Ingredients to Avoid in Products
These are ingredients that I avoid in products altogether, doesn't matter what the product is. There are a few controversial ingredients that some people avoid that are fine, in my opinion, as long as they are properly handled. See those ingredients HERE.
All about Umbrella terms on a label HERE
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+ 1,4 Dioxane
+ 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol (Bromopol)
+ Aluminum Hydroxide (Cl77002)
+ Benzalkonium Chloride
+ Benzophenones
+ Benzotriazole (commonly found in detergents)
+ Benzylparaben
+ BHA & BHT
+ Bismuth Oxychloride
+ Bisphenol A (BPA) (In packaging)
+ Butoxyethanol
+ Butylparaben
+ Carbon Black
+ Carmine (ground up cochineal bugs)
+ Citric Acid (depends, see more HERE)
+ Coal Tar
+ Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
+ Diazolidinyl Urea
+ Diethyl Phthalate (DEP)
+ Dimethicone (Depends, see more HERE)
+ DMDM Hydantoin
+ Ethanolamine Compounds (MEA, DEA,TEA)
+ Ethoxylated Compounds (Ingredients ending in -eth, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate, PEGs, etc)
+ EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid)
+ Ethylparaben
+ Formaldehyde
+ Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservatives
+ Fluoride (See more HERE)
+ Grapefruit seed extract (due to contamination of preservatives commonly found in it, not the extract itself)
+ Homosalate (HMS)
+ Hydroquinone
+ Hydroxyapatite (See more HERE)
+ Imidazolidinyl Urea
+ Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate (IPBC)
+ Isobutylparaben
+ Isopropylparaben
+ -isothiazolinones (example: methylisothiazolinone)
+ Japanese Honeysuckle (naturally contains para-hydroxy benzoic acid (PHBA), which might behave in a very similar way to synthetic parabens)
+ Mercury and mercury compounds
+ Methenamine
+ Methylisothiazolinone
+ Methylparaben
+ Microplastics (example, some tea bags will say that they don't have microplastics, typically wouldn't be on a label)
+ Mineral Oil
+ Nanoparticles (ingredients that are nano size), this wouldn't be on a label, it would be a question for the company
+ Octinoxate
+ Oxybenzone
+ Parabens
+ PEGs (Polyethylene Glycol)
+ Petroleum (Mineral oil, Petroleum, Petrolatum, etc)
+ Phenoxyethanol (Click here to see my POST)
+ Phthalates
+ Propylparaben
+ Quarternium-15
+ Resorcinol
+ Retinyl Palmitate/Retinol
+ SLS
+ Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate
+ Soy
+ Synthetic Dyes
+ Synthetic Flavors
+ Synthetic Fragrance (Depends, see more HERE)
+ Titanium Dioxide (Loose Powder) (See more HERE)
+ Talc (can be contaminated with asbestos (human carcinogen))
+ Triclosan
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I choose organic as much as possible to reduce Pesticide Exposure.