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Dangerous Ingredients You Should Avoid

Learn what earth-friendly buzz words to look for in your skin care, hair care and makeup ... and which harmful ingredients you should avoid on your beauty product labels

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Avoid: Sodium Laureth (aka 1,4-Dioxane)

Although it's classified as a human and animal carcinogen by the EPA, 1,4-Dioxine, a byproduct of processing harsh chemicals with ethylene oxide to make them less harsh, is prevalent on beauty shelves. Got sodium lauryl sulfate? Ethyoxylate it and you get sodium laureth -- the "eth" indicates the process. Unfortunately you also get 1,4-Dioxine, most commonly found in things that bubble.

See Next Page: Look for: Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Hydroxysultaine, Decyl Glucoside

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So many good things to know!!!

by vfalkow Friday, September 16, 2011 at 08:05PM Report as inappropriate

Great. But if there is list of which products have these that have to avoided would be really great. Also a printable version of avoid and look would be nice too.

by ebbsandtides Friday, May 27, 2011 at 09:34AM Report as inappropriate

Wow, informative and eye opening. Thanks!

by Agrimony Friday, April 22, 2011 at 08:31PM Report as inappropriate

wonderful to know!

by Rawrrr Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 07:53AM Report as inappropriate

This was a really informative article! I'm glad that there are now so many great products on the market that don't have these dangerous ingredients.

by LipglossandSpandex Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 07:57PM Report as inappropriate

Mmm true that. /:

by yckitsmary Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 02:42PM Report as inappropriate

I love argan oil

by LittleBunny Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 01:25PM Report as inappropriate

I really should start paying more attention to what I'm putting ON my body as opposed to just what I put in it. Thanks for the heads up!

by Bon_Bon Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 10:53PM Report as inappropriate

so many products we use everyday are harmful :/

by kenya Sunday, December 26, 2010 at 11:23PM Report as inappropriate

This article has proven to be very valuable....I'm in the business for this reason....A place where humans can get human/healthy producta. Simply DaVene

by DaVene Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 12:29PM Report as inappropriate