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For lots more on the subject, be sure to tune into my 101 podcast on the topic with toxicologist Lyle Burgoon PhD, who was a big help in fact checking this post (THANK YOU!). Find the blog/podcast form of this post here: theecowell.com/blog/endocrine-disruptors-in-cosmetics-blog-version
Should be noted that the assays used to show endocrine disruption are very sensitive to try to find e.g. potential birth control options, which it turns out, is pretty dang hard. E.g. We’ve been trying for decades to get a viable male birth control pharmaceutical, and still haven’t been successful.
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CIR (2018) Safety Assessment of Parabens as Used in Cosmetics.
Petric, Z., Ružić, J., & Žuntar, I. (2021). The controversies of parabens–an overview nowadays. Acta Pharmaceutica, 71(1), 17-32.
SCCS (2013) Opinion on Parabens.
For lots more on the subject, be sure to tune into my 101 podcast on the topic with toxicologist Lyle Burgoon PhD, who was a big help in fact checking this post (THANK YOU!). Find the blog/podcast form of this post here: theecowell.com/blog/endocrine-disruptors-in-cosmetics-blog-version
Should be noted that the assays used to show endocrine disruption are very sensitive to try to find e.g. potential birth control options, which it turns out, is pretty dang hard. E.g. We’ve been trying for decades to get a viable male birth control pharmaceutical, and still haven’t been successful.
🏷️🏷️🏷️
CIR (2018) Safety Assessment of Parabens as Used in Cosmetics.
Petric, Z., Ružić, J., & Žuntar, I. (2021). The controversies of parabens–an overview nowadays. Acta Pharmaceutica, 71(1), 17-32.
SCCS (2013) Opinion on Parabens.
