I'm doing the Spent Program. In week 6, the final week of the program, Dr. Lipman addresses something that is very close to my heart: the naughty ingredients that are put in many products, especially the most popular ones, which can wreak total havoc on your body. The FDA doesn't regulate them, and does not require companies to test their products for safety.
So, to get us started here I'm going to make one post each day with a passage directly from the book regarding one group of the ingredient bad guys until we complete the list.
Todays Naughty Ingredients: Phthalates and Parabens
"Banned by the European Union in 2003, phthalates and parabens are a group of chemicals commonly used as preservatives in cosmetics. Laboratory tests found phthalates in more than 70 percent of the products they tested - including the most popular brands of hair and skin care products and every single fragrance tested. Both have been demonstrated to be carcinogenic and particularly linked to breast cancer."
Ick, right? So, todays assignment is to go through your products - hair, skin and body care... even check your toothpaste! - and note which ones contain the above ingredients. Remove them from the shelf, maybe put them in the corner or something. We're going to do this every day until we run out of naughty ingredients. By the time we're done, it'll really help you see how common these ingredients are, and how you can avoid dangerous chemicals in your personal care products in the future.
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