Your Health

Here is a list of everything you should avoid, based, in part, on research from Whole Foods Markets, Organic Consumers Association and Terressentials, among others. A laminated, more compact and portable list is available for sale at Seahorse Organics.

Ingredient Shopping Guide from Seahorse Organics

Know what you are putting on and in your body

Science used to teach that your skin was a barrier to protect you; it was thought that nothing could penetrate your skin.  Now we know skin is an organ and bad chemicals can and do enter our bloodstreams through out skin.  These chemicals are often the ingredients in common products you encounter every day but you need to learn to avoid them.

In general, you should be able to pronounce and recognize an ingredient. If it sounds like a chemical it isn’t something you want. This is an alphabetized list of ingredients you should avoid in your health and beauty products. In order to minimize this list, ingredients with numbers in them, for example PEG 20, and anything with an “eth” in the name, such as ethyl or methyl have not been listed. Avoid numbers and avoid “eth.” Check the ingredients in the product you want against this list. Read and be curious. Knowledge is healthy!  Who has time for this? You do. It’s your life. Protect yourself and your family by choosing the best products for a long, healthy life.

A

acetamide MEA
acrylates-copolymer
aerosol sprays
AHAs
alkyl benzoate
alpha arbutin
alpha hydroxy-acids
aluminum hydroxide
aluminum oxide
aluminum powder
amino-guanadine
ammonium-lauryl sulfate
ammonium-polacrylate
artificial colors
avobenzone

B

babassuamidop-oalkonium
chloride
behenalkonium-chloride
behenoxy-dimethicone-behentrimoniu-methosulfate
benzalkonium-chloride
benzethonium-chloride
benzophenone
benzyl PCA
betaine
BHA (butylated-hydroxyanisole)
BHT (butylated-hydroxytoluene)
Bis Diglyceryl
boron nitride
brassica-campestris/ale-ries
fordi oil copolymer
bronopol
bumetrizole

Butyl
methoxydiben-oylmethane
butylene glycol
butylparaben

C

capryl isostearate
carbomer
Carbowax (see polyethylene-glycol)
castor oil/IPDI copolymer
ceresin
certified colors
cetearyl-isononanoate
cetrimonium-bromide
cetrimonium-chloride
cetyl betaine
chlorphenesin
cocamide betaine
Cocamide DEA
Cocamide MEA
cocamide MIPA
cocamidopropyl PG-dimonium-chloride-phosphate
Cocamidopropy-amine Oxide
coco betaine
Cocoamphocar-oxyglycinate
corn glycol
Cyclomethicone
Cyclopentasiloxan-e
cyclotetrasiloxane

D

diazolidinyl urea
dicaprylyl-carbonate
dicetyldimonium-chloride
diethanolamine-(DEA)
dihydroxyacetone
dimethicone-copolyol
Dimethyl-oxobenzo dioasilane
dimethylpolysilox-ne
dioctyl sodium-sulfosuccinate-(DSS)
dipalmitoyl-hydroxyproline
dipropylene-glycol
disodium EDTA
disodium-oleamido-succinate
Disteardimonium-Hectoride
DMDM-hydantoin

E

EDTA
emu oil
ethoxydiglycol-oleate

F

FD & C colors
fragrance,-synthetic-(“botanical-fragrance”,-“parfum”, etc.)
Fullerenes

G

gelatin
germaben
germall
glyceryl-polyacrylate

H

Hexadecanol
Hexahydroxyste-arate/
Hexastearate/He-xarosinate
homosalate
hydrogenated oils
Hydrogenated-Polydecene
hydrogenated-vegetable-glyceride

hydrogenated-vegetable oil
hydroquinone
Hydroxypropyl-Polysiloxane

I

imidazolidinyl urea
iodopropynyl-butylcarbamate
Isohexadecane
isopropyl-methylphenol
isopropyl-myristate

K

kojic acid

L

lactamidopropyl-trimonium-chloride
Lauramide MEA
Lauryl-Amidopropyl-Betaine

M

Magnesium-Aluminum-Silicate
MEA-containing-ingredients
Melanin
methoxycinnama-te
mineral oil
myristic acid
myristyl alcohol
myristyl ether-sulfate
Myristyl Lactate
myristyl myristate

O

octinoxate
octisalate
octocrylene
Octyl Dodecyl-Neopentanoate
octyl-methoxycinnam-ate
Olefin Sulfonate
oleyl betaine
Oleyl Oleate
oxybenzone

P

PABA (Para-Aminobenzoic-Acid)
panthenyl-triacetate
Para-Aminobenzoic-Acid (see PABA)
parabens
paraphenylenedia-mine
parfum
parsol
PEG
Pentaerythrityl-Tetra-di-t-butyl-Hydroxyhydrocinn-amate
pentaerythrityl-tetrastearate
Pentasodium -Pentetate
pentylene glycol
phenyl-butyl-nitrate
phenyltrimethicon-e
phthalate
polyacrylamide
Polybutene
Polyricinoleate
polyisobutene
polypropylene glycol
polyvinylpyrroli-done
potassium alum

Potassium Myristate
propanediol
Propyl Gallate
propylene glycol
propylene -glycol alginate
propylparaben
Providone (see
polyvinylpyrrolidone)
pvp/va copolymer

S

salicylic acid
silica silylate
soapstone (see talc)
Sodium Acrylate
sodium bisulfite
sodium cetearyl -sulfate
Sodium coco-sulfate
sodium cocoyl -sulfate
sodium dehydroacetate
sodium –hydroxymethylgly-cinate
sodium laureth sulfate
Sodium Lauryl-
Glucosideoxyaceta-te
sodium lauryl sulfate
Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate
sodium -polyacrylate
Sodium sulfate
sorbitan -isostearate
soyamide DEA

soyamidopropal-konium -chloride
Steardimonium -Chloride
styrene-pvp copolymer
Sulfated Castor Oil
synthetic fragrance

T

talc
tallow
TEA-Carbomer
TEA-Lauryl Sulfate
Tetrahydroxyprop-yl
tetrasodium -EDTA
Thiotic Acid
tribehenin
Triclosan
Tridecyl -Neopentanoate
triethanolamine -(TEA)
triethoxycarpyl-ysilane
Trihydroxystearin
trimethylsiloxys-ilicate
trisodium EDTA (see
-tetrasodium -EDTA)
tromethamine -stearate
tropolone

U

urea

V

vanillin

W

Wheatgermamid-opropyl
-Dimethylamine

Who has time for this? You do. It’s your life. Protect yourself and your family by choosing the best products for a long, healthy life.

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