Интересувам от състава на козметичните
продукти, които използвам - не фанатично, но съм чела много за някои от тях и хич не ги искам в
списъка на гърба на фдт или пудрата ми. За съжаление има толкова много други, които
вредят без дори да го знаем, че практически е много трудно да ги запомним и да следим доколко присъстват в козметичните ни продукти. В подобен случай един списък с вредни съставки, които да избягваме,
би бил добре дошъл. Открих по-долу публикувания списък на блога на Нина
и с нейно разрешение го публикувам тук. Тя пък го е взела от трети човек и т.н.
Важно е да внимаваме какво слагаме на кожата
си и ако можем да избегнем дори и една-две съставки, пак ще бъде от полза. Така
че ето ви списък със 100 от вредните съставки в козметичните продукти, за които да си имате едно наум:
100 Cosmetic Ingredients to Avoid
- Acrylic Acid – respiratory toxin for humans; causes asthma, severe skin
burns, and allergic reaction in the skin or lungs; causes renal and kidney damage in animals; causes blood tumors and skin tumors in animals.
- Aluminum (pure aluminum powder) - strong human neurotoxicant; causes
irritation of eyes, skin, and lungs; endocrine disruptor; linked to Alzheimer’s
disease and breast cancer; causes birth disorders in animals.
- Aluminium Chloride – nose and lung irritant; causes liver
and bladder abnormalities in animals; causes brain disorders in animals; human
endocrine disruptor linked to breast cancer and Alzheimer’s disease; aluminum
compounds are generally neurotoxic to humans.
- Aluminium Hydrochloride – endocrine disruptor linked to breast
cancer and Alzheimer’s disease; aluminum compounds are neurotoxic to humans.
- Aluminium Oxide – strong nose and lung irritant; causes
skin cancer in animals; endocrine disruptor linked to breast cancer and
Alzheimer’s disease; aluminum compounds are neurotoxic to humans.
- Ammonium Laureth Sulfate – causes skin irritation, water
contaminant, may be contaminated with carcinogen 1,4-Dioxane.
- Ammonium Persulfate – strong eyes, respiratory system and
skin irritant; can trigger asthma; restricted in cosmetics.
- Amyl Acetate – neurotoxin; eye and lung irritant; lung allergen.
- Benzalkonium Chloride – immune system, lung and skin
toxicant; can trigger asthma; restricted in Canada and Japan.
- Benzyl Alcohol - strong neurotoxicant; can cause
allergic reaction in lungs; causes itching, burning, scaling, hives, and
blistering of skin; caused liver damage, coma and death in animals.
- Boric Acid – strong reproductive toxin; potent endocrine disruptor;
unsafe for use on infant, injured or damaged skin; causes death and birth
defects in animals; banned in Canada and Japan.
- Bronopol (2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol) – one of
the strongest lung and skin toxicants; endocrine disruptor;
forms carcinogenic nitrosamine; causes allergic contact dermatitis
environmental contaminant; poisonous to wildlife.
- Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) - human
carcinogen; caused brain and liver tumors in animals at low doses; endocrine
disruptor; causes allergic contact dermatitis and skin depigmentation; banned
in European Union; persistent environmental toxin.
- Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) – endocrine disruptor, skin and lungs
toxicant at low doses; caused death, liver and stomach cancers, thrombosis,
fibrosis, liver and brain damage in animals; strong skin and eye irritant.
- Butylene Glycol – skin, lung and eye irritant;
environmental toxin.
- Butylparaben - skin and eye irritant; endocrine disruptor
linked to breast and ovarian cancer; environmental contaminant.
- Calcium Fluoride – neurotoxic to humans; leads to bone
weakness; causes birth abnormalities and depression in animals.
- Ceteareth (with any numeral following it) - unsafe for use on broken skin; eye and
lung irritant; may be contaminated with 1,4-Dioxane.
- Cetrimonium Chloride - skin and eye sensitizer that can
include itching, burning, scaling, hives, and blistering; caused cell mutations
in animal studies.
- Cetyl alcohol - skin and eye irritant in humans.
- Cetrimonium Chloride – can cause itching, burning, scaling,
hives, and blistering of skin; caused lung cancer in animals.
- Chloroacetamide - strong skin, eye, and lung irritant; toxic
if inhaled; causes paralysis, goiter, and birth defects in animals; banned in
Canada.
- Coal Tar – known human carcinogen; causes lung and
urinary tract cancer; potent skin irritant; causes multiple cancers in animals;
banned in most countries including Canada and European Union; still used in
anti-dandruff shampoos in the US and the U.K.
- Cocamide DEA (ethanolamide of coconut acid) – strong
human skin toxicant and suspected carcinogen; causes irritation of skin, eyes,
and lungs in humans; causes liver and bladder cancer in animals.
- D&C Red 30 Lake - strong nervous system toxicant; as an
aluminum compound, disrupts endocrine system and linked to breast and ovarian
cancer; persistent wildlife contaminant.
- D&C Violet 2 - coal tar dye; skin and
eye irritant; long-time use of coal tar hair dye linked to bladder cancer.
- Dibutyl phthalate - neurotoxicant, linked to impaired fertility
and urinary abnormalities, linked to breast and ovarian cancers, contaminates
wildlife.
- Diethanolamine (DEA) – linked to brain abnormalities in
animals; may be contaminated with carcinogen 1,4-Dioxane.
- Dimeticone (dimethicone) – petroleum derivative, environmental
toxicant.
- Direct Black 38 - diethanolamine-containing dye that is a
confirmed human carcinogen; strong evidence of causing bladder cancer; may harm
unborn child; causes liver and kidney cancer in animals; banned in European
Union.
- DMDM Hydantoin - contains carcinogenic Formaldehyde;
skin, eye and lung irritant; environmental toxicant.
- Ethylparaben - skin and eye irritant; endocrine disruptor
linked to breast and ovarian cancer; environmental contaminant.
- Eugenol - endocrine disruptor, skin, eye and lung
irritant; well-recognized consumer allergen; caused death, coma,
insomnia, convulsions, hematuria, pulmonary edema and liver cancer in animals.
- Ext. D&C Violet 2 – this coal tar dye is a strong skin
irritant; long-time use of coal tar dyes is linked to increased risk of
bladder cancer; this dye is restricted in cosmetics.
- FD&C Blue 1 - derived from coal tar; linked to allergies
and hyperactivity disorders.
- FD&C Green 3 - causes sarcomas and bone marrow hyperplasia
in animals; not studied for safety in humans; prohibited in European Union.
- FD&C Yellow 5 (E104, tartrazine) – causes severe allergic and intolerance
reactions, especially among asthmatics and those with an aspirin intolerance;
linked to thyroid tumors, chromosomal damage, hives, and hyperactivity in
humans.
- FD&C Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake - aluminum compounds are neurotoxic to humans.
- FD&C Yellow 6 - human skin and eye irritant; caused coma,
convulsions, testicular damage, and changes in leucocytes in animals; cannot be
used in eye cosmetics
- Fig (Ficus Carica) Extract – immune system toxin; cannot be used as
fragrance ingredient due to potential carcinogenicity; banned in European
Union; allowed in the US as fragrance ingredient in shampoos and body washes.
- Formaldehyde - known human carcinogen linked to leukemia,
pancreatic, skin, liver, and lung cancer; strong skin, eye, and lung irritant;
irritates human liver (causes cirrhosis), stomach, kidneys, and bladder; can
cause skin burns; triggers asthma; hazardous air pollutant; environmental
toxin; banned in Canada and Japan; determined as safe for use in cosmetics in
the US.
- Formaldehyde Resin - contains Formaldehyde and
carries same risks; can trigger allergic reaction in the skin or lungs.
- Formaldehyde Solution (Formalin) - linked to leukemia, nasal and
nasopharyngeal cancer; neurotoxin in humans and animals; linked to bladder and
liver cancer; restricted in Canada and European Union known human carcinogen
linked to leukemia, pancreatic, skin, liver, and lung cancer; strong skin, eye,
and lun irritant; irritates human liver (causes cirrhosis), stomach, kidneys,
and bladder; can cause skin burns; triggers asthma; hazardous air pollutant;
environmental toxin; banned in Canada an Japan; determined as safe for use in
cosmetics in the US.
- Glyceryl Stearate – weak skin, eye and lung irritant.
- Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate - contains Diethanolamine;
can affect thyroid function; gastrointestinal or liver toxicant; cannot be used
in aerosols; causes allergic contact dermatitis; restricted in Japan.
- Imidazolidinyl Urea (Uric Acid) – can cause itching,
burning, scaling, hives, and blistering of skin.
- Isobutylparaben – skin and eye irritant; endocrine
disruptor linked to breast and ovarian cancer; environmental contaminant.
- Isoparaffin – petroleum derivative; environmental toxin; mildly
irritating; produced kidney damage in animals; not carcinogenic in humans.
- Isopropyl Alcohol (SD-40) - human neurotoxin; skin, eye, and lung
irritant; vapors cause drowsiness and dizziness; causes skin dehydration, may
promote brown spots and premature aging of skin; petroleum derivative.
- Hydroquinone - eye, lungs, and nervous system toxin; can
cause itching, burning, scaling, hives, and blistering of skin; suspected liver
and stomach carcinogen; causes liver cancer, DNA and ovary mutations in
animals; restricted in Canada.
- Lactic acid – strong skin and eye irritant; can cause skin burns;
causes changes in liver, brain and blood in animals; caused mutations and birth
defects in animals; restricted in Canada.
- Lanolin - strong skin irritant and toxicant; can cause
allergic reaction in the lungs.
- Laureth-7 (polyethylene glycol ether of lauryl alcohol) – may
be contaminated with carcinogen 1,4-Dioxane.
- Lead acetate – possible human carcinogen and
neurotoxin; skin and eye irritant; environmental toxin; banned in the European
Union.
- Lecithin - can irritate lungs in aerosol form; a potent
asthma trigger; forms carcinogenic nitrosamine compounds if mixed with
nitrosating agents.
- Manganese Sulfate - strong human neurotoxin; harmful
during prolonged exposure or inhalation; causes convulsions, DNA mutations, and
protein loss in animals; toxic to wildlife.
- Methamine - strong skin, eye, nose, and lungs irritant;
can cause itching, burning, scaling, hives, and blistering of skin; may be
contaminated with carcinogenic 1,4-Dioxane; cannot be used in aerosol
cosmetics.
- Methyl Methacrylate - strong neurotoxin; strong eye and lung
irritant; causes asthma and skin burns; causes cancer and stomach bleeding in
animals; hazardous air pollutant; banned in Canada and in the US.
- Methylparaben - skin and eye irritant; endocrine disruptor
linked to breast and ovarian cancer; environmental contaminant.
- Mineral oil (liquid petrolatum) - caused
blood and skin cancer formations in animals; eye and skin irritant; derived
from petroleum; non-biodegradable environmental toxin.
- Monoethanolamine (MEA) - skin and eye irritant at low doses,
can be irritating to the respiratory tract.
- Nonoxynol (ethoxylated alkyl phenol) – endocrine disruptor; skin and
lung irritant; caused liver damage in animals; may be contaminated with
1,4-Dioxane.
- Octoxynol (10, 11, 13, 40) – strong skin and eye toxin
that can cause itching, burning, scaling, hives, and blistering of skin; may
contain carcinogen 1,4-Dioxane; caused cancer of reproductive organs in
animals.
- Oxybenzone (benzophenone-4) – strong photoallergen, endocrine
disruptor; produces free radicals that can increase skin aging; environmental
toxicant.
- Padimate O (Octyl Dimethyl PABA/PABA
Ester) – has estrogenic
activity; releases free radicals that damages DNA when exposed to sunlight;
causes allergic reactions and photoallegenic dermatitis; restricted in Japan.
- Para Amino Benzonic Acid
(PABA) - causes allergic
dermatitis and photosensitivity; produces free radicals that cause mutations,
lead to cell death and may be implicated in cardiovascular disease; causes
changes in blood components and muscle weakness in animals; banned in Canada.
- Paraffin (parrafinum liquidum, paraffin
petrolatum) - petrochemical
bleached with carcinogen acrolyn; releases carcinogens benzene and toluene upon
heating; caused kidney or renal system tumor in animals; environmental toxin.
- PEG-100 Stearate - polyethylene glycols are often
contaminated with 1,4-Dioxane; suspected endocrine disruptor; linked to cancer
in animals; skin and eye irritant.
- Petrolatum (soft paraffin, white petrolatum,
petroleum jelly) -
lung irritant upon inhalation; derived from petroleum; non-biodegradable
environmental toxin.
- Phenol – strong respiratory irritant; toxic by skin contact,
causes skin burns; causes kidney damage and cyanosis in humans; causes skin
cancer, birth defects, brain and nervous system damage in animals at very low
doses; environmental contaminant; banned in Canada, restricted in Japan,
permitted in the US.
- Phenoxyethanol - endocrine disruptor and carcinogen in
animals; linked to allergic contact uritica and dermatitis.
- Picric acid - human immune system toxicant; toxic by
inhalation, skin contact, and ingestion; causes allergic reaction in the skin
or lungs; causes coma, convulsions, body temperature increase in animals;
banned in Canada and European Union.
- Placental Extract – endocrine disruptor containing
estradiol and progesteron; banned in Canada.
- Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) - often contaminated with carcinogenic
1,4-Dioxane; suspected endocrine disruptor; linked to cancer in animals; skin
and eye irritant.
- Polyethylene Terephthalate – causes cancer in animals; not studied
for safety in humans.
- Polysorbate 80 - contaminated with 1,4-Dioxane;
suspected endocrine disruptor; linked to cancer in animals; skin and eye
irritant.
- Potassium Persulfate - strong irritant to eyes, lungs, respiratory
system and skin; restricted for use in cosmetics.
- P-phenylenediamine - linked to bladder and prostate cancer; human
neurotoxin; skin and lung irritant; causes liver cancer and birth defects in
animals; very strong environmental toxin.
- Propyl Acetate – skin, eye, nose and lung irritant.
- Propylene glycol (PG) can cause eye irritation and conjunctivitis,
as well as upper respiratory tract irritation.
- Propylparaben - skin and eye irritant; endocrine disruptor
linked to breast and ovarian cancer; environmental contaminant.
- Resorcinol (m-hydroquinone, euresol, 1,3-benzenediol) –
strong skin irritant, linked to adenomas in animals, suspected to trigger skin
cancer in humans, environmental toxin.
- Quaternium-7, 15, 31, 60 - formaldehyde releasing; can cause skin and
eye irritation; linked to several cancers (see Formaldehyde)
- Saccharin – suspected human carcinogen; causes liver, kidney and
bladder damage in animals, as well as reproductive damage and birth
abnormalities, during numerous studies.
- Silica - linked to esophageal cancer, renal disease, pulmonary
fibrosis, mesothelioma, sarcoma, rheumatoid arthritis, bronchitis; strong nasal
and lung irritant; wildlife toxicant; accumulates in human body.
- Sodium Metabisulfite - immune system toxicant; eye and skin
irritant; emits toxic gas when contacts with acids; dangerous for asthmatics;
causes stillbirth, muscle weakeness and brain degeneration in animals.
- Sodium Methylparaben – endocrine disruptor; caused mild brain
damage in animals; skin irritant causing itching, burning, scaling, hives, and
blistering of skin; causes depigmentation of skin; banned for use in EU.
- Sodium Monofluorophosphate - nervous system toxin; harmful if swallowed
during teeth bleaching; causes convulsions, proteinuria, osteoporosis and
changes in DNA in animals; restricted in Canada.
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate -
skin irritant, water contaminant, may be contaminated with carcinogen
1,4-Dioxane.
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate - skin and eye irritant, in toothpaste may
cause canker sores.
- Talc - even when it contains no asbestos, was proven fibrogenic
(causes tissue injury and fibrosis), skin and lung irritation.
- Teflon – causes toxic pneumonitis and skin cancer in animals; no
studied for safety in humans.
- Tetrasodium EDTA - contains formaldehyde; cytotoxic
and genotoxic in animals; strong skin and lung irritant in humans; most
widespread poison to waterways.
- Thimerosal (Thiomersal, Merthiolate) – strong oxin to skin, nervous and
immune system; mercury is linked to autism; causes cancer in animals; environmental toxin.
- Thioglycolic Acid (contains mercury) – strong human skin
irritant; causes itching, burning, scaling, hives, and blistering of skin; lung
allergen; restricted in cosmetics; banned in Canada
- Toluene (methylbenzene) - skin and lung toxicant; carcinogen;
accumulates in fat tissue; soil contaminant.
- Triclosan – endocrine disruptor, affects thyroid hormone-associated
gene expression, caused fetal death in animals; strong skin irritant;
environmental toxicant
- Triethanolamine (TEA) – causes lymphoid, kidney and renal
tumors in animals; may be contaminated with carcinogen 1,4-Dioxane; skin and
eye irritant even when used in low doses.
- Triphenyl Phosphate –
human neurotoxin; skin, eye and lung irritant; causes tremors, depression, and
diarrhea in animals.
- Xanthene (AKA106, CI 45100) – found unsafe for use in cosmetics in
the US; caused cancer and various organ mutations in animals.
Sources:
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);
European Union: Classification & Labelling; Health Canada: List of
Prohibited and Restricted Cosmetic Ingredients; EPA Water Quality
Standards Database; EPA Hazardous Air Pollutants; National Library of
Medicine; CHE Toxicant and Disease Database; Scorecard.org Toxicity
Information; U.S. Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics;
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
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