: 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, 17 May 2024
Vegan and cruelty-free, the formula is free of parabens, mineral oil, sulfates, phthalates, drying alcohols, and synthetic dyes.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
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Laura Lu, Parents, 17 May 2024
Vegan and cruelty-free, the formula is free of parabens, mineral oil, sulfates, phthalates, drying alcohols, and synthetic dyes.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Phthalate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phthalate. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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