Certain Chemicals Found In Personal Care Products May Be Associated With Early Puberty In Girls,

“Girls who are exposed before birth to chemicals commonly found in toothpaste, makeup, soap and other personal care products may hit puberty earlier than their peers who aren’t exposed to these chemicals in” utero, research indicated. Investigators found, for example, that “with every doubling of mothers’ urine concentrations of triclosan, girls started menstruating one month earlier.” The findings were published online in the journal Human Reproduction. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-puberty-endocrine-chemicals/chemicals-in-cosmetics-soaps-tied-to-early-puberty-in-girls-idUSKBN1O301I