Clear the toxins from your life-Avoid these ingredients

People Magazine April 22, 2019

Three ingredients to avoid

According to Nneka Leiba, Director of Environmental Working Group’s healthy-living science program.

Parabens

Often used as a preservative in cosmetics and personal-care products, the ingredient is believed to mimic estrogen and potentially cause hormone disruption.

Formaldehyde

Found in some nail polishes and hair smoothing treatments, it can lead to myriad skin irritations and was deemed carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Phthalates

Commonly used as a solvent in the fragrances that scent aftershave, lotion, soap and more, the chemical has been linked to reproduction issues in men.