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6 cancer-causing items hiding in your home (slideshow)
3. Nail polish
If you’ve ever gotten a whiff of nail polish, you know it must contain some chemical or another. That overwhelming smell actually comes from several chemicals. Nail polish contains formaldehyde, acetone, toluene and dibutyl phthalate. And these chemicals are leeching into women’s bodies. In a 2015 study, researchers detected nail polish chemicals in women’s bodies 10 to 14 hours after they painted their nails.
And nail polish isn’t the only beauty product that contains dangerous cancer-causing chemicals. They could be hiding in your makeup, lotion, shampoo, after-shave and pretty much every other product you use to enhance your natural beauty. So while you’re cleaning out your old bottles of chemical-filled polish, read the labels on your other beauty products too. Just like with food, the simpler the ingredients, the better. Consider natural choices like bentonite clay and non-talcum options.
And here’s a link to a database created by the environmental advocacy nonprofit the Environmental Working Group where you can search for safer beauty products.
