Hot Trend: Paraben-Free Beauty Products
October 27, 2009 by Tracy Hopkins
Filed under Beauty, Skin Care, Women's Health
Paraben-free is beauty’s new buzz word. But what does it mean? I didn’t know either, so I looked it up. Parabens are chemicals widely used as preservatives in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. They can be found in shampoos, shaving gels, deodarants, and toothpaste.
While parabens are considered safe because of their “low toxicity profile,” they can cause skin irritation in people with paraben allergies. And parabens can mimic the hormone estrogen, which is linked the development of breast tumors and cancers. Yikes! No wonder the industry is trending towards paraben-free products.
Here are a few products I’ve tried and give the Hot Mama …read more
