parabens

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Chemicals are part of our lives but there are ways to avoid them.

This is a list with cosmetic ingredients to avoid. Cosmetic ingredients are not regulated by the FDA but the manufacturers have to provide the list. So, it remains to us to choose what product is best and safe to use.

Great skincream for the winter months by organic beauty maker, Weleda.

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It's hard enough being a teenager with acne, without suddenly being told the products you're smearing all over your face could give you cancer. In the US The Campaign For Safe Cosmetics is urging consumers to demand that Clearasil clean up their act and remove potentially harmful ingredients from their products.

Luckily I don't use skin products and I am not just saying that because I am a guy

Whether or not you subscribe to the notion that parabens in skin creams are bad for you, there are now a whole new set of products on the market that don't contain them. We tested a few of the best-sellers out to see how they compare with products made from more traditional ingredients and reviewed them in our video.

You'll probably be aware that a group of chemical preservatives called parabens are the latest 'controversial' ingredients in cosmetics. But where do you stand on this issue? Are you checking labels on your shower gel and looking out for more natural products?