“We should be worried, because we are exposed to low doses of lots of chemicals all the time that have the ability to interfere with our body's health and development.'
“We should be worried, because we are exposed to low doses of lots of chemicals all the time that have the ability to interfere with our body's health and development,” Swan tells. “Every system in the body is affected. So I think it’s a really serious problem that we’re not aware of.”
Phthalates, along with other concerning ingredients, are everywhere in the United States, including in personal-care products like shampoo, makeup, and nail polish. Thanks to the work of researchers like Swan, a handful of women in Congress are taking a renewed look at beauty products in America, asking if bans on these ingredients could make things safer.
The first thing to understand about why these ingredients proliferate, explains Carla Burns, senior director of cosmetic science at the Environmental Working Group, is that the regulatory process in the U.S. is not as stringent and rigorous as people might think. “When I first got into this space, I had assumed every product had to be tested for safety before it hit the shelves and was available on the marketplace," says Burns, "but it turns out that that is not the case in the U.S.
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