You might have been told about how you should avoid parabens in the skincare products you buy, but you may well be asking yourself why you should worry.. After doing some research recently, I have decided not to buy any products that contain parabens.
Parabens can be found in shampoos, moisturizers, shaving gels, cleansing gels, hair gels and toothpaste. They can also be found in some foods. A very large percentage of everyday products contain some sort of paraben, it can be difficult to find products without them.
Parabens can mimic the hormone estrogen. This is known to play a part in the development of breast cancers. Do you really want to take the chance that they might do so? In the July 2002 issue of the Archives of Toxicology , Dr. S. Oishi of the Department of Toxicology, Tokyo Metropolitan Research Laboratory of Public Health reported that exposure of newborn male mammals to butylparaben “adversely affects the secretion of testosterone and the function of the male reproductive system.” There are are many other reports available all over the internet, most of them are all related to reproductive health in some way or another. This is something that should be of concern.
Research is still ongoing in to how and why parabens might affect development and growth of both babies and adults. I have decided to not to useany products that have it and replace them with safer natural alternatives.. There is no harm being careful. History shows us that things we were told were safe have often proved not to be. In fact the list of so called scientific advances that have back fired is very long indeed. So I'm using my common sense and keeping clear of something that really is easy to avoid.
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