foodsforyourskin:

You have heard of the Dirty Dozen for food, but this list is the Dirty Dozen for ingredients in our cosmetics:

1. BHA and BHT
used mainly in moisturizers and makeup as preservatives. Suspected endocrine disruptors and may cause cancer (BHA). Harmful to fish and other wildlife.

2. coal tar…

foodsforyourskin:

Or so it seems! So I am back from Cancun, but as I was packing up to leave last Saturday I was having a problem with my eyeliner. It would not sharpen and kept breaking. I got frustrated as anyone would at 3am and just grabbed an eyeliner I used to use. I knew it was only about 4 months old and…

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I also use organic products, especially liner, but it’s probably more from caution/belief than evidence… whatever one experiences from a subjective point of view, even/especially in a case of “self-study” like this one, might not be entirely reliable. If you pursue this question, it would be great to see some exploration done in a scientific, methodical way. Is it correlation or causation? Is it to do with organic ingredients, or simply a “natural” chemistry (fruit, etc. as opposed to man-made). Is it perhaps an allergic reaction particular to you? How would test groups respond?

If anyone knows of controlled studies about this, it would also be helpful.