Common questionable Chemicals

found in well known cosmetic brands!

Look at the list of ingredients on your moisturiser bottle!

There are many more ingredients that we have not included yet... this is a work in progress.

Ingredients Beauty By Nature

DO NOT USE!!

(Please note all of the ingredients in our

Beauty By Nature cosmetics are healthy!)

Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (sls)

A strong irritant that denatures mucous membranes allowing the passage of other toxins. Used in shampoos, toothpaste, body wash etc.

Parabens – methyl, ethyl,

propyl & butyl

Oestrogen mimics. Can cause allergic dermatitis

Diazolidinyl & imidiazolidinyl urea

diazolidinyl urea (or 3-diol diazolidinyl urea) 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1 (or bronopol) DMDM hydantoin.

Formaldehyde donor. At certain temperatures, it breaks down and releases formaldehyde. This has many toxic effects, being a poison, an experimental mutagen in humans and suspected carcinogen.

Dimethicone & cyclomethicone

Foam preventative and makes creams feel smooth. It is noted as having experimental reproductive effects. Although not listed as toxic, silicones ‘coat’ the skin which is definitely detrimental to oily skin. It is my opinion that these ingredients should only be used in leave-in hair ‘moisturiser’.

Fragrance/Perfume

Unless specified as pure essential oil, manufactured chemical fragrances will include some or all of the ingredients that are listed here as well as hundreds of other trace chemicals – often poisons. On a cosmetic container it is just listed as ‘fragrance’ or ‘perfume’.

Phthalates

DBP, DEP, also butyl ester

Plasticizers used to soften pvc vinyl make lotion more able to absorb into the skin. Found in paint, solvents, vinyl floor coverings, raincoats and cosmetics, hair care, nail polish & perfumes etc. Phthalates can cause hormonal damage. Please note Phthalates is not listed as an ingredient on cosmetic containers, however it is contained in ‘Fragrance’ – as above. Phthalates are added to commercial perfumes to enable the fragrance to linger longer on the skin ie the plastic will absorb into your skin.

Toluene

Used in nail polish. Acute central nervous system poison. May cause bone marrow changes, damage to foetus, headaches, brain damage.

Mineral Oil – petrolatum

Analysis of certain mineral oils reveals traces of several carcinogenic hydrocarbons. Not to be used for babies.