TOXIC TERRORS:
30 of the 'Most Wanted' Toxic Ingredients & Pollutants
30 of the 'Most Wanted' Toxic Ingredients & Pollutants
TOXIN | WHERE USED | WHAT IT DOES | HEALTH HAZARD |
Acesulfame K | Food products and carbonated drinks | Artificial sweetener | Possible carcinogen; disrupts thyroid function |
Aspartame (NutraSweet) | Used in soft drinks | Sugar substitute | Seizures, headaches and dizziness. Can activate cancer hormones in humans |
Benzaldehyde | Perfume, hairspray, laundry and dishwasher products | Fragrance | CNS depressant; causes kidney damage and irritation to lungs, throat, eyes |
Benzyl Acetate | Perfume, fabric softener, deodorant | Fragrance and food flavouring; also a solvent | Irritates respiratory tract. Carcinogenic, linked to pancreatic cancer |
Bisphenol-A (BPA) | In plastic bottles used by the food and toiletries industry | Chemical used to harden plastics; synthetic oestrogen | Damages DNA and sperm in men; mimics oestrogen and disrupts hormones |
Bronopol | Facial exfoliants, moisturisers, make-up removers, body wash | Anti-bacterial preservative in cosmetic and pharmaceuticals | Releases formaldehyde and carcinogenic nitrosamines |
Butyl benzyl phthalate | Floor tiles; upholstery | Plasticizer for vinyl and foam products | CarciButyl benzyl phthalatenogenic |
Colours (e.g. Tartrazine, Sunset yellow, etc) | Used in cosmetics and food products (juices, cereals, coffee) | Add artificial colouring | All coal tar dyes are carcinogenic; evidence that colours may react with other chemical ingredients |
Di-,Tri-, Mono-ethanolamine (DEA, TEA and MEA) | Children's bubble bath, shower gel, shampoo, facial cleansers | Foaming agent | Hormone disruptor; can release cancer causing nitrosamines; liver and kidney cancer |
Diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) | Fragrance base in perfumery and cosmetic products | Used a plasticizer in PVC and plastic products | Damages gastro-intestinal and respiratory tracts; endocrine disruptor; can cause irregular heart patterns |
DMDM Hydantoin | Antiperspirants, multiple skin and hair products | Formaldehyde-forming preservative | Joint pain, depression, headaches, insomnia, asthma |
Fluoride | Toothpaste, water, food products | Allegedly prevents cavities and strengthens teeth | Neuro toxin associated with dementia, depression and central nervous system disorders |
High Fructose Corn Syrup | Used in fruit drinks, desserts and cakes | Food sweetener | Causes obesity, raises cholesterol and increases risk of diabetes, liver damage and stroke |
Hydrogenated Oil | Margarine, spreads, crackers and biscuits | Increases the shelf-life of food products | Linked to heart disease, cell deterioration and nutritional deficiencies |
Hydroquinone | Skin products | Skin lightener and moisturiser | Has been shown to cause skin cancer in rats |
Imidazolidinyl Urea | Baby bath soap, body products, nail polish, antiperspirants | Antimicrobial preservative | Releases formaldehyde. Asthma, chronic fatigue, heart palpitations; carcinogenic |
Isopropyl alcohol | Hair colourants, body and hand lotions, after-shave | A solvent and denaturant (toxic substance that changes another substance's natural qualities) | Depression, headaches, dizziness, nausea, narcosis |
Lead and Mercury | Hair dye, amalgam fillings, infant vaccinations | Preservative | Neuro toxin, also linked with ADHD |
Limonene | Shaving cream, air freshener, varnish remover | Fragrance and food flavouring; insecticide | Respiratory problems. Carcinogenic |
Linalool | Hand lotion, shaving cream, after shave and perfume | Mainly used as a fragrance; but also flea and cockroach insecticide; mosquito repellent | Eczema; Central nervous system disruptor. Narcotic. Attracts bees and wasps. |
Methylene chloride | Aerosol sprays, paint stripper; tea and coffee | Solvent used to decaffeinate coffee and tea | Carcinogen and CNS disruptor; reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood |
Nano particles | Sunscreens, make-up, mascara, eyeshadow, antiperspirant | Micro-fine particle technology (smaller than 100 nanometers) | Faster absorption of chemical ingredient; greater damage to skin and organs |
Petrolatum (Mineral Oil) | Baby Oil, vaseline | Surfactant and binding agent | Acne, premature skin ageing. Inhibits skin's ability to breathe and expel toxins |
Monosodium glutamate | Used in sausages, salad dressing, canned soup and fizzy drinks | Increases the shelf-life of instant and ready-made food | An excito-toxin that suppresses nerve impulses and causes cell death |
Parabens | Multiple toiletries and cosmetic products | Preservative | Implicated in breast cancer due to oestrogenic properties |
Propylene glycol (PG), (PEG) | Used in anti-freeze, brake fluid, shampoo, shower gel, moisturizers | Industrial wetting agent and solvent | Dermatitis, liver and kidney damage |
Silica | Face powder, eyeshadow | Caking agent | Easily inhaled; crystalline silica listed as carcinogenic |
Sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) | Engine de-greaser used in shampoo, toothpaste, etc | Forms cancer-causing nitrosamines when reacting with other chemicals. Damage to eyes and skin; collects in heart, lungs, liver and brain | |
Sodium nitrite | Used in foods like sausages, bacon and other processed meat products | Colour-fixing chemical used to create red pigment in meat | Potentially carcinogenic |
Triclosan | Soaps, toothpastes and deodorants | Anti-bacterial | Central nervous system disruption. Detected in breast milk; interferes with testosterone |
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