{"id":479375,"date":"2023-05-12T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inform.com.de\/?p=479375"},"modified":"2025-11-20T03:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:49:05","slug":"7-beauty-ingredients-that-pollute-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inform.com.de\/en\/7-beauty-ingredients-that-pollute-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"7 beauty ingredients that pollute the environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Can your favorite cosmetics harm not only health, but also the environment? Yes, if it contains components that kill the flora and fauna of the oceans.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Materials that pollute the environment also exist outside the fashion industry. The production of cosmetics is no less dangerous for the environment if it contains components that are obtained by dubious methods.<\/p>\n

Artificial fragrances and fragrances<\/h3>\n

Cosmetic ingredients such as acids, clays, or oily vitamin extracts can have a peculiar odor. Given that one cream can contain up to 25-30 components, it is almost impossible to predict the aroma of the finished product. What if it is unbearable for buyers? Manufacturers do not want to take risks, and therefore resort to the use of synthetic fragrances.<\/p>\n

Their development and release are toxic not only for nature, but also for humans. Artificial flavors provoke itchy skin, allergic rashes, and even asthma attacks. Therefore, luxury and mass-market brands began to invest in the production of organic lines with fragrances from essential oils, which do not pose such a danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oxybenzone<\/h3>\n

All sunscreen cosmetics can be divided into products with physical or chemical SPF filters. The latter includes oxybenzone. When it enters the oceans, it contributes to the destruction of coral reefs. They lose their color and stop growing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Octinoxate\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Another chemical SPF factor with a controversial reputation. Pollutes water and increases the permeability of the epidermis to harmful cosmetic components. Octinoxate itself can penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin and accumulate there, which raises some suspicions.<\/p>\n

plastic granules\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Some countries (for example, England and the USA) have already banned the production of cosmetics with plastic microspheres. They are commonly used as a safe exfoliator alternative to walnut shells or ground apricot kernels. But scrub granules do not dissolve in water. They end up in the ocean, where fish and marine animals die because of them.<\/p>\n

Triclosan\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Triclosan has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, it can be found in the composition of shampoo, antiperspirant, toothpaste or hand sanitizer. These same properties are detrimental to aquatic bacteria and dolphins, as well as some types of algae. It accumulates in the body and disrupts the functioning of the muscles and nerve fibers of a person.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Silicones\u00a0<\/h3>\n

The need for their use for cosmetic purposes has long been debated. Some silicones clog pores, others mattify and even out skin tone … But it's definitely time to stop producing some of them. Siloxanes, for example, disrupt metabolic reactions in the organisms of fish and other marine life.<\/p>\n

Parabens<\/h3>\n

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Their presence in cosmetics is no less controversial. Parabens are sometimes accused of provoking hormonal disorders, sometimes they are justified and proclaimed the best preservatives. But no one will argue with the fact that they destroy aquatic flora and fauna.<\/p>\n

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