Are You Aware Of Harmful Ingredients In Your Bathroom?

You could be using one or more of these cancer causing ingredients below that could be damaging your health and making you age faster. One or more of the following harmful ingredients (below) are commonly used in everyday cosmetic and personal care products.  You can go check to see if they are in your bathroom (even in some "Natural", "Organic", and "Green" products).
 

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Alcohol

A colorless, volatile, flammable liquid produced by the fermentation of yeast and carbohydrates. Alcohol is used frequently as a solvent and is also found in beverages and medicine. As an ingredient in ingestible products, alcohol causes body tissues to be more vulnerable to cancers. Mouthwashes with an alcohol content of 25% or more have been implicated in mouth, tongue, and throat cancers.

AHA's

Alpha Hydroxy Acids, ie. Glycolic, Lactic Acid. *Exfoliates the outer layer of skin exposing fresh, young, immature cells that can easily be damaged by UV rays and other factors that can age the skin or cause wrinkles.

*Exfoliates: The scaling off of dead tissue. (Tabor's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary)

Aluminum

A metallic element used extensively in the manufacture of aircraft components, prosthetic devices, and as an ingredient in antiperspirants, antacids, and antiseptics. Scientific fact: Aluminum is linked to Alzheimer's Disease. (goes right to the brain!)

DEA

(diethanolamine) Do your shampoos, toothpaste, and bubble baths contain DEA (diethanolamine)? DEA, which is readily absorbed through the skin, is a potentially cancer-causing ingredient found in many mainstream cosmetics and toiletries. Reacts with nitrates in cosmetics to form another potential carcinogen/DEA.

Fluoride

Found in toothpastes. Is not safe-- as noted by the scientific community as a carcinogen. Kills approximately 10,000 people a year (not presented to us by the media).

Glycerin

A syrupy liquid that is chemically produced by combining water and fat. Glycerin is used as a solvent and plasticizer. Unless the humidity of the air is over 65%, glycerin draws out moisture from the lower layers of the skin and holds it on the surface, which dries the skin inside out.

Lanolin

A fatty substance extracted from wool, which is frequently found in cosmetics and lotions. Lanolin is a common skin sensitizer that can causes allergic reactions, such as skin rashes.

Lye

A highly concentrated watery solution of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. Lye is combined with animal fats to make bar soaps, which corrode and dry out the skin.

Petrolatum

A petroleum-based grease that is used industrially as a grease component. Petrolatum exhibits many of the same harmful properties as mineral oil.

Propylene Glycol

Called a humectant in cosmetics it is really "industrial antifreeze" and the major ingredient in brake and hydraulic fluid. Tests show it can be a strong skin irritant. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on Propylene Glycol warn to avoid skin contact as it is systemic and can cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage.

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)

Harsh detergents and wetting agents used in garage floor cleaners, engine degreasers, and auto cleaning products. SLS is well-known in the scientific community as a common skin irritant. It is rapidly absorbed and retained in the eyes, brain, heart, and liver, which results in harmful long-term effects. SLS retards healing , cause cataracts in adults, and keep children's eyes from developing properly.

Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES)

SLES is the alcohol form (ethoxylated) of SLS. It is slightly les irritating than SLS, but may cause more drying. Both SLS and SLES cause carcinogenic formations of nitrates and dioxins to form in shampoos and cleansers by reacting with other product ingredients. Large amounts of nitrates enter the blood system from just one shampooing.

THIS IS NO WHERE NEAR A COMPLETE LIST!!!  THERE ARE 100's OF TOXIC INGREDIENTS!

If ingredients like Propylene Glycol & Sodium Lauryl Sulfate are "so safe", why do chemical manufacturers warn employees to take the following precautions?

(Below taken from OSHA Material Safety Data Sheet)

Exposure controls/personal protection:

1) Wear appropriate niosh/MSHA-approved respirator, chemical-resistant gloves, safety goggles, other protective clothing.

2) Use only in a chemical fume hood.

3) Safety shower and eye bath.

4) Avoid inhalation.

5) Do not get in eyes, on skin, on clothing.

6) Avoid prolonged or repeated exposure.

7) Wash thoroughly after handling.

8) Irritant.

9) Strong sensitizer.

10) Keep tightly closed, store in a cool dry place.

If you are going to continue to use products containing ingredients like are listed above, then OSHA says wear a full body protection suit with oxygen connection.  Think about it.

Now you may be wondering what you can do about these ingredients.  The government tells us they are safe and we think the FDA is doing their job or that they are safe to buy because they are on the shelf for sale.  NOT!  It is the consumers responsibility to educate themselves on ingredients in products and to shop accordingly. 

But then you have a hard time finding the information to educate yourself about harmful ingredients.  Now I have it for you...and it is all for FREE. 

I don't want your money or "the sell"...I only want to help you and your families health.