Did you know that the cosmetics and personal care industries are the least regulated, in fact they are self - regulating industries? That means there is no independent organisation checking ingredients before they are released to the public, in other words they don't have to prove the safety of their products before they are on the shelves.
A study done by The National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH - USA) found that there are 884 toxic ingredients in personal care products. You are probably being exposed to these toxic ingredients everyday when you wash your face, hair and body. You can minimise your exposure by finding out what to avoid.
For a comprehensive listing of chemicals to be aware of in your personal care products and cosmetics click here to go to our Toxic Ingredients Directory.
It would be a very lengthy exercise indeed to check your products against the list of 884 toxic ingredients that the NIOSH released, so we at Thriving Healthy Women have come up with what we think are the most Toxic Ten ingredients. Take our Toxic Ten Challenge to see how your personal care products and cosmetics measure up.....
The best way to use this guide is to print out the downloadable file and take this to your bathroom and check the ingredients in your products.
