What Are Methylparabens And Why You Should Avoid Them.
In my continuing series of toxic ingredients and/or chemicals found in our food and skincare products, this time around I wanted to talk about methylparabens.
- Revlon
- Aveda
- Avon
- L’Oreal
- Estée Lauder
- Murad
- Pantene
- St. Ives
- Etc.
Like I said, the list goes on and on, so you might be hard pressed to find products that DON’T have methylparabens in them. However, if you can do it, it is best to avoid these parabens altogether – the risk isn’t worth it to me when there are safer alternatives available. Keep your eyes open to those ingredient lists!
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A timely article for me… I just realized the fluoride drops I was giving my son. But upon reading that a) the drops may not actually do anything, an b) methylparabens are to be avoided, I’ve stopped giving them to him. Another reminder not to take advice for granted, and question/research everything. =(
So true Marcy, we often just take the word of those giving advice without checking for ourselves!
Some really fastastic products without parabens that are reasonably priced are in the ‘Kiss My Face’ line. Another of my favorites, though more expensive, are NaturaOli and Lavera. The Kiss My Face products can also be purchased from vitacost.com or swansonvitamins.com for at an even bigger discount!
Of the product lines I mentioned, Lavera is the only one with cosmetics. The rest are skincare/household focused.
http://www.kissmyfacewebstore.com/index.asp
http://www.vitacost.com/productResults.aspx?ss=1&Ntk=products&Ntt=kiss%20my%20face
http://www.naturoli.com
http://www.lavera.com
I was shocked when I first learned that Aveda uses parabens in their products when they claim to be so “natural” and earth friendly.
Thanks for posting this. I would, however, love to learn more about WHY parabens, specifically methylparabens are to be avoided. I’ve found that many people talk about how they “disrupt our endocrine system” and are linked to cancer, but I’d love more details. Also, while I love the Skin Deep database, I don’t believe it’s the be-all-and-end-all of resources. If we all keep quoting the same sources, I think we lose a little bit of our credibility.
And to Linda, who commented earlier, Kiss My Face products sure do have parabens in them.
I guess I have just been lucky. The items I order/use from Kiss My Face do not contain parabens.