Why should you care about the types of personal care products you use?

Did you know that men and women use on average 10-15 different personal care products every day? This can amount to over 126 different products, all of which interact with our skin. According to the Environmental Working Group, one-third of these products contain at least one ingredient linked to cancer. In other words, this is the equivalent of having the chemical industry bottled in your bathroom and should be a big concern.

Which ingredients in my personal care product should I be concerned with?

There are over 10,000 unique chemicals in personal care products ranging from carcinogens and pesticides to reproductive toxins. Four major ingredients that you should avoid are parabens—which are used as preservatives—propylene glycol, laurel sulfates—both of which produce suds—and synthetic colors or fragrances.