Safety is the ultimate requirement if you care about yourself. We need to choose the right cosmetics for the betterment of our precious Skin and for beauty enhancement. Make conscious decisions while choosing the cosmetic products bearing in mind what you can use and what you can do without. Limit the exposure of chemicals in daily life and the application quantity to less likely be harmed by the adverse effects. There are certain hidden truths that you should be aware of and then use the cosmetic item as per the safe quantity and frequency of usage.

Toxicity sold in the name of Fragrance

Beware of the label Fragrance in the ingredients list of your product. The cosmetic companies sell you with unlimited harmful chemicals in the name of fragrance and keep it confidential to sell their product.

• Phthalates are the toxic chemicals present in most fragrances, perfumes, hair sprays which are endocrine disruptors and propose serious risks of breast cancer. People who are at the highest risk of exposure to phthalates are dialysis patients, hemophiliacs or patients who get blood transfusions from outside sources are more interacted with phthalates and are more affected.
• PEGs (polyethylene glycol) is a chemical present in conditioners and deodorants as fragrance ingredient and give softening and moisturizing feel to the beauty products. The chemical easily penetrates the skin causing allergic reactions to the skin.
• Parabens are more frequently used and existed in domestic products, such as makeup, moisturizing lotions and creams, shampoo, shaving, and anti-agingbeauty products. In recent years, there arose a matter of concern due to their role in producing potentially side effects thereby targeting health.
• Though Food and Drug Administration has made statements basedon several assessments of Cosmetic Ingredients and created review report that said parabens are safe, with no side effects, if they are in cosmetics at levels up to 25 percent.so one should concerned about the range of parabens used in their beauty items. You must read the ingredients in cosmetics before buying any ofthe cosmetic products containing preservatives.

Avoid soaps, conditioners, shampoos or creams and scents or perfumes with a lot of chemical fragrance in it. It surely gives you a pleasant feeling at the beginning, but unknowingly and unconsciously you expose yourself to allergies and respiratory tract problems like asthma. Therefore, get yourself used to of the flower plant aromas and essential oils with a lot of benefits.

Toxic Trio in Nail Polishes

The three most commonly found toxic chemicals in your Nail Polishes or thinners are formaldehyde, DBP (dibutyl phthalate) and toluene. The less expensive nail polishes have these scary chemicals and most of the well acclaimed brand holders have skipped adding these chemicals in their nail colors. The purpose of using the formaldehyde is to sterilize, to harden the nail polishes and added as a preservative not realizing how poisonous it can be to our health.

If you are a regular visitor to nail salon for weekly manicure and don’t want to comprise on safety then you better find a healthy salon. A salon which provides improved ventilation and toxic-trio-free nail polishes.The three basic toxic trio chemicals found in nail polishes are toluene, formaldehyde and DBP. Scientists researched on the products used in nail-salon and tested 25 nail polishes used extensively in the nail salon for toluene which is a solvent that helps in smooth application of the nail color but realistically it is a neurotoxic causing nausea, headache, dizziness or irritation in eyes. Then tested for formaldehyde, which is a cancer-causing preservative anddibutyl phthalate (DBP) as a chemical to keep the nail polish flexible and resist in cracking and flaking of the nail polishes. Many women avoid DBP in United Stated and it is banned in Europe. The presence of these toxic chemical are known to interfere with reproductive hormones.

Scary Ingredients in Moisturizing and Foaming Agent

DEA (diethanolamine) and its compounds are added in the products to make them creamy or sudsy. In moisturizers and sunscreens, along with cocamide and lauramide DEA are found in soaps, cleansers, and shampoos. DEA and its compounds cause mild to moderate skin and eye irritation. The laboratory testreveals that counteracting with these chemicals in high doses tend to cause liver cancers and precancerous changes in skin and thyroid.The European Union declared DEA as harmful additive on the basis of serious threat to health from prolonged exposure.

DEA compounds can react with nitrites in cosmetics to form nitrosamines. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified nitrosamine as a possible human carcinogen. Nitrites are also added to cosmetic products as anti-corrosive agents or contaminants. Some chemicals used as preservatives in cosmetics can release nitrites when the product is exposed to air. MEA (monoethanolamide) and TEA (triethanolamine) are related chemicals of DEA which can react with other chemicals in cosmetics to form carcinogenic nitrosamines.

Toxic ingredients in Face Powder

Toxic ingredients in face powders include preservatives like quaternium-15 and imidazolidinyl urea that can be degraded into carcinogenic formaldehyde, BHT, a preservative and fragrance ingredient which can cause allergic reactions, and lanolin which sometimes behaves as skin irritant. Synthetic fragrances, which are added to many renowned cosmetic brands, can cause allergies and also contact dermatitis. Parabens as endocrine-disrupting agents are common preservatives in face powders, and in someproducts,triclosan is another hormone disrupting chemical which actually is added dueto its antibacterial properties.

Some foundations include aluminum starch octenylsuccinate(an aluminum salt) which can be toxic for nervous system. Foundation is typically worn on the skin for longhours,hence the synthetic ingredients in it can cause skin problems. Mineral oil in the foundation can clog pores to promote cosmetic acne, and isopropyl myristate is a compound that can unlikely irritate the skin and generate blackheads. Other ingredients include propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, BHT and triethanolamine (TEA) in foundations that can irritate skin and cause allergies. TEA can also be contaminated with cancer-causing nitrosamines. Undiluted propylene glycol cause minimal eye irritation and exposure to mists may cause eye and upper respiratory tract irritation. Inhalation of its vapors appears to present no significant hazard in usual. However, to some individuals it might be annoying experience causing irritation from its inhalation. It is recommended to not useor interact with propylene glycol where inhalation exposure or human eye contact with the spray mists of these materials is more possible.