Parabens were once the go to ingredient in beauty products and toothpaste to act as a preservative. Even “all natural” products included parabens in the ingredients list. What was once a commonplace thing to see in a product, is now very controversial. Although nothing has been proven, parabens have been linked to cancer. There is no direct evidence, but this once popular preservative has been found in a small sample of breast tumors. Parabens also were found to mimic estrogen, and has been linked to early puberty in girls. With this information out in the open, many companies dropped this chemical from their ingredient list. The skin care company Pevonia dropped parabens as soon as the controversy broke out some years ago. Other products, such as Yonka, only very recently dropped parabens as the preservative in their products. There is now new evidence that methylparabens may react with UVB rays may actually INCREASE skin aging and DNA damage! The exact opposite of what we hope our beauty products will do for us.
Other companies, such as Kari Gran Skin Care, has never used parabens, or any other preservative for that matter. This new idea, that products are not mass made, but rather hand poured in small batches for freshness has taken on a new popularity with people who would rather not take chances. If there is a link to cancer, many have decided, why gamble?
