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Choosing Paraben Free Beauty Products

By Claudine Hodges


Finding safe cosmetics is becoming easier all the time. This is because manufacturers are responding to increasing demand from consumers for paraben free beauty products. They can be used by anyone and many feel they are safer than using products which contain potentially harmful chemicals. Many have concerns that these artificial chemicals have not been properly tested and have only been tested in isolation whereas our bodies are exposed to mixtures of them.

People are trying to avoid parabens as they have become controversial. They are a type of preservative added to thousands of personal health and beauty items. From deodorant to toothpaste, sunscreen and make-up all of the contained parabens. That was until scientific research suggested they may be more harmful than was previously thought.

One of the worst potential problems is the link with breast cancer. It is too early to say whether there is a causal role for these preservatives in the development of cancer, more work needs to be done. However, traces of the chemicals have been found in tumors removed from breast cancer patients.

It is also thought that they may effect hormone production. The endocrine system may be affected by these chemicals. This is potentially very serious as all kinds of bodily functions are governed by the endocrine system. It is responsible for hormone production and includes the adrenal gland, pituitary, thyroid and pancreas.

The endocrine system also includes the ovaries and testes and the production of estrogen. Scientists working on the problem of declining fertility in developed countries are looking at these chemicals to see whether there is any link to infertility. They are also interested to see if there are issues with these chemicals working in conjunction with others. Most chemical additives are tested in isolation but that is not how our bodies experience them. We are basically bombarded by them all the time in food, water, cosmetics, furnishings, cleaning products and so on.

When choosing cosmetics which are labelled paraben free it is also necessary to think about what has been added instead. Some producers are just replacing them with other harmful chemicals with long lists of side effects. Some people have done research into these chemicals and so it is useful to check online to see what is being said. However, it can be a minefield and we are not all chemists.

To be totally sure that a product does not contain any sort of artificial, possibly harmful chemicals it is necessary to do some research and become familiar with all those scientific names on packaging. Also, using fresh products which do not have a long shelf life is a good indicator that they do not contain artificial preservatives.

Paraben free products are increasingly popular and this is leading big companies to get in on the sales bonanza and produce cosmetics without them. However, in some cases they are just using other unhealthy chemicals in their place. Fresh products with a short shelf life are probably the safest and the easiest way to be sure that a product is totally free from harmful chemicals.




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