Dr. B has a new Sking Guru post about parabens which is quite interesting.

As she says in the post, there's no conclusive evidence that parabens are dangerous, however she is not convinced that the widespread use of parabens in products is safe.

What do you think about parabens?

I've taken the viewpoint that I will try to minimise my exposure to them if I can, but if a product I love contains them I will continue to use it until I either find an alternative, paraben-free product or until such time as there is more conclusive evidence of them being harmful.