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How Many Chemicals are You Wearing? 

by Janelle Sorensen

A recent study in the UK found that the average woman wears over 500 chemicals

on her body every day. Similar to the US, women douse themselves daily with

perfume, moisturizer, lotion, and a wide variety of cosmetics that altogether

contain hundreds of chemicals. Most of the women were completely oblivious to

the number of chemicals they were putting on. Do you know how many you wear?

Take a moment to figure it out. Look at the labels of all of the products you

use and count how many ingredients are listed. Then, add them all together.

Shampoo and conditioner = _______

Lotions and moisturizers = _______

Perfume or cologne = _______

Cosmetics = _______

Hair styling products = _______

Deodorant = _________

Other = ________

TOTAL = _______

Surprised? Most people are. But, don't take this number at face value. Here are

some important points to consider:

Some of the ingredients may be present in several of your products, so your

total number may not reflect the actual number of different chemicals you're

exposed to.

" Fragrance " is considered a trade secret. So, manufacturers can use a wide

variety of chemicals (sometimes over one hundred) to make up their signature

scent, but they don't have to list them in the ingredients. Given this fact, the

total number of chemicals you're wearing may be much larger than what you think

it is.

All of the chemicals in personal care products are not bad, but there are a

significant amount of commonly used ingredients that are especially risky to

your health. Avoid products that contain: " parabens " (Methyl-, ethyl-, propyl-

and butyl-parabens), coal tar colors (FD & C Blue 1, Green 3, Yellow 5 & 6; D & C

Red 33), Diethanolamine (cocamide DEA, TEA and MEA are related ingredients that

can be contaminated with DEA), Nonoxynol or nonylphenol ethoxylate, phthalates

(can be listed as DEHP, DHP, or DBP5 or hidden in " fragrance " ), DMDM hydantoin,

triclosan, sodum lauryl and laureth sulfates, toluene, formaldehyde, PEGs, and

anything with " glycol " or " methyl. " Learn more about these chemicals and find

safer products in the Environmental Working Group's Buying Guide and print a

Healthy Shopping Pocket Guide, so you always have the information on hand.

 

Link To Original Article:

http://tinyurl.com/yahndkh

 

 

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