And other studies have suggested
There is a debate raging about it, and of course the cosmetics industry maintain that paraben is safe for use as a preservative as it hasn’t been shown conclusively to be unsafe. Of course you’d expect them to say that, because paraben is a good preservative, and it’s cheap.
However I ask you, are you prepared to be consuming a product that studies have suggested cause cancer? (And make no mistake, if you rub a face cream or moisturizer on and it disappears you have, in effect, consumed it.)Or would you prefer that paraben was conclusively proven to be safe before it was used in our skin care products?
There is, in effect, a huge experiment going on with all of us. Paraben is being used extensively in our products, particularly skin care and anti aging products and cosmetics, and if it turns out that the studies are right and it’s carcinogenic it’s too late for many of us.Can you see a reason to buy paraben free products now? I, for one, can.
So to answer the question, what is paraben. It’s a preservative used in many of our skin care products that is suspected of causing cancer. And for anyone using mainstream big brand name cosmetics and anti aging products you’re all part of a huge study that may show paraben, (and lots of other skincare ingredients) to be quite unsafe for us. Too late I hear you cry.