Top 6 Ingredients to Avoid in Skin Care Products
There are many harsh and toxic chemical ingredients used in many skin care products and as consumers we should educate ourselves about what is safe and what is harmful to put on our skin as it can easily get absorbed into our cells and have potentially harmful effects. Here are the Top 6 Ingredients that should be avoided: 6. Phthalates: These are chemicals that are used to soften plastics and increase their flexibility. They are used in lotions, moisturizers, hair spray, perfumes and nail polish. They are known to be endocrine disruptors and found in breast cancer cells. They can increase the risk of reproductive birth defects. 5. Fragrances: The problem with fragrances is that we don’t know what mixture...