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To find a thoughtful AND healthful gift, it\u2019s my biggest dilemma of the season. This is even more true when it comes to stocking stuffers. When you look at the ingredients closely, the typical stocking stuffers\u2014sweet treats, bath and beauty basics\u2014are nothing but pure JUNK.<\/p>\n
Here are some typical things that you may receive or put in stockings\u2014lotions, nail polishes, lip balms, air fresheners, candles, soap, and everything else that is scented. They are fairly inexpensive, easy to find, fun, and festive.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m going to use the lavender body lotion in the picture as an example. The lotion contains propylparaben (endocrine disruptor), diazolidinyl urea (a formaldehyde releaser which may cause contact dermatitis), fragrance (which means a mixture of undisclosed chemicals), and a whole load of other ingredients that are associated with allergies and contact dermatitis\u2014coumarin, citronellol, hydroxycitronella, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, cinnamal alcohol, geaniol, farnesol, limonene, and linalool.<\/p>\n
Well, nothing really, IF they are ONLY scented with pure essential oils and isolates derived from botanicals.<\/p>\n
Otherwise\u2026<\/p>\n
The main human exposure to fragrances is through frequent use of scented products. (4)<\/p>\n
For example, check out candles and odor sprays at Way Out Wax<\/a>.<\/p>\n A new study (5) shows that nail polish is a significant source of a suspected endocrine disruptor called triphenyl phosphate (TPHP).<\/p>\n The average American woman uses 12 personal care products per day. One of every 24 women are exposed daily to personal care product ingredients that are known or probable reproductive and developmental toxins, linked to impaired fertility or developmental harm for a baby in the womb or a child. These statistics do not account for exposures to phthalates that testing shows appear in an estimated three quarters of all personal care products but that, as components of fragrance, are not listed on product ingredient labels. (6)<\/p>\n EWG\u2019s Skin Deep is an online database that contains information and safety assessment for 64,145 products of 2,244 brands. You can search by product, ingredient, or company. It will give you a hazard score and a data availability score. The safest products = low hazard score + fair or better data availability.<\/p>\n References:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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