Body Burden
𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 is the total amount of chemicals and pollutants that are present in your body at any given time. These chemicals come from the air we breathe, the food and drinks we consume, AND the products we apply to our bodies.
In the “Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals,” 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐃𝐂 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟏𝟐 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞. Women have the potential for higher body burdens because of our daily beauty routines.
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.
Sadly, these toxins are common in beauty and personal care products!
**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.**
Cosmetics and other personal care products are an alarming example of government and industry failures to protect public health. Federal health statutes do not require companies to test products or ingredients for safety before they are sold.
Every cosmetic, personal care product, household cleaning product etc, that you swap will help to lower your toxic load.
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