Alina, the focus of this post is about harmful effects on humans, not the planet. That’s a different topic altogether and a more complex one. There are so many ingredients that are derived from the plastic, but on the other hand using too much land to grow plants for skincare isn’t good either. I need to do a lot more research on the topic before I can write about it. But in the meantime, it’s good to raise awareness of these issues so we can educate ourselves and become more mindful consumers. Thanks for raising the point.

Michelle, I don’t recommend using massive amounts of these products every single day. If anything, I already recommend people to go with the shortest routines possible and only use what they need, not what’s popular at the moment.

Plus, using products doesn’t equate to getting cancer. First off, do these ingredients even penetrate the body? If they remain on the surface or penetrate only the most superficial, dead layers of skin, how can they make you sick? In the rare eventuality that something can penetrate the body, can your body get rid of them quickly? We know for example, that your body gets rid of parabens within 36 hours.

For something to give you cancer, there must be a mechanism of action, a series of factors (penetration, accumulation, etc) that leads to health problems. There’s NO proof any of these ingredients have been found to cause this.

Caroline, thank so much for your kind words! Unfortunately, lies sell more than common sense. You need an insane amount of views to make money with ads and the easiest way to get them is by scaring people. 🙁