| Choosing safe products can be a daunting
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| | Talc is found in talcum powder, baby
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| task without the proper knowledge and
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| | powder and makeup. It is a carcinogen if
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| tools. Many product packages are
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| | it contains asbestiform fibers. The
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| deceptively designed to make you believe
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| | quantity of asbestiform fibers in
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| that the product inside the package is
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| | cosmetic-grade talc is unregulated in the
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| herbal, all natural, safe and gentle,
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| | U.S. Some research suggests a link
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| when in fact the product contains little
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| | between talc and ovarian cancer.Be
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| or no natural or herbal ingredients, is
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| | cautious about products that contain
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| contaminated with carcinogens and is
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| | fragrance.
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| irritating to the skin. This is the case
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| | Manufacturers are not required to
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| because of the lack of regulation in the
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| | disclose the ingredients used in
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| cosmetic and personal care product
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| | frgrances. A single fragrance may contain
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| industry. But armed with a little
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| | hundreds of different chemicals. Some of
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| knowledge and some helpful tools, there
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| | the chemicals used in fragrances are
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| is much you can do to protect
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| | hazardous, such as benzyl chloride,
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| yourself.Here are ten things you can do
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| | methyl ethyl ketone, methylene chloride,
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| to make safer and healthier choices when
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| | toluene and phthalates. Fragrances may
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| selecting your toiletries:Read the
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| | also contain chemicals that cause cancer.
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| ingredients on the label.
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| | Even products listed as fragrance free
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| The packaging may say such things as
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| | may have fragrance added to mask
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| natural, herbal or hypoallergenic. This
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| | offensive odors.Avoid D&C and FD&C
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| has nothing to do with what's really in
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| | Colors.
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| the product or how safe it is.
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| | Most D&C and FD&C colors are derived
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| Manufacturers make a lot of claims on the
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| | from coal tar which is a carcinogen. Most
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| package to "sell" the product. They can
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| | coal tar colors are potential
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| do this because some of the terms don't
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| | carcinogens, may contain carcinogenic
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| have official definitions and they can
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| | contaminants and cause allergic
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| use them however they want. To really
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| | reactions. These colors must be certified
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| find out what's in a product, you must
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| | by the FDA to contain not more than 20
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| read the ingredients in the small print,
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| | ppm of lead and arsenic, but the
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| you know, the ones that you sometimes
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| | certification does not address any other
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| need a magnifying glass to be able to
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| | harmful effects these colors may have on
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| see.Interpret and understand the
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| | the body.Beware of products containing
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| ingredients.
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| | chemical preservatives.
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| Once you find the ingredients, you have
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| | Chemical preservatives can be irritating
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| to be able to know what they are and if
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| | and are the number one cause of contact
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| they are safe, harmful, questionable or
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| | dermatitis. Some preservatives you
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| untested. A great many ingredients have
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| | should watch out for are benzethonium
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| chemical names that only a cosmetic
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| | chloride, BHA, BHT, diazolidinyl urea,
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| chemist would understand. However, you
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| | imidazolidinyl urea, phenoxyethanol and
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| don't have to be a cosmetic chemist. The
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| | methylisothiazolinone.Watch out for "and
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| book, Dying To Look Good, makes it easy
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| | other ingredients."
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| for you to choose products with safe and
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| | This means there are one or more
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| healthy ingredients.Choose products
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| | ingredients that the manufacturer
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| without parabens.
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| | considers a trade secret and does not
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| Parabens are xenoestrogens or endocrine
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| | want to list on the label. There is no
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| disrupters. They disturb the hormone
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| | way of knowing if these ingredients are
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| balance in your body. They are also skin
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| | safe or not.Be wary of products with long
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| sensitizers and have the potential to
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| | lists of ingredients.
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| cause allergic reactions. They have been
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| | Many of the chemicals used in cosmetics
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| found in breast cancer tumors, but it is
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| | and personal care products have not been
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| not known if they cause breast
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| | tested or have not been adequately
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| cancer.Stay away from products containing
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| | tested. Even those that have been tested
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| amines.
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| | have only been tested individually, not
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| Chemicals that fall into the category of
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| | in combination with other ingredients.
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| amines can combine with nitrosating
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| | Nobody knows the effects of the many
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| agents to form nitrosamines, which cause
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| | different ingredients used in thousands
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| cancer. Nitrosamines are formed during
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| | of different combinations, the effects of
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| the manufacturing process when an amine
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| | using numerous different products, one on
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| combines with a formaldehyde-releasing
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| | top of the other, or the effects of
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| preservative. Some of the amines commonly
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| | repeated use of ingredients or products
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| used in cosmetics and personal care
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| | over time.Become a label reader and learn
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| products are Cocamide MEA, Cocamide DEA,
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| | how to decipher the ingredients for
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| TEA, sodium lauroyal sarcosinate and
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| | safety. It's easy with the help of Dying
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| amino methyl propanol. Several of the
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| | To Look Good.Dr. Christine H. Farlow,
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| formaldehyde-releasing preservatives
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| | D.C. is "The Ingredients Investigator."
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| include sodium hydroxymethylglycinate,
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| | She has been researching ingredient
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| quaternium-15, DMDM hydantoin and
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| | safety since 1991. She is the author of
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| diazonlidnyl urea.Steer clear of products
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| | three books, including the new, second
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| containing talc.
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| | edition of DYING TO LOOK GOOD.
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