Causes Who is at risk? You are at risk for prediabetes if any of the following are true: You are overweight or obese. You have a parent, brother or sister who has diabetes. You had diabetes during pregnancy (called gestational diabetes) or had a baby who weighed more than 9 pounds at birth.
Use in Cosmetics. Dibutyl phthalate (pronounced thal-ate), or DBP, is used mainly in nail products as a solvent for dyes and as a plasticizer that prevents nail polishes from becoming brittle.Phthalates are also used as fragrance ingredients in many other cosmetics, but consumers won't find these listed on the label.Credit: Gwen via Flickr.). Dibutyl phthalate (pronounced thal-ate), or DBP, is used mainly in nail products as a solvent for dyes and as a plasticizer that prevents nail polishes from becoming brittle.
Five-free nail polish should be free from DBP, toluene, and formaldehyde, plus 1  : Formaldehyde resin: Although formaldehyde resin hasnât been linked to cancer like regular formaldehyde, itâs a skin allergen known to cause dermatitis. 2  Camphor: This is a scented substance derived from the wood of the camphor tree.