If you are into Natural products you have probably heard about the controversy of parabens in our personal care items, but more and more we keep hearing that they are not good for us. Following find a brand new article that explains a little bit more about it...this is why we at White Pear do not take any chances, and do not use Parabens to preserve any of our Natural Bath and body products. (please read our list of ingredients under each of the products we sell)
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From soap to shampoo - could your daily shower actually be bad for you?
By Alice SmellieLast updated at 10:42 PM on 05th July
Ever read the label of a shampoo, conditioner or shower gel? Then you'll probably have come across the word methylparaben, or perhaps ethylparaben, or propylparaben.
But have you ever stopped to think about what these ingredients are?
Parabens are the most widely used chemical preservatives throughout the world. They're found in children's shampoos, styling gels, body lotions, shaving gels and make-up, and are used to improve the shelf-life of cosmetics.
However, increasing evidence is emerging that use of parabens might come at a high price to our health. Some parabens - namely butylparaben and propylparaben - are under investigation by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) because of concerns about links with breast cancer and problems with the male reproductive system.
Research from Japanese scientist Osuma Handa at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine suggests that even parabens that were previously presumed to be safe, such as methylparaben, might mutate and produce free radicals when exposed to UV rays, causing skin ageing and potentially skin cancer.
Alcohol, which is often added to cosmetics, can stimulate the penetration of parabens into the skin and also the conversion of methylparaben to butylparaben, which, with propylparaben, has the greatest hormone disrupting properties in men and women.
The Environmental Working Group in America is so concerned that it has set up a non-profit website (http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/) where consumers can find out more information about their toiletries.
On the site, methylparaben is listed as being found in more than 16,000 products, including moisturisers, sunscreen and toothpaste.
Traditional argument is that our skin doesn't absorb parabens. Not so says Dr Barbara Olioso, a professional chemist who acts as an independent adviser for brands formulating cosmetics without chemicals. 'Research shows that between 20 and 60 per cent of parabens in cosmetics may be absorbed by the body,' she says. 'They have been found in urine, which proves parabens travel through our systems.'
Dr Olioso's concerns are shared by Tony Tillbrook, who invented the wetsuit in 1957. Tillbrook has launched a paraben and sulphate-free range of bath and body products.
'If you need to look at any ingredient's potential link with cancer, then isn't it obvious that you simply don't use it in a product or smear it over your body?' he asks.
He was inspired to create his range, amaZeneÆ, from his investigations into the components of adhesives used in his wetsuits, which caused dermatitis in some.
Would you like to read more? - press here
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From soap to shampoo - could your daily shower actually be bad for you?
By Alice SmellieLast updated at 10:42 PM on 05th July
Ever read the label of a shampoo, conditioner or shower gel? Then you'll probably have come across the word methylparaben, or perhaps ethylparaben, or propylparaben.
But have you ever stopped to think about what these ingredients are?
Parabens are the most widely used chemical preservatives throughout the world. They're found in children's shampoos, styling gels, body lotions, shaving gels and make-up, and are used to improve the shelf-life of cosmetics.
However, increasing evidence is emerging that use of parabens might come at a high price to our health. Some parabens - namely butylparaben and propylparaben - are under investigation by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) because of concerns about links with breast cancer and problems with the male reproductive system.
Research from Japanese scientist Osuma Handa at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine suggests that even parabens that were previously presumed to be safe, such as methylparaben, might mutate and produce free radicals when exposed to UV rays, causing skin ageing and potentially skin cancer.
Alcohol, which is often added to cosmetics, can stimulate the penetration of parabens into the skin and also the conversion of methylparaben to butylparaben, which, with propylparaben, has the greatest hormone disrupting properties in men and women.
The Environmental Working Group in America is so concerned that it has set up a non-profit website (http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/) where consumers can find out more information about their toiletries.
On the site, methylparaben is listed as being found in more than 16,000 products, including moisturisers, sunscreen and toothpaste.
Traditional argument is that our skin doesn't absorb parabens. Not so says Dr Barbara Olioso, a professional chemist who acts as an independent adviser for brands formulating cosmetics without chemicals. 'Research shows that between 20 and 60 per cent of parabens in cosmetics may be absorbed by the body,' she says. 'They have been found in urine, which proves parabens travel through our systems.'
Dr Olioso's concerns are shared by Tony Tillbrook, who invented the wetsuit in 1957. Tillbrook has launched a paraben and sulphate-free range of bath and body products.
'If you need to look at any ingredient's potential link with cancer, then isn't it obvious that you simply don't use it in a product or smear it over your body?' he asks.
He was inspired to create his range, amaZeneÆ, from his investigations into the components of adhesives used in his wetsuits, which caused dermatitis in some.
Would you like to read more? - press here
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