carcinogens when applied to the skin.


The following ingredients while sounding very different also have much in


common; diazolidinyl urea (or 3-diol diazolidinyl urea), 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1


(or bronopol), DMDM hydantoin , imidazolidinyl urea, quaternium-15. All of these products are preservatives that break down and release formaldehyde. A chemical that has been on classified by the EPA as a probable human carcinogen. Other side affects also connected include cause joint pain, allergies, depression, headaches, chest pain, ear infections, chronic fatigue, dizziness, loss of sleep, or even function as asthma triggers.





So what do you do? First and foremost educate yourself. Knowledge is power. Learn what ingredients are dangerous and then look for products that have more natural ingredients.





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