Toxic Chemicals

  • HealthYahoo Life

    A popular hair-straightening treatment forced this stylist to 'make the difficult decision' between her health and career

    “I found myself sobbing at the doctor's office and that's the day she told me what I didn't want to hear," says hairstylist Jennifer Arce.

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    Is Lipstick Toxic? Gwyneth Paltrow Thinks So

    “Women have been exposed to toxic chemicals in cosmetics for far too long — it’s time to take action,” tweeted Paltrow, an actress who has made clean living part of her mission, both through her wide-reaching lifestyle brand, Goop, and through Juice Organics, of which she is the makeup’s creative director.

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    Triclosan: What You Need to Know About This Dangerous Chemical

    A federal ban of triclosan will follow the Minnesota state ban in 2017. Minnesota has officially become the first state to ban soaps containing triclosan, a once widely used antibacterial chemical that has been proved to “disrupt sex and thyroid hormones and other bodily functions” and which scientists believe can lead to strains of resistant bacteria, according to CBS News. It turns out triclosan is not just unhealthy for our bodies, but it’s also poisonous to the environment, as researchers