{"id":12788,"date":"2014-09-04T08:28:32","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T15:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=12788"},"modified":"2014-09-12T10:56:56","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T17:56:56","slug":"oh-parabens-misunderstood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/oh-parabens-misunderstood\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh Parabens, You are So Misunderstood"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Recently whilst reading yet another organic mascara mashup, I came across a comment on a natural brand wannbe. The commenter stated that a certain brand of mascara (that rhymes with pLUSH<\/em>) contains “naturally occurring parabens.” She knew this was true because it says so on their website.<\/p>\n Ugh!<\/p>\n Ok. Let\u2019s cover this parabens <\/a>thing again.<\/p>\n It drives me crazy that parabens, and the misconceptions that follow them, are such a large focus when it comes to toxic cosmetic ingredients<\/a>. Sure, they are among those you don\u2019t want in your products for a variety of reasons. These synthetic preservatives act as estrogen in the body and can potentially disrupt hormones.<\/p>\n Still, parabens certainly aren\u2019t the only sinful culprits in mainstream cosmetics<\/a>. They may not even be the most harmful. But they are well known and highly visible, making them attention grabbers. “No parabens!” and “Paraben-free!”<\/em> on product labels means “Safe!” <\/em>or “Nontoxic!”<\/em> to many consumers.<\/p>\nA product that is paraben free is not necessarily toxin free.<\/h2>\n