Chemicals In Personal Care Products Lead To Early Puberty In More Girls

     In a study released in September, 2024, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (part of the National Institutes of Health) looked at chemicals commonly found in toothpaste, makeup, and other personal care products.  The findings showed that daughters of mothers with higher levels endocrine disrupters faced a greater risk of entering puberty earlier.
 
     The chemicals that are known disrupters are often found in personal care products:
 
     •  Phthalates are often found in scented products like perfumes, soaps, and shampoos
     •  Parabens are used as preservatives in cosmetics
     •  Phenols, such as triclosan, are added to some toothpastes
 
     We have included a link to the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) guide to safer personal care products.  It allows you to enter a product into a search bar and find out what’s in it!  There are 114,847 products, 5730 brands, as well as 2,356 EWG verified products.  These are safer items that you can search by category, such as, make up, oral care, babies and kids, and so on.

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