Top 10 Most Dangerous Ingredients
1. Isoproply Alcohol-
According to A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic ingredients, inhalation or ingestion of the vapor may cause headaches, flushing, dizziness, mental depression, nausea, vomiting & coma.
2. Mineral Oil-
Baby oil is 100% mineral oil. It coats the skin like plastic wrap. The skin's natural immune barrier cannot function properly since its ability to breate & absorb moisture & nutrition is suffocated. The skin also cannot release toxins which promotes acne & other undesired disorders. This also slows down the skin function & normal cell development causing premature aging.
3. Propylene Glycol (PG)-
It is the active component in antifreeze! It is used to break down the protein & cellular structure- this is what your skin is made of! Because of its ability to penetrate the skin, the EPA requires workers to wear protective golves, clothing & googles when working with this toxic substance. Consequences? Brain, liver & kidney abnormalities.
4. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate-
Used in car wash soaps, garage floor cleaners & engine degreasers. Also used in 90% of hair shampoos that foam. Possibly the most dangerous of all ingreadients in personal care products Staying in the body for up to 5 days, it causes damage to the immune system, weakening the heart, liver, lungs & brain. Much more could be said about this scary substance.
5. FD&C Color Pigments-
Causes depletion of oxygen in the body since they are derived form coal tar. Cancer-causing!
6. Polyethylene Glycol-
So harsh these are used in oven cleaners. A cheap way to thicken personal products, this ingredient weakens the immune system & is potentially cancer-causing.
7. Chlorine-
Chlorine is everywhere! Tap water (which you shower in nearly everyday), pools, laundry products, cleaning agents, food processing, sewage systems, & many others. Chlorine contributes to asthma, hay fever, anemia, bronchitis, circulatory collapse, confusion, deliruim, diabetes, dizziness, irritaition of the eye, mouth, nose, throat, lung, skin & stomach, heart disease, high blood pressure & nausea! It is also a possible cause of cancer.
EVEN THOUGH YOU WON'T SEE CHLORINE LISTED ON YOUR PRODUCT LABELS, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO BE AWARE OF THE NEED TO PROTECT YOUR SKIN WHEN BATHING & WASHING YOUR HAIR!! Shear Miracles sells special shower filters to remove the chlorine from your water.
8. Fragrance-
The word fragrance on a label can indicate the presence of up to 4,000 separate ingredients which they do not have to disclose. Most of them, if not all, are synthetic, carcinogentic or otherwise toxic. Headaches, dizziness, rashes, skin discoloration, violent coughing & vomiting, & allergic skin irritation- You have to thank these harmful ingredients for at best. Clinical observation has shown that they can also cause negative affects to the central nervous system, causing hyperactivity, depression, irritability, inability to cope & other behavioral problems.
9. Diethanolamine(DEA), Monoethanolamine(MEA), or Triethanolamine(TEA)-
Often combined with other ingredients & listed with their initials, these are hormone disrupting chemicals & are known to form cancer causing nitrates & nitrosamines. Common in personal care products that foam. Major increase of the risk for 2 types of cancer- liver & kidney (especially in children)
10. Imidazolidinyl Urea & DMDM Hydantoin-
These are 2 of the many preservatives that produce formaldehyde. The most serious side effects include weakening of the immune system & cancer. Nearly all brands of skin, body & hair care, antiperspirants & nail polish have these formaldehyde producing ingredients.
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