Parabens

The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

Deborah Burnes | Posted 04.09.2012

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Deborah Burnes

Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of and concerned with toxic chemicals in personal care products. However, we don't only need to know what to avoid but also what to look for in order to get the best results for skin.

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Study Finds Parabens in Cosmetics Linked to Breast Cancer

Dr. Nalini Chilkov | Posted 03.27.2012

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Dr. Nalini Chilkov

Researchers from the University of Reading in the UK found that virtually all -- 99 percent -- of the tissue samples collected from women participating in the study contained at least one paraben, and 60 percent of the samples contained no less than five parabens.

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Breast Cancer Study Finds Parabens in Virtually All Tumors

Organic Authority.com | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Female Breast Cancer, Deodorant Breast Cancer, Parabens, Breast Cancer, Parabens Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Studies, Healthy Living News
Organic Authority.com

A comprehensive study published in the January 2012 issue of the Journal of Applied Technology shows more evidence of a correlation between parabens and incidences of breast cancer.

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Natural Beauty

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Skincare, Soap, Parabens, Shopping, Natural, Makeup, Kiss My Face, Beauty, Organic, Hair, Audrey Hepburn, Synthetic, Nontoxic, Nail Polish, Peter Lamas, Perfume, Shampoo, Health, Cosmetics, Gmos, Cancer, Mark Constantine, Mascara, Phthalates, Brands, Lush, Priti, Mychelle, Lavera, Bdih, Green News
Avital Binshtock

Plenty of eco-minded women flip their silky manes at the stereotype of the frumpy, bare-faced treehugger. These cosmetic products, none of which wer...

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What Price Beauty? New Legislation Seeks Safety Regulations

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ed Markey, Whole Foods, Sunscreen, The Story of Cosmetics, Parabens, Estee Lauder, Tammy Baldwin, Nail Polish Toxins, Carcinogens, Health and Beauty, Breast Cancer Fund, Environmental Working Group, Hair Dyes, Jan Schakowsky, Fda, Stacy Malkan, Annie Leonard, Fran Drescher, Personal Care Products Council, Skin Deep Database, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010, Phthalates, Healthy Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

Most Americans would be astonished to learn that of the approximately 12,500 individual chemical ingredients in personal care products, the overwhel...

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Huffington Post Living's 'Total Energy' Makeover Update

Ashley Koff | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Makeup, Organic, Nutrition, Veganism, Skincare, Yoga, Parabens, Health, Vitamin D, Diet, Excercise, Sleep, Healthy Living News
Ashley Koff

Getting rid of physical and emotional irritants, and exchanging them with healing practices: anything from yoga to better sleep, to vitamin D, to skipping the cheese.

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Eco Etiquette: Is My Moisturizer Safe? 5 Petrochemicals to Avoid Now

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Industrial Chemicals, Parabens, Skin Deep, Phthalates, Petrochemicals, Green News, Carcinogens, President's Cancer Panel, Environmental Working Group, Green Beauty, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. I'm a guy who recently st...

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Chemicals In Everyday Products Turning Boys Into Girls?

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Toys, Pesticides, Sunscreen, Parabens, Boys, Dioxin, Defra, Healthy Child Healthy World, Toxins, Girls, Toxic Chemicals, Stainless Steel, Organic Food, Plastic, Hormone-Disrupting-Chemicals, Cancer, Phthalates, Health, Healthy Living News
Christopher Gavigan

A new report from the Danish Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), highlights the critical risks facing toddlers from gender bending chemicals in everyday products.

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What's The Best Lubricant? 10 Natural Lubes To Bring Home (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Jess Kapadia | Posted 11.17.2011

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You sip antioxidant drinks, practice yoga, and make sure your body and skin care products are paraben-free. But your love zone is asking, "what about ...

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Anti-Aging and Anti-Wrinkling Skin Care Products: Cosmeceuticals

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Nanoparticles, Cosmeceuticals, Alpha-Hydroxy Acids, Parabens, Fda, Anti-Aging Products, Skin, Cosmetics, Chemicals, Healthy Living News
Samuel S. Epstein

The term 'cosmeceutical' was developed as a way to avoid subjecting the industry's claims to the authority of the Food and Drug Administration.

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Do 'Natural' And 'Botanical' Mean Safer?

Los Angeles Times | Rosie Mestel | Posted 11.17.2011

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Containing substances such as neem tree oil and leaf or bark extract, cinnamon oil, chamomile and calendula, these products may indeed send Johnny or ...

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The National Cancer Institute Should Delay Its Collaboration With Love/Avon

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cosmetic Ingredients, Avon Army of Women, Nci, Parabens, National Cancer Institute, M.D., Health, Samuel S. Epstein, Women's Health, Carcinogens, Cosmetics, The Avon Foundation, Dr. Susan Love, Healthy Living News
Samuel S. Epstein

The NCI should insist that Avon reformulate its products to phase out all toxic ingredients and replace them by safe alternatives before proceeding with their important initiative.

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Think Before You Drink...Water

Hedrick Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Endocrine Disruptors, Clean Drinking Water, Toxic, Parabens, Water, Tap Water, Environment, Safe Drinking Water, U.S. Geological Survey, Pollution, Drinking Water, Green News
Hedrick Smith

Chemicals in consumer products are finding their way into sewers, storm drains, and eventually into our drinking water. Millions of people are drinking endocrine disruptors in their tap water.

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The Toxic Side of Beauty

Tracy Hepler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Green Cosmetics, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Parabens, Natural Ingredients, Environmental Working Group, Green News
Tracy Hepler

Why does being a woman often include surrounding yourself with toxic chemicals? That question seems to come up daily as we discover ingredients inside of our favorite hair dyes, nail polishes and lipsticks.

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How to Green Your Genes

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bpa, Plastics, Pesticides, Epigenetics, Organic Food, Dna, Parabens, Health, Duke University, Genetics, Future, Green Living, Cleaning, Organic, Family, 100 Days, Green News
Christopher Gavigan

Studies suggest that what we eat, how we live, and what our environment exposes us to today could have an impact on the health of our distant descendants.

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