Ingredient Red Flags: How To Spot The Chemicals To Avoid In Food, Kitchenware And Cosmetics

Example:  cosmetics:  Phthalates; Parabens; Fragrance; Formaldehyde; Oxybenzone;   

Foods: Artificial Sweeteners; HFCA (high fructose corn syrup);

Emulsifiers (Widely used to improve the texture and shelf life of packaged foods, emulsifiers have “been shown (in animal studies) to cause gut inflammation and glucose intolerance, and many worsen intestinal diseases like ulcerative colitis”);
Nitrites; Artificial Food Dyes;  Transfats

There is a great deal of helpful information in the following article: 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/sep/06/how-spot-chemicals-avoid-food-kitchenware-cosmetics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other