Professor Theo Colborn first defined the term Endocrine Disruptors in 1991 and gave the following definition

"Any compounded molecules or chemical agents with hormone-mimetic properties and described as causing physiological and reproductive abnormalities."

 

In other words, an endocrine disruptor is a molecule that acts on the hormonal balance while causing undesirable effects on health.

Endocrine disruptors enter our bodies through a variety of places, including the skin. By penetrating the hypodermis via the sebum, the fatty substances penetrate our body and arrive very quickly in our blood. Did you know that it takes only twenty minutes for a harmful substance to become part of our active bloodstream?

Taking care of your skin C

It is crucial in our protection against endocrine disruptors but also against various environmental pollutions. Of course, today's beauty care products are mainly used to prevent aging, but some treatments are also necessary to save our lives and make them healthier. Therefore, making sure that our skin is strong, properly hydrated, at the right temperature, and neither irritated nor inflamed is very important in the process.

Of course, taking care of your skin also means adopting beauty products that are free of aggressive molecules such as endocrine disruptors. Making this choice is the daily life of many women and men who are constantly fighting against these beauty products that are chemical bombs ready to explode in your body. So certainly, the advertisements for the beauty products pullulate in the magazines or in the television - certainly to attract the youngest and the most vulnerable - but let us take attention to the greenwashing which is a process of misleading marketing for the general public.
The beauty products of care or make-up must be of organic quality to prove you a sincerity and an ethic with regard to the label However, this is sometimes not enough and even organic beauty products may contain chemical molecules (organic of course) that are harmful to health in the long term.

Note that it is the daily use and accumulation of molecules that slowly kills and destroys our body. It is indeed repeated use in small doses that kills.

Using the same lipstick day in and day out is far more dangerous than indulging in a colorful splash on your lips for a special occasion. The risks are there, but daily habits are the ones that need to be changed the fastest.

What can you do then if you can no longer rely on the label that has been put in place?

The priority is, just like in the food industry, to learn to read labels. This is really the best way to protect yourself against the flaws and lures of our civilization.

Numerous lists have been compiled and are available on the internet. Applications have even been created to allow you to check the INCI (International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients) lists of your beauty products.

No more excuses: you're ready to track down the dangers

Dsince 1998: all cosmetics must give on their packaging the full list of ingredients in descending order of quantity and under their INCI name.

Nevertheless, here is a list of ingredients that would be nice to do without:

• Paraben, preservative
• Formaldehyde
• Phthalates, fixing agents
• Sodium lauryl sulfate - LSS
• Sodium laureth sulfate - LESS
• Ammonium laureth sulftate - LSA
• Aluminum, aluminum oxide and salt
• Kerosene (paraffinum liquidum, synthetic wax, isododecane, ...)
• Some recognized silicones: they end in -cone or -xane
• Compounds ending in "-eth-1digit
• Compounds comprising bromo, chloro or iodo
• Compounds containing PEG or PPG
• Compounds containing EDTA

40% of hygiene and beauty products contain at least one endocrine disruptor, so take charge of your health and eradicate these poisons from your bathroom.