The product that I have chosen to examine is my deodorant: Old Spice High Endurance
Ingriedients: Dipropylene Glycol, Water, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Stearate, Fragrance, PPG-3 Myristlyl Ether, Tetrasodium EDTA, Violet 2, Green 6.
The good news-I know what two of those ingredients are! (Water and Fragrance)
The bad news-I'm pretty sure this deodorant is going to kill me.
Let's look a little further into the main ingredient: Dipropylene Glycol
This ingredient: | |
Cancer | |
Developmental/reproductive toxicity | |
Allergies/immunotoxicity | |
Use restrictions | |
Contamination concerns | |
Other moderate concerns for this ingredient: Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) | |
Lesser or emerging concerns for this ingredient: Neurotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive),Data gaps | |
About DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL: Dipropylene glycol is a small molecular weight synthetic solvent.
Well, after reviewing this-Dipropylene Glycol doesn't seem to be as harmful as I had previously assumed. Apparently this is not an anti-perspirant, but a deodorant, which is the lesser of the two evils. Rather than preventing me from sweating, it just makes it so that my sweat doesn't smell quite as bad. I have decided to continue using this product because it is not as harmful as I had previously assumed, and compared to other products in the category there is actually a very low risk. Good news for me today! With that said, I do think that I will look into some sort of natural deodorant that will work as well, if there is a product that can satisfy my needs then I would be more than willing to switch!
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