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Chemical |
How it effects you and your skin |
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Ammonium lauryl sulfate (ALS) |
May cause erythema and skin irritation |
“-ate” as a suffix
(eg. sorbitan stearate, laurate, palmitate, oleate etc.) |
Contaminated with 1,4-Dioxane which is a carcinogen (cancer causing) and hormone system destroyer
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Benzalkonium chloride |
Causes skin irritation, contact dermatitis & allergies |
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Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) |
Causes allergies, causes contact dermatitis & is a carcinogen |
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butylated hudroxyanisole (BHA). |
Causes allergies & contact dermatitis |
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butyl stearate |
These ingredients have been shown to cause allergies and dermatitis, would induce acne as well. |
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butylene glycol, |
Cannot be absorbed by skin, suffocates skin and clogs pores causing acne. Is suspected to also cause carcinogens, and mutagens. |
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Bronopol |
May contain, release, or break down into formaldehyde which is a known neurotoxin and carcinogen |
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Chloromethylisothiazolinone |
Causes skin irritation, contact dermatitis & allergies |
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cyclomethicone |
Clogs pores, causes acne, carcinogens & mutagens
It also has potential to cause tumors. |
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DMDM hydrantoin |
May contain, release, or break down into formaldehyde which is a known neurotoxin and carcinogen |
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Diazolidinyl urea |
May contain, release, or break down into formaldehyde which is a known neurotoxin and carcinogen |
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dimethicone (Silicone = anything ending in 'cone') |
Clogs pores, causes acne, carcinogens & mutagens
it also has potential to cause tumors. |
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Diethanolamine (DEA) |
May form nitrosamines which are potent carcinogens |
(ethylene oxide, EO or propylene oxide, PO), “-eth” as their suffix (eg. sodium laureth sulfate 3EO, 7EO, 12EO etc.)
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May contain 1,4-Dioxane which is carcinogen and hormone system destroyer |
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Glycerin (can also be obtained from a vegetable source) |
Causes dry-burn & skin irritations |
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isothiazolinone |
Causes skin irritation, contact dermatitis & allergies |
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Imidiazolidinyl urea |
May contain, release, or break down into formaldehyde which is a known neurotoxin and carcinogen |
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isopropyl isostearate |
These ingredients have been shown to cause allergies and dermatitis, would induce acne as well. |
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isopropyl myristate |
These ingredients have been shown to cause allergies and dermatitis, would induce acne as well. |
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isostearyl neopentanate |
These ingredients have been shown to cause allergies and dermatitis, would induce acne as well. |
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isopropyl palmitate |
These ingredients have been shown to cause allergies and dermatitis, would induce acne as well. |
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isocetyl stearate |
These ingredients have been shown to cause allergies and dermatitis, would induce acne as well. |
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Lauryl or cocoyl sarcosine |
May cause erythema and skin irritation |
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Methylisothiazolinone & methylchloroisothiazolinone |
Causes skin irritation, contact dermatitis & allergies |
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myristyl lactate |
These ingredients have been shown to cause allergies and dermatitis, would induce acne as well. |
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myristyl ether propionate |
These ingredients have been shown to cause allergies and dermatitis, would induce acne as well. |
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Mineral oil (Petroleum-derived) |
Cannot be absorbed by skin, suffocates skin and clogs pores causing acne. Is suspected to also cause carcinogens, and mutagens. |
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Monethanolamine (MEA) |
May form nitrosamines which are potent carcinogens |
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Parabens (Methyl, propyl, butyl & ethyl) |
Cause allergic reaction and skin irritation, a carcinogen, a potent cancer inducer |
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propylene glycol stearate |
These ingredients have been shown to cause allergies and dermatitis, would induce acne as well. |
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Paraffin (Petroleum-derived) |
Cannot be absorbed by skin, suffocates skin and clogs pores causing acne. Is suspected to also cause carcinogens, and mutagens. |
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Propylene glycol |
Causes contact dermatitis, inhibits skin cell growth, damages kidney and liver, cause rashes and dry skin & damages skin surface |
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PEG compounds (eg. polyethylene glycol) |
Contaminated with 1,4-Dioxane which is carcinogen and hormone system destroyer |
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PEG-derivatives (eg. PEG-40 castor oil, PEG-40 stearate etc.) |
Contaminated with 1,4-Dioxane which is carcinogen (cancer causing) and hormone system destroyer |
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Quaternium-7,15,31,60 etc |
May contain, release, or break down into formaldehyde which is a known neurotoxin and carcinogen |
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Sorbitol |
Catches the water from air for moisture, so in a dry climate it will draw the water from the skin leaving your skin dry. |
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Sodium polyxyethylene lauryl sulfate |
May contain 1,4-Dioxane which is carcinogen and hormone system destroyer |
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Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) |
May contain 1,4-Dioxane which is carcinogen and hormone system destroyer |
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Sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES) |
May contain 1,4-Dioxane which is carcinogen and hormone system destroyer |
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Sodium cocoyl isethionate |
May cause erythema and skin irritation |
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Sodium lauroyl or cocoyl sarcosinate |
May cause erythema and skin irritation |
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Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate etc |
May cause erythema and skin irritation |
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Triethanolamine (TEA) |
May form nitrosamines which are potent carcinogens |
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Vaseline (Petroleum-derived) |
Cannot be absorbed by skin, suffocates skin and clogs pores causing acne. Is suspected to also cause carcinogens, and mutagens. |
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The ingredients that contain butyl-, isopropyl-, myristyl-, propylene-, stearyl-, cetyl-, |
These ingredients have been shown to cause allergies and dermatitis, would induce acne as well. |
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