A new study has revealed that through personal care products (PCPs) such as lotions and shampoos infants and toddlers are likely becoming exposed to potentially harmful substances called parabens at an even higher level than adult women. Kurunthachalam Kannan and Ying Guo point out that the substances called phthalates and parabens are used in a wide range of products from medical devices to children's toys as well as PCPs. Phthalates hold in moisture; parabens are used as preservatives. Research suggests a link between these substances and health issues in animals and people such as sperm damage breast cancer and an
