Parabens have the ability to mimic the hormone estrogen, which may play a role in the development of breast cancer.
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The company has announced plans to remove phthalates, as well as parabens and triclosan and certain fragrance ingredients from its products by 2015.
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Apparently the parabens and pthlatates that make lip gloss so shiny have also been found to cause rat cells to mutate.
Some type of parabens are known to disrupt hormone function, an effect that is linked to increased risk of breast cancer and reproductive toxicity, but they are just one type of hormone disrupting chemicals found in cosmetics.
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