12 Toxic Compounds Hiding In This One Thing You Use Every Single Day

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6. Sodium Laureth Sulphate

Similar to SLS, this is often shortened on labels as SLES. Depending on the manufacturing process, SLEs often becomes contaminated with Diozane, which is a suspected carcinogen. The liver has a difficult time metabolizing these chemicals, which means that these can stay in the body for long periods of time and accumulate.

7. Methylisothiazolinone

That’s a mouthful, isn’t it? This is a preservative which has long been associated with allergic reactions. In studies done with mammals, this chemical has been shown to damage the brain cells and is considered to be a neurotoxin. This chemical is very irritating to most people and is mostly used in products that are intended to be rinsed off because of it.

8. Propylene Glycol

Yep, this is the same stuff that you are using in the radiator of your car, commonly called antifreeze! You will find this in many shampoos, hand sanitizers, and hair conditioners. Although on a bottle of antifreeze they recommend that you do not allow this product to come in to contact with your skin, it is used in many personal care products for some reason. This chemical has been linked to kidney damage and liver problems.

9. Methylchloroisothiazolinone

If you thought other names were bad, this one is worse. Words like this alone should warn you that what you are using is not natural and not meant for the human body. This is another commonly used preservative that has been linked to cancer in some studies and is a well-known irritant as well as causing allergic reactions.

10. Benzalkonium Chloride

This is another preservative that also works as an antimicrobial and surfactant in most shampoos. This chemical has been associated with allergic reactions, causes irritation to the respiratory tract, and severe eye and/or skin irritation.

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