Did you know that every personal care product on the market must list the ingredients on the label. Boy can that be confusing - here are some tips to help you wade through the chemical names. So maybe the easiest way is to break the ingredient lists in 3 parts:
1.Start at the end where preservatives are listed. Try to avoid:
•Words ending in “paraben”
•DMDM hydantoin
•Imidsazolidinyl urea
•Methylchloroisothiazolinone
•Methylisothiazolinone
•Triclosan
•Triclocarban
•Triethanolamine (or “TEA”)
2.Next, check the beginning of the ingredients list.
Here you’ll find the soap, surfactant, or lubricant that has been added to make the product work. Try to avoid ingredients that start with “PEG” or have an “-eth” in the middle (e.g., sodium laureth sulfate).
3.Finally, read the middle ingredients.
Here you’ll look for some common – but not essential - additives that may bring excess hazard: fragrance and dyes. On the label look for “FRAGRANCE,” “FD&C,” or “D&C.”
I certainly don't want any more toxins creeping into my body than I have to. I am still working on getting rid of the ones I have accumulated and if you remember Parabens were one of my top 3.
Hope this helps.