Another chemical in personal care products (and food!) to avoid are artificial colors. Artificial colors such as D&C Red 33, Blue 1, Green 3, FD&C Yellow 5, and FD&C yellow 6 are carcinogeniceven when applied to skin. Many contain coal tar that has heavy metals such as arsenic and lead. Others are derived from petroleum, Copper Sulphate, Chromium Iodide, Mercury Sulphate and possibly more.
As always, read labels!
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