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Day 17 of 30 Healthy Hormone Habits in September: Eliminate synthetic fragrances.

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Synthetic fragrances are everywhere, in perfume, in our candles, in our lotions and body products. At first sniff, I certainly never thought much about them, but as it turns out synthetic fragrances are pretty bad for you, and the contents of fragrances in our products are unknown. In the United States the FDA doesn’t require companies to disclose “trade secrets”, meaning if a company doesn’t want to list what’s in their scents/fragrances, you can’t find out.

So labels will often just say “fragrance” on the ingredient list, what that usually means is a mixture of synthetic compounds. These have been shown to cause breathing issues, cardiovascular and neurological problems and cause allergic reactions. On top of all that these synthetic fragrances contain phthalates an industrial chemical used in PVC pipes.

Phthalates are known endocrine-disruptors. Remember an endocrine disrupting chemical affects us by mimicking or interfering with our body’s hormones, so if you’re on a hormone health journey, you want to limit your exposure as much as you can.

There are solutions though: 1. Choose better candle options (look for cotton/wooden wick, and essential oils), open your windows to air out the space and extend the length of time in between burning candles.
2. Use unscented products
3. Find body products that use essential oils as scents



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