Revlon to remove parabens, other chemicals from products

Revlon to remove parabens, other chemicals from products
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Revlon announced Thursday that it will soon remove harmful ingredients from its makeup.

The company will no longer use two long-chain parabens — isobutylparaben and isopropylparaben — and DMDM hydantoin, a formaldehyde-releasing chemical. Long-chain parabens are linked to endocrine disruption, Time reports, while formaldehyde may cause cancer.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.