There are approximately 82,000 ingredients used in personal care
products today. Research has found that one in eight of these
ingredients is an industrial chemical, which could be a carcinogen,
pesticide, reproductive toxin or hormone disruptor. I have found nasty
chemicals listed as ingredients even in many "natural" or otherwise
green branded products found in health food stores. It pays to read the
ingredients before buying, but of course you have to know what you're
looking for in that long list of barely pronounceable compounds.
The David Suzuki Foundation has a list of the "Dirty Dozen" chemicals
to avoid in the products you use (soaps, cosmetics etc.). You can
download a list of these to keep in your wallet (although it is pink and
girlified, unfortunately).
Auditing your bathroom cabinet and
keeping the list handy for your next purchases is a simple way to
decrease your exposure to chemicals linked to negative health effects.
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