The “Gorgeously Green Diva” Sophie Uliano discusses some of the recent concerns associated with aluminum and other chemicals that are commonly found in store-bought deodorants. Sophie discusses the main difference between antiperspirants and deodorants and shares how best to buy products that are paraben free. Then, Sophie shows how you can make your own homemade chemical-free deodorant.
New Cancer Risk: Are Parabens the New BPA?
There are likely getting a steady dose of parabens through the use of common personal care products and researchers have examined samples of 170 personal care products, including 20 designed specifically for use on babies. Their results found parabens in 40 percent of rinse-off products and 60 percent of leave-on products.
Use of these products, by the researchers’ analysis, would expose infants and toddlers to a maximum 766 micrograms per kilogram of body weight per day. That’s about three times more than the amount adult women are believed to be exposed to.
This comes in the wake of research published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology, 2012, exploring the potential link between parabens and breast cancer; the research found traces of parabens in 158 of 160 breast tissue samples taken from 40 women being treated for breast cancer.
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