Phenoxyethanol

Perfumed antifreeze with a PR team.

Cooked from phenol and ethylene oxide.

Industrial solvent repackaged as “gentle preservative.”

Petrochemical birth, synthetic death.

Numbs nerves, disrupts hormones, hits liver.

Infant toxic at doses that fit in lotion.

Still “dermatologist approved.” Approving what, exactly?

In creams, wipes, “natural” serums, even baby oils.

Sold as safer than parabens — marketing Sudoku.

Your moisturizer’s expiry date costs your mitochondria.

Safety is a slogan, not a standard.