| Toxic Chemicals to Avoid Nature and Health Magazine |
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| Friday, 02 October 2009 13:59 |
15 common chemicals to avoid. Nature & Health Magazine. October 2009.
"Phthalates, used as plasticisers and fixatives in cosmetic products and ubiquitous in consumer products, have displayed endocrine (hormone) disrupting properties in animal studies. Research has shown that they have an additive effect and can block the male hormone testosterone. They have also been linked in some studies with male reproductive disorders such as cryptorchidism (undescended testes), hypospadias (where the urethra is abnormally positioned on the underside of the penis), testicular atrophy (shrinking of the testes), lows sperm counts and testicular cancer. Formaldehyde is a suspected carcinogen, a contact allergen and common skin and eye irritant." |