By Staff Writer - February, 3rd 2014

Unless you have an advanced degree in chemistry, reading the labels on personal care products can be frustrating. What are all those abbreviations and multi-syllabic ingredients? What do they do? And, more importantly, what are the potential risks of smearing them onto our teeth or skin?

Natural Health News — A new survey of personal care products in the US has found that infants and toddlers are likely becoming exposed to hormone-disrupting parabens and phthalates at an even higher level than adult women.

Most people are exposed to them every day – for example, data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that more than 90% of the population is exposed to these substances in food and the environment. The body breaks them down quickly, but both have been detected in urine, breast milk and blood.

Writing in the journal Environmental Science & Technology the researchers found that food and indoor dust contributed to phthalate exposure to varying degrees, but food and environmental exposure to parabens exposure was low.

A third route, however, via personal care products, told a different story.

The researchers collected 170 samples of make-up, lotions, shampoos and other products, including 20 items for …

You might think that because you purchase something from the “Health & Beauty” section of your local drugstore, it's OK to use. But many of the products we use on a daily basis — such as deodorant, moisturizer, shampoo and other personal care products — can be loaded with harmful ingredients.

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