On the occasion of the awareness week for the fight against breast cancer under the banner of Pink October, the Pulpe de Vie brand returns to the 5 substances to avoid at all costs in the formulas of your deodorants.
The use of deodorant may be a daily gesture for most of us, but certain studies highlight a link between the use of deodorants on freshly shaved skin and the risk of developing breast cancer* due to the composition of our deodorant formulas. At a time when it is difficult to disentangle the true from the false in order to really know what the controversial substances to avoid in the formulations of deodorants, the cosmetics brand Pulp of Life take advantage of Pink October awareness month to unveil a list ofingredients to avoid in deodorantsto which we can refer to find a healthy deodorant, to use with peace of mind.
Among these ingredients to ban from deodorants and antiperspirant deodorants as a precaution, we find aluminum salts, parabens and silicones which are often criticized in cosmetics, but not only that!
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Breast cancer: 5 ingredients to avoid in your deodorants
Aluminum salts : used to block perspiration by blocking the sweat glands, these molecules from the metal can have undesirable effects on our health. Their regular (even daily) use “can cause skin inflammation and is suspected of promoting breast cancer, especially on damaged skin after shaving which is more vulnerable” specifies the brand. Make sure your deodorant does not contain aluminum chlorohydrate, aluminum chloride, aluminum chlorohydrate, aluminum sulfate, or alum stone because this alternative “also contains aluminum” alert Pulpe de Vie .
Silicones : we commonly find them under the name cyclomethicone, dimethicone, and cyclopentasiloxane (the most common silicones) on the labels of our deodorants, but you can avoid all ingredients whose names do not end “cone” or “xane” as a precaution . Silicones may bring a beautiful sensoriality to beauty products, but these tiny plastic particles are suspected of being endocrine disruptors. “which harm human reproduction” as the brand points out.
Parabens : these preservatives, which limit the development of bacteria in your care product, “are now known to be suspected endocrine disruptors” as Pulpe de Vie explains. They are also suspected of impacting our hormonal system and our fertility, “especially since they are used daily” specifies the brand. Search the Inci list of your deodorants for the words paraben, butylparaben or propylparaben which are the most common. And avoid all ingredients whose name begins with the following words: “isobutyl”, “isopropyl”, “benzyl”, “pentyl”, “phenyl”.
Propellant gases: This is one of the ingredients to look out for if you are using spray deodorant as they are used to spray the product. Except that we know it less, but these are hydrocarbons and these volatile substances are considered to be “polluting and causing respiratory reactions”. Recently, they have also been accused of having toxic effects because they can also project nanoparticles.
Triclosan : this preservative which is used as an anti-bacterial agent allows us to prevent the development of bacteria responsible for bad sweat odors but this has a price: “it is suspected of interfering with our hormonal system and modifying the natural bacterial flora of our skin” warns the brand.
Finally, be aware that other preservatives are not very popular. These are BHA or BHT and phenoxyethanol, ingredients from petrochemicals which are “classified as carcinogens and suspected endocrine disruptors”. We therefore advise you to also avoid them in the formulas of your deodorants.
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