Hashimoto\'s Thyroiditis Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause

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What’s Hiding in Your Bathroom?

Avoid the following ingredients in your personal care products/cosmetics:

Type of Product Ingredients to Avoid

Bar soap Triclocarban

Liquid soap Triclosan

Moisturizers, lotions Retinyl palmitate, retinol

Toothpaste Triclosan

Lip glosses and lipsticks Retinyl palmitate, retinol

Shampoo and conditioner

Fragrance, PEG, ceteareth,

polyethylene, parabens

(e.g., propyl paraben),

DMDM hydantoin

Nails

Formaldehyde, formalin, toluene,

dibutyl phthalate

Sunscreen Retinyl palmitate, oxybenzenone

Other Toxic Chemicals

Other toxins that may not have a specific effect on thyroid function but can
burden the body’s ability to detoxify and heal itself include dioxins, which
are found in bleached paper products. Tampons are especially problematic
as they can be absorbed through the vaginal membranes into circulation.
Chemicals used in dry cleaning are extremely toxic and have been associated