Health

Hormone-Disrupting Phthalates Are Everywhere From Your Makeup To Fast Food

Consumer markets have exploded in recent years with so-called “clean” products. From beauty and skincare to food, we’re inundated with the ugly truth of what’s really in our most used and most loved products and the alternatives we should supposedly be buying.

By Gwen Farrell3 min read
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Why the sudden fascination with clean living? An oft-cited reason is the overwhelming use of phthalates in our everyday products. We’ve probably all heard of this chemical, but do we know the true extent of the damage it’s doing to our bodies? As it turns out, phthalates are everywhere, and they’re damaging our health.