The Problem With Products Marketed To Kids

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden, Kids & Family

4.8 • 864 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Just because a product is marketed to babies or kids doesn't mean it's safe, and new research published just last week has alarming things to say about the presence of phthalates in personal care products for children. While minimalists know that excess stuff harms our emotional well-being and mental loads, *sustainable* minimalists understand that products can harm our physical health. On today's show: Applying the tenets of sustainable minimalism to the hair and skin products our children use each day. Here's a preview: [7:00] If phthalates make plastics flexible and bendy, what on earth are they doing in personal care products? [10:00] Don't see the term 'phthalate' on a product's ingredients list? That doesn't mean it's phthalate-free! [13:00] Are phthalates the reason why our daughters are getting their periods younger and younger? [19:00] No 10-step skincare regimen to see here: Here's a 5-step cleanup regimen for your household [25:00] Musings on the tween and teen skincare beauty craze Resources mentioned: Impact of Skin Care Products on Phthalates and Phthalate Replacements in Children: the ECHO-FGS Ultra-Processed Foods And Cardiovascular Disease: Analysis Of Three Large US Prospective Cohorts And A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Prospective Cohort Studies Episode #425: The Obesogens Yuka App Products mentioned on today's show: Giovanni Eco Chic Golden Wheat Deep Cleanse Shampoo Attitude Baby Leaves Hair And Body Wash Attitude Super Leaves Conditioner Kinship SPF 32 Sunscreen with Zinc Oxide David's Toothpaste Giovanni L.A. Hold Hair Spritz This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! [email protected].

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1:00.8	Well, hello my friends and welcome back.
1:05.0	My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 495 of sustainable
1:10.9	minimalists. This is a listener supported show about intentional
1:14.9	and eco-friendly minimalist living and last week was a big week for science. Two very
1:21.9	important studies were published last week. One was about the effects of
1:26.4	fallates in personal care products on our children and the other has to do with ultra-processed foods.
1:34.2	Are some worse for our health than others?
1:36.7	The answer is yes.
1:38.2	And so on today's show, if you are a free listener,
1:41.8	we're talking about the first study, the phallates and
1:45.2	personal care products, what does emerging research have to say and how can we
1:50.1	protect ourselves, protect our children.
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