They are in your shower and by your sink. Changing your personal care products that you use can have an incredibly posititve effect on your family's health!
SOME INGREDIENTS TO WATCH OUT FOR:
Diethanolamine (DEA) - is found in over six hundred home and personal care products such as soaps, lotions, cosmetics, bubble baths and laundry and dishwashing detergents. In 1997, The U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services National Toxicity Program found that when DEA was applied to the skin of rats, it resulted in clear evidence of carcinogenic (cancerous) activity.1
Propylene glycol - is a subtstance used as a powerful solvent in antifreeze solutions and hydraulic fluids. Ironically enough, it is also found in childhood vaccinations, cosmetics, shampoos, lotions, and even processed foods. Like DEA, propylene glycol has been shown in studies to be absorbed through the skin and cause many problems, such as kidsney damage, liver abnormalities, skin cell growth inhibition, damaged cell membranes, rashes, respiratory damage, immune system deficiency, and central nervous system depression.13
Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) - Is perhaps the most common of the three chemical and by no means any less toxic. SLS is used as a surfactant to break down the surface tension of water. This degreaser is used in practically every soap, shampoo, and toothpaste on the market today. SLS has been used in studies to induce mutation in bacteria and to irritate skin. It has also been show to enter the heart, liver, lungs, and brain from skin contact and has been proven to maintain residual levels once inside these organs.14
THE SOLUTION: Use natural products that do not contain these chemicals. (100% pure products)
sources: 1adapted from NTP. Seventh Annual Report on Carcinogens. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institute of Enviromnetal Health Sciences, Technical Resources, Inc. Rockvill, MD, 1994
13"Material Safety Date Sheet Propylene glycol MSDS", ScienceLab.com http://sciencelab.com/xMSDS-Propylene_glycol-9927239 (december 24, 2009)
14Journal of the American College of Toxicology 2, no. 7 (1983), reprinted by healthy-Communications.com, http://www.healthy-communications.com/journal_of_the_american_college_html (accessed December 28, 2009)
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