Aug 14 2008
Paraben Fact Sheet
According to the Environmental Protection Agency:
Parabens are a family of chemical preservatives which include the commonly used methyl, propyl, butyl and ethyl preservatives. Paraben chemicals display estrogenic activity, mimicking the body’s own estrogen and producing endocrine-disrupting action (the hypothalamus, ovaries and thyroid) when rubbed into the skin or washed down the drain into drinking water. [...]
