These Ingredients Are Sabotaging Your Favorite Beauty Products

Emulsifying wax, also known as "e-wax," is a solid substance commonly used to make cream-based products. This is because it does a great job of linking oil with water. Unfortunately, e-wax is also "ethoxylated," which means it contains carcinogens. Carcinogens cause cancer.

Why do most of us bypass e-wax as being dangerous? It may have something to do with the fact that it doesn't fit any of the common criteria for an ethoxylated ingredient. These are usually identified by words ending in "eth," words starting with "PEG," or words with a number at the end.