| You might have heard about the dangers of | | | | fertility of men. If babies are getting parabens in |
| parabens but still wonder how bad they could be. | | | | their bodies just as their bodies are forming, |
| Are parabens bad or are they perfectly safe? | | | | these chemicals may cause problems that are |
| They're in so many of the skin products we use | | | | difficult if not impossible to reverse. |
| every day, so how could they be dangerous? The | | | | Are parabens bad in small doses? Parabens are |
| answer is all about what these chemicals can do | | | | preservatives that are used in makeup, lotions |
| to your body and how little it costs to use them | | | | and skin products of all types. There are other |
| in skin products. | | | | things that can be used to keep products fresh, |
| If you've ever read about parabens and why | | | | but some companies simply aren't bothering to |
| people avoid them, you might have heard about | | | | use them. This means that the parabens can build |
| them being thought to cause cancer. You might | | | | up in your body from many different sources. |
| have heard that they are artificial chemicals that | | | | If you've ever wondered why products use then |
| shouldn't be placed on the skin. What you might | | | | when the dangers of using them are becoming |
| not have heard is what recent studies have said | | | | known, there's a pretty simple answer. They're |
| about the dangers of parabens. | | | | cheap. They are used far too often as fillers to |
| While people have been wary of parabens for | | | | save money for skin care companies who don't |
| quite a while, it wasn't until fairly recently that | | | | want to use more expensive ingredients that |
| studies started to show how these substances | | | | would be better for you. Most companies care a |
| are negatively affecting the people who use them. | | | | lot less about what goes on your skin than they |
| If you use a skin care product that contains | | | | do what goes in their bank accounts. |
| them, you are putting something on your skin | | | | It isn't just the cheap products that use parabens, |
| that will mimic the effects of estrogen. That | | | | unfortunately. Many of the pricier products also |
| chemical is then absorbed through the skin and | | | | use them to keep their costs down. So, if you |
| enters the rest of the body. | | | | want to avoid parabens all together, look for |
| As you may know, being exposed to estrogen is | | | | products that specifically tell you that they don't |
| a major cause of breast cancer in women. | | | | use parabens. A company that goes through the |
| Parabens are now thought to have this same kind | | | | trouble of using something more expensive and |
| of impact on the body, increasing the chances of | | | | more difficult to get is a company that cares |
| getting breast cancer. Some scientists also think it | | | | about what's going into its products. |
| may be harmful for pregnant women to use | | | | Are parabens bad? More and more studies are |
| anything that contains parabens because of the | | | | saying that they are. Do you really want to use |
| effects then can have on the baby. | | | | something on your skin that might cause cancer, |
| In male babies, having something that is acting like | | | | especially when there are alternatives? Find a |
| estrogen on their bodies can be especially harmful. | | | | company that takes the dangers of parabens |
| Some are starting to make a link between | | | | seriously and you've found a company you can |
| parabens in skin care products and the declining | | | | trust with your skin as well as with your health. |