HAZARDS OF PERFUMES
About Fragrances:
Did you know fragrances can make you ill?
In the USA, a report by the Environmental Working Group entitled "Skin Deep' found that around 89% of the 10,500 ingredients in personal care products have not been evaluated; one in three personal care products has at least one ingredient classified as a possible carcinogen and one in one hundred contain probable cancer-causing agents; some other ingredients e.g. phthalates are endocrine disruptors that are linked to birth defects, while parabens used as preservatives in underarm deodorants and other personal care products have been linked to breast cancer. (www.ewg.org /reports.skindeep/).
To learn more, Download this Perfume Leaflet(Word 76k), published by ASEHA Qld Inc.,
a volunteer community organisation promoting awareness in the community
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