Former Ms. America Susan Jeske is publicizing The Toxic 12 list; harmful ingredients that make cosmetics and makeup toxic. See the full list and watch an informative video.

The Toxic 12 List

1. Benzoyl peroxide
2. DEA (diethanolamine) and MEA (1.5509 ?3.07%) (monoethanolamine) and TEA (triethanolamine)
3. Dioxin
4. DMDM hydantoin and imidazolidinyl urea
5. Synthetic Colors and Pigments
6. Parabens (methyl, butyl, ethyl, propyl)
7. FEG (polyethylene glycol)
8. Phthalates 9xenoestrogens)
9. Propylene glycol and butylene glycol
10. Sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate
11. Sunscreen chemicals like avobensone, benzphenone and PABA
12. Triclosan

Unfortunately, these ingredients are widely used in cosmetics.

Susan Jeske knows from personal experience, not only as a beauty pageant queen, crowned Ms. America in 1997 (the year of the pageant’s debut), but as someone who had a successful career in the cosmetics industry. Five years ago, she began to experience serious skin problems, and a doctor told her, “What you are using on your skin contains synthetic and toxic chemicals and is making you sick. Stop using your skin care and use products that are “natural” and “organic.”

Visit her Web site SusanJeske.com and see the outline of her important presentation ”The Impact of Toxins in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products and How to Avoid Them” she addresses the failure of the FDA to regulate the substances found in common cosmetic products including make-up, lotions and shampoos; the risks and dangers of the Toxic 12 which include biological mutation, reproductive complications, acute toxicity, tumors, skin and eye irritations. In addition to defining the problem she offers solutions; one can avoid toxic makeup and find natural, nontoxic, organic cosmetics that do not jeopardize heath. Her Web site also outlines her speaking engagements on the subject and the media attention she has brought to the problem of toxic chemicals in cosmetics.

This serious issue has an outspoken and tireless advocate in Susan Jeske, awarded the Lifetime Presidential Award from former U.S. President George W. Bush for a lifetime of commitment to charity and volunteerism, recognizing her 20 years of taking the empowerment and philanthropic mission of pageants in all of the 50 states and worldwide to 26 countries, as the concept of “beauty pageant” continues to be reinvented for a new century.

Watch Susan Jeske Toxic 12 List Video below.

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Here is a video report on Susan Jeske and her career as a beauty consultant and her philanthropic work.



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Toxic 12 List (Video)