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10 MOST
COMMON CHEMICAL INGREDIENTS in skin products |
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If you look
at the ingredients of every skin-care product you currently
own or almost all supposed "healthy" and expensive skin-care
products sold in any store, you will find a combination of the
following dangerous, chemical and synthetic ingredients.
Please keep in mind that when you use ANYTHING on your skin or
hair, ALL of the ingredients absorb into your body. Skin
absorption is so potent that an increasing number of medicines
are in patch form.
Applying creams and oils is NO DIFFERENT from eating
them, because they enter the blood-stream regardless if they
are ingested in the mouth or absorbed through the skin! |
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1) Methyl,
Propyl, Butyl, and Ethyl Paraben |
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Some combination
of these synthetic ingredients are in almost EVERY skin and
hair product made today. Widely known to be highly toxic and
cause allergic/skin reactions. Companies use this dangerous
ingredient, because it is extremely cheap and extends the
shelf life of the product by inhibiting microbial growth.
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2) Propylene Glycol |
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This
Petroleum by-product is a synthetic ingredient used as a
humectant. Also used as an INDUSTRIAL ANTI-FREEZE to de-ice
airplanes!!! This toxic ingredient causes many allergic
reactions. Research data states that through skin contact it
can cause "liver abnormalities and kidney damage."
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3) DMDM Hydrantoin |
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A Petro-chemical used as an
ANTI-FREEZE in cars.
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4) Sodium Laurel Sulfate |
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This highly toxic synthetic
substance (used for foaming abilities) causes urinary tract,
bladder and kidney infections, genital disorders, eye
irritations, skin rashes, hair loss, scalp scurf similar to
dandruff, and allergic reactions.
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5) Synthetic Colors |
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Labeled as FD&C or D&C, followed
by a color number such as FD&C Red 6. These highly toxic
substances are usually coal-tar based and have been linked as
cancer causing agents.
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6) Synthetic Fragrances |
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Most Products will simply say
"Fragrance" which means any combination of the cheapest 200
synthetic, toxic ingredients the company can find. Causes
headaches, dizziness, rashes, violent coughing, vomiting, skin
irritations etc...
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7) Triethanolamine (TEA)/Diethanolamine
(DEA) |
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Used to adjust the pH balance, but
toxic and causes eye problems, and dryness of skin and hair.
DEA has been linked with kidney, liver and other organ damage
according to several government-funded research. One study
found that the topical application of DEA in rodents resulted
in anemia, kidney degeneration, and nerve damage to the brain
and spinal cord. (Melnick et al., 1994) Even more disturbing
was that several animals died before the study ended.
Approximately 200 million pounds of DEA are produced annually
in the U.S., most of which goes into personal care products. (USITC,
1990).
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8) Imidazolidinyl Urea and Diazolidinyl
Urea |
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Used as a a preservative, but a
primary cause of contact dermatitis. You might see these
toxic chemicals under the names Germall II and Germall 115,
which release formaldehyde at just over 10°.
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9) Behentrimonium Chloride |
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Toxic ammonia compound. Ingestion
can be fatal. Concentrations as low as0.1% can be irritating
to the eyes and cause necrosis (tissue death) of mucus
membranes.
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10) Titanium, Zirconium, Benzalkonium,
Bismuth, Antimony (*1), Barium (*2), Aluminum, Tin, Chromium,
Benzene & PCBs.
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According to Dr. Hulda Reghi
Clark, all of these ingredients are extremely dangerous. *1 -
Breast cancer cases show Titanium, Zirconium, Benzalkonium,
Bismuth, Antimony, and Aluminum accumulation in the breast. *2
-Barium is described in the Merck Index as a "caution". ALL
water or acid soluble Barium is POISONOUS! 10ed. P.139, 1983.
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