Chemicals in your personal care products
A chemical revolution
Prior to World War II, the perfume industry used only natural methods and oils to make fragrances. But due to the revolution in the chemical industry, more than 9,000 ingredients are used today - and the number keeps growing.
Some chemical ingredients are hidden from consumers
Some chemical ingredients are kept secret from the consumer - on average, about 14 chemicals per product! Some of them have been linked to hormone disruption and allergic reactions while others have not even been tested.
Effects of chemicals in personal care products
The world produces 250 billion tons of man-made chemicals a year. These chemicals find their way into the human body with alarming effects.
Chemical production
Global sales in USD
An average of 700 synthetic chemicals are present in the human body
Chemicals used in personal care products have been linked to:
- Cancer
- Damage to the brain and nervous system
- Births defects
- Interference with our hormone systems
- Allergy
Some chemicals build up in your body and interact with each other - the so-called cocktail effect.
If we assume 50 ingredients are used in a typical personal care products, the number of possible combinations of 9000 ingredients is: 1.4785 E+133
or
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6497996852552144077120 combinations.
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What to do?
Companies dedicated to safe personal care products exist!
Number of chemicals tested for 'cocktail effects'
In the world, ever!
