Parabens what I found out !

[Fred]

Thanks for this Fred, I would never of seen it, I'm shocked at what gets put into food!!.....how is it in blueberries???

I think reading this has also made me think more about what moisture cream to look for if I for another round of UVB!

Fred you are great for getting all this stuff on the forum, keep up the hard work

You're welcome, I'm glad someone finds it useful.

How does it get in Blueberries? Well there are these tiny little men with mining helmets and drills that go and place 0.003% of methylparaben in each berry.

Sorry I got a bit carried away there. The truth is some plants have it naturally-occurring in their genetic make-up, Blueberries have on average 0.003% of methylparaben in them and it acts as a defence against micro-organisms. Other plants known to contain naturally-occurring parabens include Carrots, Olives, and Strawberries. Honeysuckle also has methylparaben and has the highest content, but don't worry about the natural-occurring ones in your foods as they are in very low amounts. It's how it's used in your products that you should be looking at.

In some cosmetic preparations parabens can be around 0.3% of the formula, but you may not know about it if the label says it contains Honeysuckle for example.