http://cincovidas.com/your-hair-spray-or-baby-lotion-may-contain-potentially-carcinogenic-phthalates/ Setting the Standard for Safe Self-Care Wed, 23 May 2012 04:15:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://cincovidas.com/your-hair-spray-or-baby-lotion-may-contain-potentially-carcinogenic-phthalates/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Citrus Moon Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:05:40 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2576#comment-185 Phthalates are indeed bad chemicals and are found in a wide variety of products. Fragrances very often contain phthalates and you most likely will never know. Fragrance manufacturers are not required to list ingredients due to the sensitive nature of the formulation itself; to protect the recipe so to speak. You may see "fragrance" listed as an ingredient in a product, but you don't know the ingredients that make up that fragrance. On the bright side, however, many fragrance manufacturers have already shifted their formulas to be phthalate-free. Hopefully the rest will follow suit. Phthalates are indeed bad chemicals and are found in a wide variety of products. Fragrances very often contain phthalates and you most likely will never know. Fragrance manufacturers are not required to list ingredients due to the sensitive nature of the formulation itself; to protect the recipe so to speak. You may see “fragrance” listed as an ingredient in a product, but you don’t know the ingredients that make up that fragrance. On the bright side, however, many fragrance manufacturers have already shifted their formulas to be phthalate-free. Hopefully the rest will follow suit.

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