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Alright, so today's post may be kind of long and boring for some, but I can guarantee you'll learn a thing or two. Today the average consumer walks into a local Target, and they casually walk down the various aisles picking up groceries, laundry detergent, dog treats, air freshener, cosmetic products, deodorant, body wash, other skincare items, and a ton more if you're like me {oops!}. Most consumers, including myself not too long ago, pay absolutely no mind to the labels on the majority of these products. We automatically assume that these products are regulated for safety by our government, but the scary truth is, most of them are hardly regulated at all. The Food and Drug Administration regulate the overall safety of our food {although they still allow the use of pesticides, GMOs, and other harmful chemicals in the making of this food}, but they do not regulate the cosmetic industry in the least. Items that range from deodorant to foundation to body wash to detergent... the products we use every single day are full of harmful hormone disruptors, allergens, toxins that can harm our immune system, and carcinogens, or cancer-causing agents. Take a look at this quote about the term "
fragrance," from the EWG Skindeep Database:
"Federal law allows companies to leave some chemical ingredients off their product labels, including those considered to be trade secrets, components of fragrance and nanomaterials (FDA 2011). Fragrance may include any number of the industry’s 3,100 stock chemicals (IFRA 2010), none of which is required to be listed on labels."
