Personal care products are an integral part of everyone’s daily routine. From freshening your breath to styling your hair to moisturizing your skin, it’s nearly impossible to step out the door without slathering some part of your body with a personal care product—especially if you’re a woman. On average, women use 12 of these products a day, while men use six.
But there’s a dirty secret that may be hiding in your personal care products. In the US, the widespread and mostly unregulated use of petrochemicals (yep, chemicals produced by refining petroleum products like oil) in everything from shampoo to aftershave means that we’re practically swimming in synthetic and potentially toxic chemicals. Every day, women expose themselves to an average of 168 chemical ingredients, and men to an average of 85…
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