Friday, 05 October 2007

• KISS--Keep It Simple Stupid!

  As many of you know, I'm a reformed makeup junkie. I read labels and I try my best when I can to stay away from products that contain harmful ingredients. But, I admit it can be confusing when all the scary ingredients look and sound like xuyjgsnfgjsf;sld--How is a girl suppose to remember this when she's at CVS trying to figure out which cleanser won't kill her.
  
  I found the Cancer Prevention Coalition has a really compact list that is easy for you to print out and toss into your purse for any quick ingredient checking when you are shopping.
  
  Here's the link:  http://www.preventcancer.com/consumers/cosmetics/narita.htm
  
  Or just see below:
  
  

  Carcinogenic Hazards of Mainstream Industry Personal Care and Cosmetics Products

   

  Product Ingredients and Contaminants with Evidence of Carcinogenicity

  HIDDEN CARCINOGENS
  
  Contaminants
  ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES: in, LANOLIN
  ARSENIC, LEAD, BLUE 1, GREEN 3: in, COAL TAR DYES
  DIOXANE: in, PEG, POLYSORBATE, LAURETHS, ETHOXYLATED ALCOHOLS
  CRYSTALLINE SILICA: in, AMORPHOUS SILICATES

  Nitrosamine Precursors
  DEA
  TEA
  BRONOPOL
  PADIMATE O

  Formaldehyde Releasers
  BRONOPOL
  QUATERNIUM 15
  DIAZOLIDINYL UREA
  IMIDAZOLIDINYL UREA
  DMDM HYDANTOIN

  Overt Carcinogens
  DEA
  TALC
  FLUORIDE
  SACCHARIN
  CRYSTALLINE SILICA
  COAL TAR DYES
  BLUE 1
  GREEN 3
  PARA-PHENYLENEDIAMINE

  ONE THING I WOULD ADD TO THIS LIST IS PARABENS!!!!! ANYTHING THAT HAS PARABENS IN IT IS BAD--remember they are known to produce tumors in animals.
  

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