: any of various salts or esters of phthalic acid used especially as plasticizers and in solvents
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But Native Body Wash does it with more than two-dozen different scents and without sulfated surfactants, parabens, phthalates, and dyes.
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 15 May 2025
The ‘Exposome’ Of Chemicals Is An Important Cause of Early-Onset Cancer
Modernity is a soup of synthetic chemicals -- from BPA in plastics to phthalates in cosmetics, PFAS in water-resistant materials and pesticides in food.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
It’s packed with strand-strengthening ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vegan collagen, and skips sulfates, parabens, and phthalates, which can be irritating to the scalp and hair.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2025
The authors found high levels of phthalates, flame retardants, and UV filters.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 15 May 2025
The ‘Exposome’ Of Chemicals Is An Important Cause of Early-Onset Cancer
Modernity is a soup of synthetic chemicals -- from BPA in plastics to phthalates in cosmetics, PFAS in water-resistant materials and pesticides in food.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
It’s packed with strand-strengthening ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vegan collagen, and skips sulfates, parabens, and phthalates, which can be irritating to the scalp and hair.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2025
The authors found high levels of phthalates, flame retardants, and UV filters.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Phthalate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phthalate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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