Cancer-causing chemicals are in many beauty products women use, a study finds

Soaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.

May 8, 2025 - 11:09
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Cancer-causing chemicals are in many beauty products women use, a study finds
A study recruited Black and Latina women and asked them to log all the beauty products they use in a week. More than half of the women used products with known carcinogens.

Soaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.

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