You may have heard of parabens, but what are they and why are so many consumers of personal care and beauty products and cosmetics and skincare products looking for paraben free products?

Parabens are class of chemicals used as preservatives in many personal care products including shampoos, shaving creams, moisturizers and skin care products, cosmetics and much much more. Chances are if you look on the label of skin care products you have in your home right now you’ll find them listed.

They work very well as anti fungicidal agents and anti bacterials and so they are good preservatives, and have been used as such for a long time.

But some people are now questioning the wisdom of using parabens in products that are applied directly to our skin. Why?

It’s not comforting to know that if you apply a product onto your skin the parabens are absorbed almost immediately and can be found in your blood soon after. That doesn’t prove they’re dangerous though.

Studies have suggested that parabens can disrupt the endocrine system, cause cancer and have a hormonal effect on the body, as well as cause skin rashes.

And none of it is fully proven and it’s not even clear when something is fully proven, and of course the big companies argue it’s all a storm in a teacup.

Regardless some people aren’t convinced and are looking for paraben free products like skincare products on the principal that it’s better not to take the risk if you don’t need to.

After all, if there is some doubt about something why use it?

Why use it indeed. There are other more natural preservatives available that work well, so why do the big companies still use parabens? It’s all about profit. Parabens are much cheaper than the more natural alternatives.

So whilst there are no conclusive formal studies that prove their risk, there are many people who prefer not to wait, and are using parabens free products already. There are excellent options available for parabens free skin care products and cosmetics that work exceptionally well and have only safe ingredients.

Find out on my website where to source safer alternatives to modern skin care products that actually work better.

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