Every Wednesday we'll bring you "What's In It Wednesday". A blog about what's in typical bath and beauty products, including the good, the bad and the ugly. We want you to know what we use or don't use in our products and why!

Today's ingredient is:  Tetrasodium EDTA.  I'm still getting ingredients from that generic pump hand soap I found under my kitchen sink.  Tetrasodium edta is a preservative made from formaldehyde and sodium cyanide.  Once again, formaldehyde is a known carcinogen. 

Tetrasodium edta is also a penetration enhancer, which means it breaks down the protective layer of skin and goes right into the blood stream.  Be careful, several products that say that are "paraben free" use tetrasodium edta instead, but it's really just as bad.