Yikes!!
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Topic: Yikes!!
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Subject: Yikes!!
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 2:37am
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I just found the following (rather disturbing) information from a fax I received (unsolicited) from the Health Wise Fall 98 newsletter and thought that I would share."National Toxicology Program Reports Findings: Reported recently by Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., Professor Environmental Science University of Illinois School of Public Health. The National Toxicology Program (NTP) recently found that repeated skin application to mouse skin of diethanolamine (DEA), or its fatty acid derivative cocamide-DEA, induced liver and kidney cancer. Besides this 'clear evidence of carcinogenicity,' NTP also emphasized that DEA is readily absorbed through the skin in organs, such as the brain where it induces chronic toxic effect. High concentrations of DEA-based detergents are commonly used in a wide range of cosmetics and toiletries, including shampoos, hair dyes and conditioners, lotions, creams, and bubble baths, besides liquid dishwashing and laundry soaps. Lifelong use of these products thus clearly poses avoidable cancer risks to the great majority of U.S. consumers, particularly infants and young children."Source: Cancer Prevention Coalition Contact: Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Illinois Chicago, School of Public Health and Chairman, Cancer Prevention Coalition.They go on to say that according to their Material Safety Data Sheets propolene glycol (if overexposed) can cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage and Sodium Laurel Sulfate "penetrates your eyes, brain and liver and remains there long term. SLS can also damage your immune system, cause blindness, induce certain types of ulcers, and react with other ingredients to form potent cancer-causing compoud known as NDELA."To top it all off the aluminum in our deodorant and cosmetics can contribute to Alzheimer's disease according to The World Health Organization.Yikes! Is nothing safe anymore?
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Posted By: Clare
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 2:37am
I use deodorant and not antiperspirant, which contains aluminum. I think DEA is one of the "antibacterial" compounds found in many antibacterial products. I have seen it listed in antibacterial soaps.I just found the following (rather disturbing)> information from a fax I received (unsolicited) from> the Health Wise Fall 98 newsletter and thought that I> would share.> "National Toxicology Program Reports Findings:> Reported recently by Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.,> Professor Environmental Science University of Illinois> School of Public Health. The National Toxicology> Program (NTP) recently found that repeated skin> application to mouse skin of diethanolamine (DEA), or> its fatty acid derivative cocamide-DEA, induced liver> and kidney cancer. Besides this 'clear evidence of> carcinogenicity,' NTP also emphasized that DEA is> readily absorbed through the skin in organs, such as> the brain where it induces chronic toxic effect. High> concentrations of DEA-based detergents are commonly> used in a wide range of cosmetics and toiletries,> including shampoos, hair dyes and conditioners,> lotions, creams, and bubble baths, besides liquid> dishwashing and laundry soaps. Lifelong use of these> products thus clearly poses avoidable cancer risks to> the great majority of U.S. consumers, particularly> infants and young children."> Source: Cancer Prevention Coalition Contact: Samuel S.> Epstein, M.D., Professor of Environmental Medicine at> the University of Illinois Chicago, School of Public> Health and Chairman, Cancer Prevention Coalition.> They go on to say that according to their Material> Safety Data Sheets propolene glycol (if overexposed)> can cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage and> Sodium Laurel Sulfate "penetrates your eyes,> brain and liver and remains there long term. SLS can> also damage your immune system, cause blindness,> induce certain types of ulcers, and react with other> ingredients to form potent cancer-causing compoud> known as NDELA."> To top it all off the aluminum in our deodorant and> cosmetics can contribute to Alzheimer's disease> according to The World Health Organization.> Yikes! Is nothing safe anymore?
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Clare
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