Lets Talk PEGs............ How do you choose to bring awareness?? - TopicsExpress



          

Lets Talk PEGs............ How do you choose to bring awareness?? PEGs (Polyethylene Glycol): Chemicals often used as cleansing agents, emulsifier and skin conditioners. Concern: Increased risk for cancer (breast, uterine, brain, leukemia). Often contaminated with 1, 4-dioxane, lead and arsenic. PEG open the pores on the skin enabling toxins to easily enter the body. ~Found in: Oral pain relief, tooth paste, personal lubricant/spermicide, sunscreen, makeup, hair mouse, deodorants, shampoo, soaps and lotions. How to identify it: Listed as polyethylene glycol or anything starting with PEG. Sometimes the acronym is accompanied by a number for example, PEG-7. The lower the number the likely it is absorbed by the skin.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:32:59 +0000

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