Environmentalists call these 12 chemicals the Dirty Dozen. Here's why.
Warning: Abbreviations ahead!
05.13.16
You may have heard of the Dirty Dozen — 12 chemicals that activists have identified as potentially harmful that we regularly come in contact with in our home, health, and beauty products.
Over the past decade, a lot of science and research has gone into figuring out the long- and short-term health effects of products we use in our homes and on our bodies. The jury is still out on most of them, but some of the findings are worth a closer look.
In 2010, Canada's David Suzuki Foundation did a study on the 12 chemicals and compounds they felt consumers should try to avoid. Since the study was published, some governments have banned some of the chemicals and some companies are reformulating their products so they don't contain them.
Keep Reading
Show less
environment
health
fda
chemicals
ingredients
food and drug administration
cleaning
triclosan
formaldehyde
dangerous
toxic
dirty dozen
bha
bht
butylated hydroxyanisole
butylated hydroxytoluene
synthetic antioxidants
coal tar dye
p-phenylenediamine
diethanolamine
cocamide dea
lauramide dea
personal-care products
skin irritation
eye irritation
long-term exposure
short-term exposure
dibutyl phthalate
dbp
preservatives
parfum
fragrance
trade secrets
polyethylene glycol
petroleum compounds
ethylene oxide
petrolatum
vaseline
petroleum jelly
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
siloxanes
cyclopentasiloxane
cyclotetrasiloxane
sodium laureth sulfate
Heroes
True
Seventh Generation