How Do You Pronounce That?

Everywhere I turn, I hear about ingredients that are in our food that are bad for us.  There are also terrible things in our cosmetics that I wanted to bring to your attention!  Here is the list of the culprits:

• Parabens or any ingredient ending in -‘paraben‘: I found about these guys a little while ago…check out my previous post HERE.  Parabens are known to be a hormone disruptor and has been found in breast cancer cells.
• Mineral Oil: this byproduct of the petroleum industry clogs your pores.
• Methylcloroisothiazolinone: First rule of thumb – if you can’t pronounce it, more than likely it shouldn’t be in your products.  This is an allergen and can be toxic to your nervous system
• ‘PEG’ and anything ending in ‘-eth’, TEA (triethanolamine) and 1,4 dioxane: found in shampoos, hairspray, skin cream, sunscreen and BABY SOAP!! – has toxic contaminants that are linked to cancer.
• Laureth sulfate: these toxic contaminants found in shampoo, hair detanglers, body sprays, lotions and liquid soap can cause skin reactions.
• Triclosan and triclocarban: these culprits are in hand sanitizers and antibacterial soap (WHAAAAA!) – they are known to damage our environment, they are a thyroid disruptor and cause skin irritation and dryness.  They lost me at thyroid disruptor.
• Scents that are not marked ‘phthalate free’: don’t spray them on your body!  They contain formaldehyde and phthalates = TOXINS.  “Wow, you smell fabulous!  It must be the formaldehyde…”  Just sayin’
• Diaminobenzene and Formaldehyde & ammonia: Check your nail polishes, nail polish removers, hair dyes and perfumes…these are toxic to humans!!
• Oxybenzone and Cinnamates: these buggers are known to damage cell protein and DNA as well as disrupt hormones…seriously guys…this is insane!  Check your sunscreen – both lotions and sprays MOSTLY ONES MARKETED FOR USE ON CHILDREN.  I want to vomit.  Now you NEED to read my post on TruKid products HERE!
• Glycolic, AHA and BHA acids: anything with “acid” makes me wonder, although I have had glycollic peels in the past…NO MORE!  Worst case scenario they can cause permanent damage – otherwise they can possible only cause photosensitivity, irritation and redness.  (insert sarcasm here…only???)  You know where these are found – all of the trendy anti-aging creams, serums and peels.

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There are so many better products out there, that don’t cost a lot of money, that are SO MUCH better for us!!

I am on the search for better products for you and me!  I will report back with my findings.

If you have any products that you would like to recommend, I would love to hear about them!  Please post in the comments section

Please note: resources are from EWG.org, Cosmetic Ingredient Review, and Organic Consumers Association.  I write about these things because I want everyone to know.  I am, in no means, an expert on any of these items.