: any of various salts or esters of phthalic acid used especially as plasticizers and in solvents
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The material is durable and free of BPA, lead and phthalates.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
This deodorant is free of aluminum, artificial fragrance, filler ingredients, propylene glycol, phthalates, and parabens.
—Laura Harold, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Plastics can also contain chemicals such as phenols and phthalates that have been linked to health problems such as pregnancy issues and neurodevelopmental concerns, said Deziel, who is also the co-director of the Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
There are ingredients that can pose health risks (phthalates, formaldehyde), and others that are just potentially irritating to some (certain sulfates).
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
This deodorant is free of aluminum, artificial fragrance, filler ingredients, propylene glycol, phthalates, and parabens.
—Laura Harold, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Plastics can also contain chemicals such as phenols and phthalates that have been linked to health problems such as pregnancy issues and neurodevelopmental concerns, said Deziel, who is also the co-director of the Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
There are ingredients that can pose health risks (phthalates, formaldehyde), and others that are just potentially irritating to some (certain sulfates).
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for phthalate
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“Phthalate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phthalate. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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