Commonly Found: All Products

Health Concern: Many serious health issues including cancer, affects hormones, toxic to immune and nervous systems, allergies

Common Names: fragrance, perfume, parfum, aroma

https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2023/07/what-fragrance

Commonly Found: nail polish, hair spray, aftershave lotions, cleansers, shampoos, lotions, and deodorants, eyelash glue. Fragranced products.

Health Concern: Many serious health issues including cancer, breast cancer, developmental, reproductive and hormone dysfunction, allergen

Common Names: commonly labeled as fragrance”, dibutyl phthalate, DBP, Diethyl phthalate DEP, Di-2-ethylhexylphthalate DEHP, Banned in EU.

https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/cheatsheet-phthalates

Commonly Found: Antibacterial products, hand soap, dish detergent, toothpaste, facewash, deodorant

Health Concern: liver and inhalation toxicity, thyroid function, affects hormones, toxic to organ systems, irritates eye, skin & lungs

Commonly Found: Nail Polish

Health Concern: cancer, affects hormones, toxic to the body & immune system, can cause mutation

Common Names: DMDM, Imidazolidinyl Urea. Quaternium 15

Commonly Found:

Health Concern: cancer, toxic to immune system, allergies

Common Names: Diethanolamine, Triethanolamine

Commonly Found: Cosmetics, Hair Dye, Nail Polish Shampoos, Soaps, Lotions

Brands:

Health Concern: Known carcinogen. Linked to neurological damage including emotional and sleep disturbances, loss of coordination

Common Names: Tar, Coal, Carbo-cort, Estar, Impervotar, KC 261, Lavatar, Picis carbonis, Naphtha, High solvent naphtha, Naphtha distillate, Benzin B70, Petroleum benzin

https://www.safecosmetics.org/chemicals/coal-tar/

Commonly Found: All Products. Brands:

Health Concern: cancer, affects hormones,

Common Names: Methylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, ethylparaben

Commonly Found: Many Products

Health Concern: Irritant to eyes skin and lungs

Common Names: 1,2-Propanediol, 1,2-Dihydroxypropane • 2-Hydroxypropanol. Isopropylene glycol, Methylethyl glycol

Commonly Found: skin lightening products

Brands:

Health Concern: cancer; toxic to developmental, reproductive, immune, nervous and organ systems; allergies

Common Names:

Commonly Found: Hair Dyes & Hair Care

Health Concern: cancer, enhanced absorption, toxic to skin and body, high contamination concern, irritant, organ system toxicity,

Common Names: PEG, Polyethylene Glycol

Commonly Found: Cleaners, Shampoo, Toothpaste

Brands: Crest, Colgate, Pepsodent, Dove, Pantene, Softsoap

Health Concern: irritant to skin eyes or lungs, high concern for contamination

Common Names: Sodium lauryl alcohol sulfate, Laureth sulfate sodium, and Sodium dodecyl sulfate, polyethylene glycol, polyoxyethylene, laurul ether sulfate

Commonly Found: Antiperspirant

Common Brands: Most antiperspirants

Health Concern: cancer, affects hormones & kidneys, irritant, toxic to immune system,

Common Names: Aluminum Zirconium

Commonly Found: Moisturizer, Lip Products, Hair Stylers.

Common Brands: CeraVe, Vaseline, Aquaphor, Aveeno, Chapstick

Health Concern: cancer, toxic to immune & organ systems, allergies

Common Names: Petrolatum, Mineral Oil, Paraffin, Toluene. Petrolatum is banned in Europe

Commonly Found: Sunscreen

Common Brands: Many chemical sunscreens

Health Concern: affects hormones; allergen, biochemical & cell changes

Common Names: Benzophenone-3, BP-3, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, 4-methoxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone

The results of this systematic study showed that phthalates, aldehydes, parabens and aluminum-based salts are the most important contaminants in aromatic products that cause side effects such as allergies, breast cancer, reproductive disorders, especially in males, skin allergies, nervous system damage and migraine headaches for consumers

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9163252/