WARNING (The Dirty Dozen) 12 Toxic Ingredients You Need To Avoid!
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Today's video, gents, is all about the dirty dozen. And, no, I'm not talking about that
crack commando unit sent in before D-day to kill Nazis. [Sound effect]
No. What I'm talking about are the difficult to pronounce toxic ingredients in most men's
grooming products. Seriously, have you ever tried to read these
ingredient lists? They're overwhelming and it seems like they're written in another language.
I'm going to make it easy for you. I'm going to lay out all the toxic ingredients, the
various names they go by and the products they're most likely found in.
Down in the description of today's video, I'm going to link over to an article that
goes into a lot more detail. In addition, you can grab a free PDF, which will have all
this stuff listed out for you. First up on the list, formaldehyde. Yes, the
stuff used to preserve dead bodies, dead animals. Guess what? They use it in certain grooming
products. They call it a different name, they're a little bit sneaky, but they do this to preserve
the products. That way it can sit on the shelf for years.
Now, the aliases this will go by are methanediol and formic aldehyde. And, by the way, I know
I’m going to mispronounce a few of these. I just don't speak toxic ingredient.
Now, formaldehyde is a known carcinogen, meaning basically that it causes and has been shown
to be linked to cancer. But, but in addition, if you don't get cancer, you also stand a
chance of getting asthma and basically neurotoxicity. Now, where to watch out for this? Lotions,
deodorants, soaps and shampoos. Next up on the toxic ingredient list, mineral
oil. Now, mineral oil, I think is going to surprise a lot of people because you've seen
it out there for decades and it's used in tons of products because it's incredibly inexpensive.
It actually has no odor to it. And this is just something that stays stable on the shelf.
In the last 10 years, we've seen numerous studies come up that have shown that mineral
oil can be linked to certain types of skin cancer. And, apparently, for us guys, it's
really bad because it increases the chance of scrotum cancer. Yes! That is a real thing
and you want to be careful of it. Now, some of the aliases that mineral oil
goes by are paraffinum liquidum, petrolatum, cera microcristallina, microcrystalline wax,
ozokerite, ceresine isoparaffin, and synthetic wax.
Products where you want to watch out for this are going to be moisturizers and hair conditioners.
So, let's address the elephant in the room. Why isn't the FDA banning all of these ingredients?
Well, the good news is that they did ban 11 ingredients. The bad news is that they haven't
updated that law since 1938. Now, on the flip side, you've got the EU.
They've banned over 1,400 ingredients, which you could say they've, yeah, maybe gone a
little bit overboard on this. My thoughts on this, buy products from a company
you can trust. Gents, if you're looking for a grooming company
that uses all natural and organic ingredients, you want to check out Vitaman.
Now, you probably know that I'm one of the owners of Vitaman. I stand behind every product
we sell. But, what you may not know is that everything is made in Australia. Why does
that matter? Well, my partner, Claire, who founded the
company over 20 years ago, she has always followed EU regulations. Everything I'm talking
about in today's video, we follow and you will not find any of those ingredients in
our products. Example, let's talk about microbeads. You're
not going to find any plastic microbeads in our exfoliators, our face scrubs. The problem
with those microbeads is that it can get under the eyes and that can cause infection and
lead to issues with the eyes. In addition, they can even go into the skin.
But, the worst part is for the environment because those microbeads do not dissolve.
Our face scrub uses finely crushed walnut shells along with bamboo powder, and that
right there exfoliates the skin without the use of microbeads.
And, mineral oil, remember I talked about that? We don't use any in any of our moisturizers,
any of our products whether it's our body moisturizer, our face moisturizer. You can
bet that we're using ingredients that are safe.
And, let's talk about antiperspirants. Do you know why antiperspirants work? They use
aluminum. Literally, aluminum is getting shoved into your pores and it's stopping you from
sweating. Now, does that sound healthy? And they've even shown that exposure to aluminum
over a long time can possibly lead to Alzheimer’s disease.
So, how about instead of blocking those pores for 72 hours in using unnatural nasty toxic
ingredients on your armpits, you actually use natural ingredients, which are going to
inhibit the growth of bacteria and are going to keep you smelling fresh all day long.
Now, gents, Vitaman is my company and I stand behind every product we sell. We've got a
100% money-back guarantee. But more importantly, we're transparent. Go to our website, look
at our ingredient deck. We put this information out there because
we want you to be able to make an informed decision. And I think you're going to find
whether or not you need shaving products, whether or not you need hair products, shampoo
products, you will find we've got it all when it comes to grooming, so go check out Vitaman,
guys. And, don't forget that link down in the description
is going to give you the best deal on the web, so use it or lose it.
Next up, we've got the infamous parabens. Most of us have heard of this. A lot of companies
say they're paraben-free and that's good. Because this has been around since the 1950s
and they were put out there because they pretty much eliminated mold, they allowed a product
to sit on that shelf for months if not years and still be usable.
Now, why should they be avoided? Well, over the last 30 years there's been a lot of studies
that have shown, yeah, this is not good for the human body. Some studies showing that
they could be linked to cancer, other ones showing that they, yeah, cause our hormones
to go up and down and really just not a good thing.
[0:05:01] Other times, they show that they can make
the skin more sensitive to actually different types of UV rays that can cause cancer. And
other studies have shown that they just simply irritate the skin, they can cause allergic
reactions. They're just not good for the human body.
And, where do you find parabens? Shampoos, conditioners, body washes, and moisturizers.
Now, you're going to see them go by a lot of aliases, but for the most part we're going
to have parabens at the end of the word; methylparabens, propylparabens, butylperabens, and how could
anyone forget ethylparabens. And in case you're a DC fan, there is no apparent
link between parabens and parademons. All hail dark side.
Now, what about phthalates? This is one not many people hear about. And, initially it
was used simply to make plastic, so it wouldn't be brittle.
Now, it was later used to actually get things to mix which don't normally mix. So, that
was the use of phthalates, but you should avoid them. Why? Because they have been shown
to cause birth defects. Seriously, they've been shown to cause all types of hormone disruption
and they are so bad that the FDA is actually monitoring them.
Now, you'll sometimes see this labeled as diethylphthalate, you'll also see monoethylphthalates,
but anytime you see phthalate, you want to avoid it.
Watch out because you can still see it out there in some shampoos, conditioners, lotions
deodorants, and moisturizers. Next up, we've got butylated hydroxytoluene.
We'll just call that one BHT for short. Now, BHT is a synthetic ingredient created in a
lab to preserve products. Now, whoever came up with BHT apparently didn't
do enough testing because this has been shown to disrupt your hormones and can cause issues
with the liver, with the kidney, and the thyroid. Watch out for it in moisturizers, antiperspirants,
and exfoliators. Next up, we got polyethylene glycols compounds.
Now, PEGs as they're commonly called are petroleum products. And these are used oftentimes to
thicken a formula. On a side note, they've also been used as laxatives.
Now, when it comes to this list, PEGs is probably one of the least bad things on it, but there
are issues with PEGs especially if they get under the skin. They can really cause a lot
of issues a lot of irritation, even a little bit of toxicity. Another thing you have to
worry about PEGs is that they can actually age the skin prematurely.
Now, they go by a few aliases; poly ethylene oxide, also, poly oxyethylene.
And, strange enough, for a product that's been shown to cause premature aging of the
skin will be found in some moisturizers. Next up, we've got coal tar dyes. Now, coal
tar is a mixture of many petroleum chemicals and it's used to normally treat psoriasis
and dandruff. The problem with coal tar dyes is they've shown to contain heavy metals.
These heavy metals are linked to brain toxins and carcinogens.
Now, unfortunately, coal tar dye is a bit hard to identify. On the back of the ingredients,
look for color names that start with FD&C or D&C. And then, you want to look for the
color name and it's going to have some numbers next to it. That is a warning sign.
Where do you have to worry about this? Mostly in hair dye products and some hair products.
So, watch for it. Next up, we've got siloxanes. These are used
because they make hair products dry a bit quicker. In addition, they're used in creams
because they just make it easier to apply to the skin and to the hair.
Now, the issue with siloxanes is they shown to interfere with human hormone function.
So, if you don't want your hormones going all over the place, you want to avoid them.
Aliases, watch out for cyclotetrasiloxane, also, and for the cyclopentasiloxane.
And for the most part, you’re going to see these in moisturizers; moisturizers for the
skin, moisturizers for the hair. So, what video to watch next? How about how
I stopped wearing deodorant for a year and this happened? Seriously, guys, I had a lot
of fun with this vide. And, guess what? I don't stink and I explain why in this video.
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