Surfactants – The unhealthy secret of soap. Surfactants are how soap suds up. What chemical is a surfactant? Alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs) are a type of ethoxylate compound where the substrate is an alkylphenol. They are utilized in various industrial and consumer applications due to their surfactant properties. These compounds, however, …

A chemical compound used in most sunscreens as a UV Filter has been found to have endocrine-disrupting effects, including its possible estrogenic activity. The chemical compound is called 4-MBC, or Methyl benzylidene Camphor. Many studies have observed estrogenic effects, which means it mimics or interferes with estrogen in the human …