Today,
a lot of brands coming out in the market promoting products with claim of being
'natural' and organic. As consumers, we rely mostly on the labels and advertising
of some brands but these can be misleading too in terms of delivering what we
believe as 100% natural products. These products are what we mostly used for
our daily consumption therefore we have to be really careful in assessing and
buying products especially those we use for personal care.
Being
aware of the hazardous effect of most chemical-based cosmetics and personal
care products we buy will lessen the chances of getting ourselves exposed to
chemicals that may cause health problems ranging from skin conditions to cancer.
One way to be really informed of what we're putting on to our body is reading
the ingredients label very carefully and make sure that not a single text of 'paraben'
is existent on the list. Some of the ingredients
to avoid which one include parabens (there are several types), sodium lauryl
sulphate, sodium laureth sulphate, mineral/petroleum oil, propylene glycol, phthalates,
PEGs (polyethylene glycol compounds), DEA (diethanolamine), TEA
(triethanolamine) and synthetic colours or fragrance (often called ‘parfum’).