Body care products. We use them every day. On our hair, on our body, on our face. And, sometimes but not often, we think about the environmental, ethical and social impacts this brings. Nowadays, it is a standardized idea that it is extremely important to consider these factors when choosing and purchasing products; However, is it really as important as it is made out to be? Determining whether or not it is important to think about environmental, social and ethical impacts when purchasing a product will require discussion from both sides. The environment is probably one of the most controversial topics of the moment. Another questionable aspect regarding environmental impact concerns body products. You have to ask yourself: “What do my body products have to do with the environment”; however, their impact is much greater than it seems at first glance. These issues include the dumping of dangerous chemicals into the oceans and non-biodegradable packaging. We may never realize it, but our body care products are actually loaded with dangerous chemicals. Body products such as facial scrubs are particularly dangerous. The microbeads inside are able to bypass sewage treatment plants and are released into the ocean. Beads are a perfect bait for fish that unsuspectingly think they are fish food. Other animals can also choke on these tiny microbeads. These are just some of the ingredients in our body care products: parabens, sodium laureth sulfate, BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), siloxanes, petroleum jelly and triclosan; These countless chemical names may not mean anything to you until you realize how dangerous they are. These chemicals can potentially damage the paper medium......ttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1253722/ http://www. garnier.com.au/_en/_au/programmes/faq/answer.aspx?tpcode=PROGRAMMES%5EFAQ%5EGARNIERBRAND%5EGARNIERBRAND_T5%5EGARNIERBRAND_T5_Q13 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2331563/Lily-Cole -reveal-the-truth-luxury-beauty-Model-exposes-cosmetics-industrys-cruel-use-SHARK-liver.html http://beautifulbuns.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/the-eu-bans- animal-tested-cosmetics/ http://thosegraces.com/lush-not-natural/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/9900518/Are-we-dying-to-be- beautiful.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_pharmaceuticals_and_personal_care_products#Safe_Disposal http://stats.org/stories/2005/a_health_scare_stinks_jun27_05.htm http://blog.myskin.com/insights/beauty-and-the -environment-%E2%80%93-the-cosmetic-impact/http://www.telegram.com/article/20131214/NEWS/312149803/0