PHTHALATES

UNVEILING THE CONCERNS FOR CANDLES AND COSMETICS

PHTHALATES, COMMONLY USED AS PLASTICIZERS IN VARIOUS PRODUCTS, HAVE SPARKED CONCERNS IN THE WORLD OF CANDLES AND COSMETICS.

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THESE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS, WHILE ENHANCING THE FLEXIBILITY AND DURABILITY OF MATERIALS, HAVE COME UNDER SCRUTINY DUE TO THEIR POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS. IN CANDLES AND COSMETICS, PHTHALATES ARE OFTEN USED TO STABILIZE FRAGRANCES AND EXTEND THEIR LONGEVITY, THEREBY ENHANCING THE ‘THROW’ OF THE CANDLE OR PERFUME.  HOWEVER, THEIR PRESENCE RAISES A RED FLAG FOR HEALTH-CONSCIOUS CONSUMERS AND MANUFACTURERS ALIKE.  

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STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PHTHALATES CAN POTENTIALLY DISRUPT THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM, LEADING TO HORMONAL IMBALANCES. THIS CONCERN IS PARTICULARLY ALARMING AS CANDLES AND COSMETICS ARE PRODUCTS THAT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH OUR SKIN OR ARE INHALED. 

FOR EXAMPLE, CLINICAL TRIALS HAVE INDICATED A POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN PHTHALATE EXPOSURE AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES, INCLUDING ALTERED SPERM QUALITY IN MALES AND HORMONAL DISTURBANCES IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.  ONE NOTABLE CLINICAL TRIAL, CONDUCTED BY THE MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FOUND A CORRELATION BETWEEN PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO PHTHALATES AND DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES IN CHILDREN, INCLUDING COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL IMPAIRMENTS. THIS STUDY EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR HEIGHTENED AWARENESS REGARDING PHTHALATES’ PRESENCE IN EVERYDAY PRODUCTS AND THEIR POTENTIAL LONG-TERM EFFECTS.

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BECAUSE THE USE OF PHTHALATES IN CANDLES AND COSMETICS RAISES VALID CONCERNS, LAKESIDE FARMS CICERO HAS MADE THE CONSCIOUS CHOICE TO AVOID ALL PHTHALATES IN OUR FRAGRANCES.  

OPTING FOR PHTHALATE-FREE ALTERNATIVES IS ONE STEP TOWARDS ENSURING A SAFER AND HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. 

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WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING YOU STAY INFORMED ABOUT THE INGREDIENTS THAT MAKE UP THE PRODUCTS YOU BRING INTO YOUR HOME.