Dear steemit girls, here I bring you a very important post about the toxic elements that exist in personal hygiene products.
Every woman has her beauty routine, which contains a series of personal hygiene products such as shampoo, soaps, creams, deodorant, perfumes, makeup, among others, which have toxic ingredients that can cause minor or extremely serious damage.
Our skin adsorbs all these chemicals contained in personal hygiene products. Most of these substances can cause allergies, dermatitis, acne and in a very extreme case until cancer. Perhaps you have noticed that your skin is increasingly dry and deteriorated, and that you should apply much more of these products.
Use natural products that do not contain these toxic elements. Before applying any type of product, ask yourself what it contains, how it will affect my body, how much to use, what to worry about your health.
My chemistry teacher told me "how can you apply those books without knowing what to contain". You as a future chemist must know that in the long term you can get cancer. "The truth is that his constant sermons made me reconsider, which is why I want to help them choose their beauty products better.
Below, I bring you a list of toxic substances that can be found in many products:
- Aluminum: It is used in antiperspirant deodorants and is very harmful due to its relationship with breast cancer.
- Triclosan: Used in deodorants, antiperspirants, cleansers, antibacterials and hand disinfectants, specialists suggest that it interferes with hormonal functions.
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate: Used as a cleaning agent to foam products, can irritate the skin and even cause cancer. It can be found on labels like Laureth Sodium Sulfate.
- Parabens: Widely used as preservatives in cosmetics. They are more likely than other ingredients to cause an allergic reaction.
- Butylhydroxyanisole (BHA) and Butylhydroxytoluene (BHT): Preservatives and antioxidants that are used mainly in makeup. They are very toxic to the immune and carcinogenic system.
- Diethanolamine (DEA, MEA or TEA): All these chemicals are used to make the products more sparkling or creamy. They irritate the skin and eyes, they can be toxic to the nervous and immune system.
- Dibutyl phthalate: Used mainly in nail products and perfumes, laboratory experiments have shown that although it is not a carcinogen by itself, it can increase the ability of other chemicals to cause genetic mutations and interfere with the function of the hormones causing reproductive and developmental problems.
- Siloxanes: It is used in cosmetics to soften and moisturize them; cause toxicity in the liver.
I know it's shocking to know that many of the products you use every day can damage your health, I also know that it's hard to get rid of them, but you have to think about health first. Choose much more natural products and believe me you will look more beautiful.
