What Toxic Chemicals Is Your Body Absorbing?
As the world continues to develop, you should realize that almost everyone is using personal care, skin care, cleansing, and baby care and beauty products. Have you ever stopped to think what harm such products can cause to your body? Cosmetic ingredients do not remain on the surface of your skin. They are usually designed so that they can penetrate in your skin, and they do. After scientific studies, some cosmetic ingredients have been found in human tissues such as parabens in breast tumor tissue, phthalates in urine, and some persistent fragrance in human fat. The big problem is that people do repeatedly use these products every day; sometimes even more than once a day. Many people are not aware of harm they can do to their bodies. We usually absorb up to 60 percent of what we put on our skin with children absorbing 40-50 percent more than adults. This means our children are at higher risk of developing diseases or abnormalities later in life. Some of the health issues linked