phthalate

noun phthal·ate \ ˈtha-ˌlāt \

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

Definition of phthalate

: any of various salts or esters of phthalic acid used especially as plasticizers and in solvents

Recent Examples of phthalate from the Web

Children's rain jackets are tested and found to exceed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act's limit on lead and phthalates.

— Good Housekeeping, "The History of the Good Housekeeping Institute," 31 Oct. 2015
The good news, though, is that phthalates linger in the body for only about a day.

— mark lieber, CNN, "Here's a new reason why eating out might be bad for your health," 29 Mar. 2018
Like everything in the Moon Juice kingdom, Beauty Shroom is free of chemicals (parabens, phthalates, silicone, gluten, among others).

— kari molvar, Vogue, "Meet Moon Juice’s Next Cult Creation: Skin Care With Super-herbs," 7 June 2018
Buy Now Tata Harper restorative eye cream Every guy should have his medicine cabinet stocked with a does-it-all eye cream and this all-natural, paraben-free, phthalate-free, and sulfate-free fits the bill.

— matt sebra, GQ, "The 8 Things We're Obsessed with This June," 5 June 2018
The campaign will identify products that are made without ingredients like surfactants (chemicals used to help clean and create suds) SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehyde, phthalates, musks, or mineral oil.

— shannon barbour, The Cut, "Sephora Is Launching a ‘Clean’ Beauty Section," 11 May 2018
Some of the products below are free of synthetic fragrances and colors, phthalates and parabens, and haven’t been tested on animals.

— amanda schupak, SELF, "The 11 Best Natural Makeup and Skin-Care Products," 14 May 2018
And be smart about avoiding potential toxins in plastics and receipts (phthalates and BPA), household cleaners, garden pesticides, water (use a home filter) and air.

— Houston Chronicle, "YouDocs0514," 13 May 2018
Verboten substances like phthalates, fragrances, and parabens will negatively affect the product’s overall score on the app.

— ashley weatherford, The Cut, "Kourtney Kardashian Went to D.C. to Advocate for Safer Beauty Products," 24 Apr. 2018

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