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Many of the make-ups, lotions, soaps, deodorants and other personal care products you use every day contain harmful chemicals.  There are responsible personal care product companies and Dr. Kraskow can help you find them and shows you how to make safe and sustainable choices.


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Skin Deep (a nonprofit company) pairs ingredients in more than 42,000 products against 50 definitive toxicity and regulatory databases, making it the largest integrated data resource of its kind.

Please click here to use this website to determine how toxic your personal care products may be.


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8 Body Care Toxins to Avoid:    (from Green America)

  1. Mercury - also avoid the mercury preservative "thimerosal"
  2. Lead- listed as "lead acetate"
  3. Nanoparticles
  4. Placenta
  5. Hydroquinone skin lightener
  6. Phthalates
  7. Petroleum by-products (ex. 1, 4-dioxane)
  8. Fragrance

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For more information, or any questions, please email or call 316.684.6597