Episode 10 — Dirty Thirty Chemicals: The pH Adjuster With a Hormone Problem

Episode 10 — Dirty Thirty Chemicals: The pH Adjuster With a Hormone ProblemYou're listening to the Dirty Thirty at KeysPure.com. I'm Bob Root. Today's chemical is DEA — Diethanolamine. It's used as a pH adjuster, and you'll find it in sunscreens, moisturizers, foundation, and hair color.It adjusts pH. Sounds technical. Sounds boring. Turns out it's neither.DEA is a skin and immune system toxicant. It's a possible carcinogen. It's an irritant. Animal studies show endocrine disruption, meaning it can interfere with your hormonal system. There's also evidence of neurodevelopmental, brain, and nervous system effects. And as if that weren't enough, it may trigger asthma.Now here's a fun fact — DEA also appears in that formaldehyde-releasing preservative cluster from the Dirty Thirty list, and when combined with certain other agents, it helps form carcinogenic nitrosamine compounds. It's a team player in all the wrong ways.At Keys, we keep DEA far away from our formulations. Your pH levels should be adjusted by your skin's natural processes, not by hormone-disrupting chemicals. Visit KeysPure.com for more.That's Dirty Thirty Episode Ten. DEA — a pH adjuster with way too much personality.