ApocaDocs: Sixteen Hormone Disrupting Chemicals Found in Teen Girls

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Posted Fri Sep 26 2008: from Daily Green:


	Sixteen Hormone Disrupting Chemicals Found in Teen Girls http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1222432798 Laboratory tests reveal adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products. Environmental Working Group (EWG) detected 16 chemicals from 4 chemical families -- phthalates, triclosan, parabens, and musks -- in blood and urine samples from 20 teen girls aged 14-19. Studies link these chemicals to potential health effects including cancer and hormone disruption. These tests feature first-ever exposure data for parabens in teens, and indicate that young women are widely exposed to this common class of cosmetic preservatives, with 2 parabens, methylparaben and propylparaben, detected in every single girl tested.

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The ApocaDocs say:

Sixteen contaminants...
on your lips and cheek...
get absorbed and...
make your system weak.