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We all need and use personal care products. Sadly, most of our shampoo,

conditioner, hand soap and body wash, toothpaste, lotion – ALL the stuff we use,

are made with over 10,000 chemicals. According to the Environmental Working

Group, on average, the typical person uses 9 personal care products each day,

which is exposing them to over 120 chemicals. What’s worse? Most of these

chemicals bioaccumulate. Because our body doesn’t know how to process the

foreign chemicals, they build up in our tissue. Over time we typically start to

experience health issues. Something as seemingly small as dry skin or a headache

to more serious health issues, as extreme as autoimmune diseases and beyond.

Many, if not all, of the foreign chemicals in our personal care products are

hormone disruptors and even carcinogens - a substance linked to the formation of

cancer cells. The list below are things you should be on the look out for.