The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates that this class of chemical is the most widely used family of preservatives in cosmetics today.
Parabens are found in some 13,200 skin care ingredients! And if you think that the products you're using are parabens-free because they're labeled "organic," think again.
Yep! Parabens have raised their ugly faces even here. Read the labels on your shampoos, makeup, hair care products, moisturizers, and even your shaving products and you'll see the ugly truth.
When you read the labels, though, be vigilant for such prefixes before this word, especially methyl, propyl, butyl and ethyl. They are all types of parabens.
Just how dangerous could this chemical preservative be? Parabens are linked to a greater risk of breast cancer in women. These substances soak into your skin, linger in your body, and apparently set into the breast tissue, according to the Women's Community Cancer Project of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Once they're in your system, parabens begin what's called "estrogenic activity." This means they mimic the hormone estrogen.
And estrogen is believed to stimulate breast cancer activity.
In a nutshell, parabens actually fool your body into thinking there's more estrogen present than there really is. In the process, it raises your risk of breast cancer.
And this is only one ingredient!
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