From Dr. David Eifrig, MD, MBA in Retirement Millionaire Daily:

There’s a chemical in nearly every cosmetic you own that may be giving you cancer (and other health problems)…

I’m talking about “parabens.”

These cheap chemicals block the growth of molds, fungi, and bacteria. Companies have used parabens in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and even food since the 1920s to give their products longer shelf lives. (The cosmetics industry began using parabens in the 1950s after several cases of blindness occurred from people using spoiled lotion.)

Some common parabens you’ll find on the ingredient lists in your bathroom are “methylparaben,” “ethylparaben,” “propylparaben,” and “butylparaben.” The first part of each name derives from the number of carbons in the “functional group” of the molecule. Methylparaben, for example, has one carbon alkyl group… while ethyl has two carbons. (Obviously, you can recognize parabens because they all end with “-paraben.”)

Several studies have found that