Report today that parabens found in breast tumours

The report today in the Journal of Applied Toxicology states that, from 20 sample tumours, parabens were found in a form suggesting they entered through the skin.

Dr Chris Flower of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association is reported in the (London) Times today as saying that 96 per cent of deodorants and antiperspirants used in the UK did not contain parabens. Those that did were within set limits.

I wonder if the constituents of these products are the same in different countries? It would be useful to more clearly define which products we are talking about so that consumers can make an informed choice. Looking along the shelves of a large cosmetics section of a store I found that nearly all spray-on deodorants, and also other products like spray-on tans, contain one or more parabens.
Antiperspirants virtually all contained aluminium chlorohydrate, which has been mentioned in previous reports, but not parabens.

Sweat, although a nuisance to some people, does provide protection for the skin. If an antiperspirant has been used, so that the sweat ducts are blocked by the aluminium chlorohydrate, and a deodorant is then used, is it easier for the parabens to be absorbed into the skin? Many people do use both together. Has the industry tested the safe limits of parabens used this way?

(I have no connection with any cosmetic product. My interest is in the properties of sweat.)

With best wishes

So what are the names of various parabens? What should we look for on labels?

Also, an alternative to deoderant is a crystal that you get wet, wipe under your arm, and go. It lasts for about 12-18 hrs and has been used in Europe for hundreds of years. I recently got one in the US about 6 years ago and it really does work. Cost: about $6-10 US and it lasts for many years.

I don't remember what the crystal was but it was some kind of salt which was slightly soluble in water.