• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
live love fruit logo

Live Love Fruit

Eat Vibrantly. Live Vibrantly

About Start Here Work With Me

  • Home
  • Start Here
  • About
  • Health
  • Remedies
  • Recipes
  • A-Z Conditions
  • Fitness
  • Environment
  • Self Improvement
  • My LLF
  • Shop
Category: > Health > 6 Cosmetic Chemicals That Are Added To Fast Food

6 Cosmetic Chemicals That Are Added To Fast Food

Jun 14, 2013 Carly Fraser Save For Later Print

Last Updated: Apr 10, 2020

773 shares
  • Facebook673
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
burger in hand with blue protective gloves closeup

Is that burger you’re eating contain the same ingredients as those found in your shampoo? Fast foods are loaded with high amounts of chemicals that add flavor, color, and texture to help keep them fresh longer. Eating fast food and other foods that contain these chemicals can lead to harmful effects on the body.

Not only should you be concerned about the number of chemicals in fast food, but you should also consider the high levels of saturated and trans fats, as well as the sky-high sodium levels that will send your blood pressure sky-rocketing. Fast food restaurants use trans fats because they keep foods fresh longer and give them a less greasy feel. Trans fats can also lead to diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure.

It may seem odd that the ingredient list of fast food is also found in everyday cosmetic products like shampoo, hair conditioner, soap and moisturizers. In fact, some of these chemicals have been banned by countries like China because of their harmful effects – why is America not following through? You have the choice, however, so making the choice of ditching fast food and switching to whole, fresh, unprocessed foods may be in the best interest of your body, mind & spirit.

6 Cosmetic Chemicals Added to Fast Food

cosmetic chemicals in fast food

1. Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate

Found in shampoo and soap, as well as in the bread products at all fast food joints.

Reasoning for use in fast food: ‘dough conditioner’ even though bread does not require this, and has been made without SSL for thousands of years.

2. Calcium Disodium EDTA

Found in skin products and hair conditioner (used as stabilizer), and in Taco Bell’s bacon ranch sauce, Arby’s light Italian dressing and Burger King’s tartar sauce.

Reasoning for use in fast food: flavour protectant in fast food sauces, dips and dressings

3. Ammonium Glycyrrhizin

Found in facial mask products, and in Burger King’s “breakfast syrup”

Reasoning for use in fast food: flavour enhancer and flavouring agent

4. Disodium Phosphate

Found in mascara and mouthwash, and in Wendy’s chili, chedar cheese sauce, and Frosty desserts. Also found in Taco Bell’s Southwest Chicken.

Reasoning for use in fast food: food preservative

5. Propylene Glycol

Found in shampoo, mouthwash, and hand sanitizers, as well as in Burger King’s pickles, smokey cheese sauce, and BK stacker sauce.

Reasoning for use in fast food: gives most of today’s food and beverages their distinctive taste

6. Benzoyl Peroxide

*Recently banned in China

Found as an active ingredient in acne creams, and in all the bread products you find in fast food joints.

Reasoning for use: bleaching wheat flour white (all fast food breads)

773 shares
  • Facebook673
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Filed Under: Food Education, Health Tagged With: chemical-free living, fast food, Nutrition

Carly Fraser

About the Author

Carly Fraser has her BSc (Hons.) Degree in Neuroscience, and is the owner and founder at Live Love Fruit. She currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a determined life mission to help inspire and motivate individuals to critically think about what they put in their bodies and to find balance through nutrition and lifestyle. She has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals to re-connect with their bodies and learn self-love through proper eating habits and natural living. She loves to do yoga, dance, and immerse herself in nature.

View Profile

Reader Interactions

Related Posts

  • food synergy
    Food Synergy: Powerful Food Combinations
  • Is Junk Food Getting Any Better For You?
  • centrum multivitamin on table
    10 Vitamin Brands to Avoid + 10 Safe Brands to Use
  • Junk food addiction and eating unhealthy lifestyle concept with a prison bars shaped made of fried chicken hamburgers and hot dogs processed meat products and french fries as a symbol.
    This Is What Your Food Cravings Really Mean
  • toxic cookware
    Avoid These 4 Pieces of Toxic Cookware to Keep Chemicals Out of Your Food
  • Fruit: The Anti-Obese Food
  • How Junk Food Changes our Brain Chemistry and Makes us Addicted

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Free Ebook

Success! Please check your inbox to download your FREE eBook.

Reduce Chronic Inflammation Naturally!

The Ultimate Guide to Fight Inflammation and Restore Your Health!

21 Ways to Reduce Chronic Inflammation

Recent Posts

visual illustration of toxins stored in fat cells in body

How to Eliminate Toxins From Fat Cells That Are Making You Fatigued and Swollen

foot with demonstrated achilles pain

This One Stretch Relieves Plantar Fasciitis, Shin Splints, Achilles Pain, and Heel Pain

Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreens recalled by Johnson & Johnson

Latest Sunscreen Recall Raises Concern Over Chemicals

lemongrass plant in garden

How to Plant Lemongrass to Repel Mosquitoes

Popular Posts

Man spraying pesticides on tea plants with other side of image showing dry loose tea bags

Pesticides in Tea: Is Your Favorite Tea Contaminated with Harmful Chemicals?

glyphosate in wine

Monsanto’s Harmful Chemical Glyphosate Found In 100% Of California Wines Tested

whole dandelion plant with flowers and roots on cutting board on a table

Dandelions Are Not Weeds! Top 10 Health Benefits of Dandelion

johnson & johnson baby products in pharmacy

Johnson & Johnson Finally Admits: Our Baby Products Contain Cancer-Causing Ingredients

10 Plants That Attract Dragonflies for Mosquito Control

companion planting chart

Use This Companion Planting Chart to Help Your Garden Thrive

France Bans Neonicotinoid Pesticides

France Bans All Five Neonicotinoid Pesticides Linked to Bee Deaths

Glyphosate in Food: Complete List of Products and Brands Filled with Dangerous Weed-Killer

whales dying from plastic pollution

Whales Dying From Plastic Pollution Are a Grave Reminder to Give Up Our Addiction to Plastics

illustrated piriformis muscle showing trigger points and radiating pain

How To Get A Deep Piriformis Stretch To Get Rid of Sciatica, Hip & Lower Back Pain

RECOMMENDED

Thank you! Please check your inbox to confirm your subscription!

Want to reduce inflammation and restore your health?

Join Live Love Fruit and we'll show you how!

Footer

Stay Connected!

Follows
  • 313.7k Followers
  • 1.9k Followers
  • 97k Followers
  • 560 Followers
  • 11.5k Followers
  • Home
  • About
  • Start Here
  • Write For LLF
  • Contact

Any medical information published on this website is not intended as a substitute for informed medical advice and you should not take any action before consulting with a healthcare professional.
Content on Live Love Fruit may not be reproduced in any form.
Ads provided by AdThrive. Displayed ads do not constitute endorsement or recommendation by Live Love Fruit.

Copyright © 2012 - 2022 Live Love FruitPrivacy Policy | Terms of Service | Full Disclaimer | Affiliate Disclosure

773 shares
  • 673