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If you take the time to monitor your diet and exercise, it's important to incorporate these habits into your household as well. Countless items in your home are contaminated with harsh chemicals that slowly build up in your tissues, causing toxicity. These products could potentially be carcinogenic. (Updated May 18, 2023)
While it's best to buy only homemade or traditional organic products, you should replace the following 7 potentially cancer-causing products and household items as soon as possible.
1. Shampoo
2. Scented candles
Even though they have names like "Summer Breeze" or "Strawberry Pie," scented candles are anything but natural. In fact, most candles—even the unscented ones—contain formaldehyde, an incredibly harmful chemical that releases toxic fumes when heated.
Formaldehyde is also known to cause eye, nose, throat, and skin irritation, as well as respiratory distress, nausea, and cancer
Instead, use natural beeswax candles with cotton wicks to light your home
Respected academic and scientist David Suzuki reports that 80% of common household products contain at least one of the twelve most toxic chemicals, including carcinogens and endocrine disruptors such as parabens, sodium laureth sulfate, formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, and p-phenylenediamine ( 1 ).
In shampoos, parabens, fragrances, dyes, and cocamide diethanolamine are the worst culprits. But these chemicals aren't just found in shampoos: An estimated one in eight of the 82,000 ingredients in personal care products are industrial chemicals, including carcinogens, pesticides, reproductive toxins, and hormone disruptors. Even some "organic" or "natural" shampoo brands can contain harsh chemicals.
Instead, just make your own or skip the shampoo once and for all.
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