: any of various salts or esters of phthalic acid used especially as plasticizers and in solvents
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It’s highly rated by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and is free from parabens, phthalates, BPA, oxybenzone, avobenzone, and petroleum.
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Laura Lu, Parents, 23 May 2025
What a sulfate-free shampoo doesn’t include is also key, as some options are made without parabens, phthalates and other artificial additives.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
Best of all, this shampoo is free from all the bad stuff—no parabens, phthalates, silicones, sulfates, or synthetic colorants here.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 22 May 2025
The regions with the highest heart disease death tolls linked to phthalates include the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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Laura Lu, Parents, 23 May 2025
What a sulfate-free shampoo doesn’t include is also key, as some options are made without parabens, phthalates and other artificial additives.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
Best of all, this shampoo is free from all the bad stuff—no parabens, phthalates, silicones, sulfates, or synthetic colorants here.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 22 May 2025
The regions with the highest heart disease death tolls linked to phthalates include the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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“Phthalate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phthalate. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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