March 13, 2014

Toxins in all our skin and hair products! I'm livid!




I attend a lot of free seminars that my Humana insurance offers and this one was most interesting to me and should be to everyone.  It was about skin and skin cancer caused by beauty products that are loaded with toxins.

I knew toxins were in hair color and even in Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo, as I saw that on the News. Names that we have trusted for years.  I know that most reputable companies have removed the harsh chemicals from their products but not all did.

These chemicals cause a wide range of adverse health conditions from skin irritations to cancer.  Unfortunately, skincare giants do not want you to know about them, as there is too much money at stake in the anti-aging market.

I was shocked when I got home after the seminar with my notes in hand to check the ingredients in my facial cleaners, moisturizers, sunscreen creams and they all had chemicals in them from the list I learned about.

Parabens:  Widely used as a preservative to extend the shelf life of moisturizers and anti-aging products may actually cause premature aging and sagging skin.  Studies suggest parabens can cause cancer, allergic reactions and skin rashes even breast tumors!  Oh my.

Sodium Laureth Sulfate:  This is a foaming agent used in facial cleaners; chemical sulfates can be contaminated with measurable amounts of the cancer-causing agent ethylene oxide, which can harm the nervous system.  My very well-known brand name facial cleaner listed this in the list of ingredients.  I was livid.  I’ve been using this product for over 40 years.

Padimate O:  this ingredient is usually found in sun-screens and it may increase the risk of skin cancer.  I found this in the recent sunscreen I recently purchased and after one day, I had white spots all over my arms, legs and chest where I applied the product.  I live in Florida so sunscreen is a must here and no matter where you live actually.

I do water aerobics in the pool for exercise because my arthritis is so bad that I can no longer go to the gym for my regular classes.  The chlorine in the pool water is not good for my skin either and I have discussed this matter with the Condo Commandos to change the pool to Salt Water instead.  The cost is not that bad to reverse it but they are thick headed and snowbirds so they don’t care.

I can’t believe the government allows these products to contain such serious harmful stuff.  I’m livid.

US researchers have reported that one in eight ingredients used in personal care products are actually industrial chemicals such as pesticides, plasticizers, degreasers, reproductive toxins, hormone disruptors and carcinogens and they even use the same ingredients that are in weed killers.  Nasty stuff.  How do they sleep nights knowing what they are doing to our own people?

There has to be a way to scream out to stop all this.

It takes forever to shop and read ingredients on the food we eat, the shampoo and soap we buy……………We never had to do this when I was a child growing up.  We didn’t have all these chemicals in our products.

Companies are getting greedy and they don’t care about our health and people are just not informed about this serious matter.

It may cost more to shop at WholeFoods but at least you will know your purchases will be pesticide free.  I bought my bottle of shampoo there just recently.

One good thing…………..Dewars Scotch containes NO CARCINOGENS!  Other brand names do.

I’m doing research on red wines now.



10 comments:

  1. As always, good information for the rest of us consumers.
    YOu are right, it is very time consuming to read all the labels, plus now I would have to carry a magnifying glass.

    Thanks.. Love from this end of the Turnpike at Wildwood.

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  2. Interesting, indeed. Good information to pass on.

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  3. Forwarding comment for Debfarb:
    Hi Rose,

    Good blog today!

    I know about Sodium Laureth Sulfate. When my sister came from Boston, we went through my cabinet (as she had just done to hers.) We threw away sooo much product because they contained that nasty chemical.

    I can't wait to see what you find about red wine!

    Of course, that's my favorite so I have done a little research. My guess is that you'll find that one glass per day for women and 2 for men is the maximum and that it's the red grape skins that are so healthy. You;ll end up being led to Resveratol, too!

    Thanks,
    Deb


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  4. Dear Rose, It is incredible the amount of things that are bad for us, that we use on a daily basis.
    I don't think we could really afford to buy the products without these additives. It is a shame that the items without additives are so expensive.
    Thank you for all the research and information you help your readers with.
    I hope you are feeling better.
    Blessings dear. Catherine xo

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  5. Dear Rose, It is incredible the amount of things that are bad for us, that we use on a daily basis.
    I don't think we could really afford to buy the products without these additives. It is a shame that the items without additives are so expensive.
    Thank you for all the research and information you help your readers with.
    I hope you are feeling better.
    Blessings dear. Catherine xo

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  6. The good old fashioned kinds of skin care are the best. I don't use much in the way of makeup and don't color my hair. I'm aging naturally as I can. We'd all do well to check what the ingredients are in the things we use and eat. It's an eye opener for sure!

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  7. so much really good information, if you can get past being scared to death ;)

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  8. Have known about the sodium laurel sulfate and have been avoiding it for years. One other thing I aoid is aluminum in deodorant. I don't want to put aluminum on my underarms and have been buying natural deodorant at the health food store.

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  9. This is great information, and thank you for posting it. I have been a bit more careful lately, checking things that I usually buy and making changes as necessary. I try to use home made facial cleansers and things like that as much as I can.

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  10. Dear Rose, I am stopping by to say, "hello".
    I have been a bit slow in catching up with my blog. I apologize for not visiting as often as I should.
    I hope all is well and you are happy.
    Blessings dear. Catherine xo

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