Toxic Makeup

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Today I was watching a video on the site of Yahoo that has impacted me. In the video Susan Jesko, former Miss America talks about the chemical ingredients in cosmetic products that can affect your health. She said that one day she went to go her doctor for problems with her skin, specifically on his scalp and skin of the neck. When she shows her doctor the products that she was using, he was able to identify that there were many chemical ingredients that was affecting her health. The toxins that cause these products were deposited on her face out from the top of his head and neck. Unfortunately these chemical ingredients had found in many products we use in the United States and only 10 are recognized as chemical substances that can affect the health versus 150 that the the European Union has already acknowledged. She said there is a 12 chemicals list that are harmful to the health are and we must avoid.

The Blacklist
Taken from her website, here are the 12 chemicals that we have to avoid.

Benzoyl peroxide
2. DEA (diethanolamine) , MEA (monoethanolamine) y TEA (triethanolamine)
3. Dioxin
4. DMDM hydantoin y imidazolidinyl urea
5. Synthetic Colors y Pigments
6. Parabens (methyl, butyl, ethyl, propyl)
7. FEG (polyethylene glycol)
8. Phthalates 9xenoestrogens)
9. Propylene glycol y butylene glycol
10. Sodium lauryl sulfate y sodium laureth sulfate
11. Sunscreen chemicals like avobensone, benzphenone y PABA
12. Triclosan