A campaign to encourage people to reconsider some of the potential dangers of cosmetics and personal care products has been backed by local Assembly Member Paul Davies. ‘Ditch the Junk’, a campaign launched by Breast Cancer UK is encouraging people across Wales to do some research on some of the products that they use on a daily basis and see if there’s an opportunity to replace them with natural products that are much more safer.

Mr Davies said, “A number of cosmetics and personal care products are known to contain chemicals which can disrupt or interfere with the human hormone system and so it’s important that we all take a moment to really think about some of the products that we take for granted every day.

The ‘Ditch The Junk’ campaign is a great initiative which encourages everyone to make small changes to the products they use in order to reduce the risk of developing cancer. These small changes could have a big impact and so I sincerely hope people across Pembrokeshire have a look at their personal care products and see if there’s some that may need replacing. The campaign is also encouraging people to consider becoming an Ambassador and so if you’re interested in raising awareness of breast cancer and would like to get involved, please visit www.breastcanceruk.org.uk”