What Happens To Your Body When You Switch Or Stop Using Cosmetic Products

Cosmetic products are everywhere around us. We use them daily whether it is for washing our hair, applying make-up, taking a shower, shaving, etc.

However, a new study led by researchers at UC Berkeley and Clinica de Salud del Valle Salinas has demonstrated how taking even a short break from various cosmetics, shampoos, and other personal care products can lead to a substantial drop in the levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals present within the body.

Researchers gave 100 teenagers various personal care products that were labeled to be free of common chemicals including phthalates, parabens, triclosan, and oxybenzone. These chemicals are used regularly in almost all conventional personal care products such as cosmetics, soap, sunscreen, shampoo, conditioner, and other hair products, and animal studies have shown that they directly interfere with the body’s endocrine system.

The researchers chose teenagers because they use more cosmetic products than an average adult woman.