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Very thought provoking and great insights into the products we use every single day. We recommend Dr. Epstein's latest book "Toxic Beauty" and visit his Cancer Coalition website at http://preventcancer.com
Have you ever thought about the long-term impact your daily use of toothpaste, mouthwash, shampoo, conditioner, bath/shower gel, moisturizers, hair sprays, deodorant, bubble bath, lotions, cosmetics, shaving gel, and many more may be having on YOUR health and the health of YOUR FAMILY?
Chemical poisons in cosmetics, personal care, and household products are affecting you and your children more than you may know.
According to the Poison Control Center in their most recent published report (1999), there are more than two million, two hundred thousand reported cases of exposure to poisonous substances annually. The number three source is personal care products, which includes cosmetics, at more than 205,200 exposures. Household and personal care products together are responsible for more than FIVE TIMES THE NUMBER REPORTED FROM PESTICIDES.
For children under the age of 6 years, the number one source of exposure is personal care products including cosmetics (153,057 and the number two source is household cleaning substances (123,575)
The Poison Control Center's 1999 report also detailed which types of products cause the most problems. Here are just some of them detailed in the personal care category:
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Perfume, cologne, aftershave |
Creams, lotions, makeup (19,519) |
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Toothpaste with fluoride (21,678) |
Soaps (16,631) |
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Nail Products except polish |
Mouthwash (alcohol) (12,934) |
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Nail Polish (10,442) |
Deodorants (10,330) |
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Suntan/sunscreens (8,330) |
Bath oil, bubble bath (8,260) |
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Shampoos (8,136) |
Powders with talc (4,429) |
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Lipsticks, Lip balms (3,395) |
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Most men, women, and children are exposed to at least half of these products every single day. Are you surprised that perfume, toothpaste, nail polish, creams, sunscreens, and others, could really be TOXIC--actually, the word is POISONOUS?
There is a limit to the amount of toxins our bodies can process. We get sick from ingesting, inhaling, or absorbing all these synthetic chemicals. During fetal development, the child is much more vulnerable to the harmful effects of these chemicals, even if the mother does not have any immediate symptoms.
You may hear the Chemical industry say "but the amount of chemical X is so tiny that it couldn't hurt you" DON'T BE FOOLED BY THAT! During a daily personal care regimen, we expose ourselves to more than 200 different chemicals; often the same dangerous chemicals in multiple products. We use or are exposed to perfume, cosmetics, personal care products, clothing, cleaning products, household items, carpeting, etc. every single day, many times a day, year after year. It is the unknown effect of constant and repeated exposure to many of these chemicals that compels us to demand rigorous scientific research on the safety of ingredients used in all cosmetics and personal care products.
Scientists have found harmful health effects even from very low dose exposure to some chemicals previously thought safe because of their small concentration in consumer products.
Risks From Toxic Ingredients In Cosmetics, And Personal Care Products