| The majority of shampoos and other body
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| | products.
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| care products do not have their
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| | The family of preservatives known as
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| ingredients tested for safety before
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| | parabens, which includes methyl-, ethyl-,
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| being used. According to the FDA Office
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| | propyl-, and butylparaben, has recently
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| of Cosmetics and Colors, 1995, the "FDA
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| | been identified as xenoestrogens which
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| cannot require companies to do safety
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| | mimic the sex hormone estrogen. They are
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| testing of their cosmetic products before
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| | widely used in shampoos and cosmetics for
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| marketing." It is unlikely that
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| | adults as well as children, even in many
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| individual applications of one product
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| | so-called "natural" products. However,
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| are causing immediate harm, however, most
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| | Dr. S. Oishi of the Department of
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| of us use many products per day, such as
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| | Toxicology, Tokyo metropolitan Research
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| shampoo, conditioner, make-up, skin care
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| | laboratory of Public Health, Japan,
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| like facial cleanser, moisturizers, etc.,
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| | reported that the daily sperm production
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| and all these exposures may add up.
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| | in lab tests of animals was significantly
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| Did you know that pharmaceutical
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| | lower in those receiving a dose of
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| companies have investigated putting drugs
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| | parabens that is "similar to the lower
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| into shampoos because the scalp is so
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| | level of acceptable daily intake for
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| thin that it readily absorbs substances
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| | parabens in the European Community and in
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| that are put on it? Many other personal
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| | Japan."
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| care products are put on our skin and
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| | Diethanolamine (DEA) is often used as a
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| stay there and are absorbed all day long.
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| | foaming agent and emulsifier in shampoos.
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| Do you ever wonder about their safety?
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| | However, a federal National Toxicology
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| According to the Environmental Working
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| | Program completed a study in 1998 that
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| Group, in the United States, the FDA has
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| | found an association between cancer in
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| banned or restricted nine (9) ingredients
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| | lab animals and the topical application
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| out of 1,175 that are used in personal
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| | of DEA and other DEA-related ingredients.
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| care products. The European Union, in
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| | DEA can also lead to the formation of
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| contrast, has banned 450 ingredients for
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| | nitrosamines, which are known
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| use in cosmetics. Hmm!
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| | carcinogens. In response, many
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| Some further food for thought: Cancer
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| | manufacturers switched to cocamide MEA.
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| rates are now approaching 1 in 2 American
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| | However, the FDA says that cocomide MEA
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| men and 1 in 3 American women. This is
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| | is one "of the most commonly used
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| up from 1 in 4 Americans in the 1950s
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| | ingredients that may contain DEA." Other
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| despite huge expenditures on the "War on
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| | ingredients that include other types of
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| Cancer." Dr. Samuel Epstein from the
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| | MEA or TEA may also contain DEA.
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| University of Illinois says that cancer
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| | Polyethylene glycol (PEG), including
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| rates have gone up about 60% from 1950 to
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| | PEG-6, PEG-150 and other similar
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| 1998. A lot of us think that these
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| | ingredients can be found in shampoos,
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| rising cancer rates are at least in part
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| | lotions and other personal care products.
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| due to our increasing exposure to
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| | However, a report in the International
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| carcinogenic chemicals, often in small
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| | Journal of Toxicology routinely found
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| amounts that accumulate in our bodies
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| | many impurities in PEG, including
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| over time. These come from our food, our
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| | ethylene oxide and 1,4-Dioxane. Ethylene
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| air and water, household furnishings and
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| | oxide increases the risk of uterine,
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| building materials, cleaning products and
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| | breast and other cancers. 1,4-Dioxane is
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| personal care products.
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| | a suspected human carcinogen. Testing
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| Commonly Used Chemicals in Personal Care
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| | commissioned by the Doctors' Prescription
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| Products That May Be Toxic:
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| | for Health Living showed that around 50
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| Artificial fragrances are derived in
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| | percent of personal care products with
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| large part from petrochemicals, not
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| | PEG contain significant amounts of
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| flower essences or other herbal products
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| | 1.4-dioxane. PEG is also found in some
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| as many imagine. These petrochemicals
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| | "natural" body care products.
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| release volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
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| | High Quality Natural Body Care Products
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| that often cause headaches, skin
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| | If you are serious about reducing the
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| irritation, nausea and allergies. Some
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| | amount of chemicals you are exposed to on
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| are carcinogenic, contain or release
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| | a day to day basis, you need to search
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| formaldehyde or are toxic to the nervous
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| | out truly natural body care products that
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| system. Many artificial fragrances
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| | are free of the above mentioned
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| contain phthalates, which are linked to
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| | chemicals, as well as other toxins and
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| birth defects in the male reproductive
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| | carcinogens. A good place to start is to
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| system. Phthalates were found in a 2002
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| | go to a health food store either online
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| study by a coalition of environmental and
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| | or a physical store, and make sure and
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| public health organizations in
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| | read all the ingredients on the labels.
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| deodorants, fragrances, body lotions,
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| | Many products that call themselves
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| hair gels, mousses and sprays.
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| | "natural" contain questionable
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| Artificial fragrances in general are
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| | ingredients that you will be absorbing on
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| found in many cosmetic and personal care
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| | a daily basis.
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