This article was written by Jesse Golden with www.thegoldensecrets.com

Fragrance chemicals damage your health & those around you.

Phthalates are one of the hormone and endocrine disruptors that interfere with your body’s natural hormone production. They are linked to health issues like reproductive problems in men and women, diabetes, weight gain and according to a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives, phthalates are toxic to the brain and nerve cells, which can affect brain development in children. Plus artificial musks can accumulate in the body and be found in breast milk. Phthalates are used to make fragrances last longer and some artificial musks are even linked to cancer. And if you have asthma, fragrance formulas are considered to be among the top five known allergens that can trigger asthma attacks.

Fragrance is the new second hand smoke.

When you choose to use products with fragrances in them not only are you destroying your own health but also the health of anyone you come into contact with. This is why it’s so important to stop using fragrance-filled products. Unfortunately now that you know this information, you will see that fragrance is in almost everything from your personal care items to your trash bags. In a 2016 study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives tested 1,500 items from more than 100 brands and found that every single product contained at least one type of phthalate — even baby lotion!

Despite all this evidence, phthalates are still widely used in personal care products as well as cleaning products including dishwashing liquids and soaps due to their ability to enhance fragrance performance while boosting viscosity.*

Phthalates are proven hormone disruptors.

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are something that everyone should avoid but especially if you’re pregnant or planning on having children in the future and this goes for men too! In 2009 a U.S. government study found that phthalates disrupt the development of male reproductive organs in fetuses, infants and children.

Phthalates act like estrogen in the body and have been linked to infertility and birth defects.

Phthalates are chemicals used to make plastics more flexible. They act like estrogen in the body, which means they can cause reproductive problems and birth defects in babies.  They have also been linked to low sperm counts, testicular cancer and decreased testosterone, which can affect fertility.