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Are These Common Ingredients in Your Health and Beauty Products Safe?

To keep health and beauty products, such as cosmetics, soaps, and lotions, safe for human use and effective, preservatives and other chemicals are added. However, in recent years the safety of some of these ingredients, despite decades of use, has been questioned, especially by companies selling all natural products. Here's a look at three common ingredients called into question and what scientific studies say about their safety. Parbens Parbens, including ethylparaben, propylparaben, and butylparaben, act as a preservative not only in cosmetics, but also in foods. This common preservative added to hundreds of cosmetic products can be absorbed into the body through the skin. There's growing concern that parabens may be linked to cancer because of a 2004 study in the "Journal of Applied Toxicology" that reported finding breast tumors with parabens. However, parabens in the body is not a new discovery, so finding it in tumors does not mean it caused the cancer. Studies

What's the Best Beauty Product For You? 3 Tips to Choosing Beauty Products

Every month, you see a lot of new beauty products coming out in the market, all with promises of making your skin look younger, smoother, and softer. Millions are spent every year for ads and promotions of these products and to get consumers notice them in a very competitive environment. Oftentimes, free samples are passed around in supermarkets, department stores, even train stations! There would be countless reviews on the internet, mostly by people who are paid by the manufacturers to do a favorable review about the product. As a wise consumer, you shouldn't simply take the word of advertisers and beauty product review writers about the products that they are endorsing. Even if it's a Hollywood star who is paid to endorse the product, one should be cautious about the subtle, but powerful effects of the media on consumer preferences. To help you decide on which beauty product is the best for you, here are a few suggestions: 1. Check the labels There are numerous ingredients u