A Little Thing Called "Parabens"

I'd love to give credit to those who put this picture together, but alas, I cannot as I found it on Facebook and have no idea who owns it.  Therefore, my instant apologies for not acknowledging the owner.  I'm happy to do so if the company/person claims it!


That being said.  What's a paraben and why should you care?  Parabens, as mentioned above, are chemicals believed to be linked to breast and other cancers.  Scary!  And what's even scarier?  You have 100% control on if you allow them to be part of your body or not.  They are in lotions, food, things you ingest and topically apply.  They are endocrine interruptors, (see the breast cancer fund organization)  They mimic estrogen, and estrogen causes cells to grow (hence why we girls experience puberty with body changes the way we do).  You don't want cells to grow indefinitely, and things that create more estrogen in our body is just not a good thing.


Do yourself a favor.  CHECK YOUR PRODUCTS.  Methylparaben.  Ethylparaben. ANY paraben needs to go!  Find a company that does not use them.  Arbonne is a great place to start.  Otherwise, just take care of yourself.  You have 1 body.  Don't knowingly harm it.