Re: Body lotion
I'm afraid I'm going to ' a bit of a Realist' now, ladies.
These products so many ladies enjoy worry me.
Please tell me something . . . does anyone ever read the ingredients before they hand over their money?
Take the Clinique one for example - 43 ingredients. Why?
Many of these I wouldn't touch with a barge pole, especially the
PEG 100.
Quote: PEG compounds often contain small amounts of ethylene oxide. Ethylene oxide (found in PEG-4, PEG-7, PEG4-dilaurate, and PEG 100) is highly toxic — even in small doses — and was used in World War I nerve gas. Exposure to ethylene glycol during its production, processing and clinical use has been linked to increased incidents of leukemia as well as several types of cancer.
Don't take my word for it, you can look it up for yourselves:
The Dove one contains amongst other things - BHT and CI77891
CI77891 is Titanium Dioxide.
Quote: Evidence suggests that some nanoparticles may induce toxic effects in your brain and cause nerve damage, and some may also be carcinogenic. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies titanium dioxide as a Group 2B carcinogen, which means it's "possibly carcinogenic to humans."
BHT - BHT is not a listed carcinogen, but some data have shown that it does cause cancer in animals.
*
I also won't touch anything with
Parabens in it.
Quote: “Of greatest concern is that parabens are known to disrupt hormone function, an effect that is linked to increased risk of breast cancer and reproductive toxicity,” reports the non-profit Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC). “Parabens mimic estrogen by binding to estrogen receptors on cells.”
* There are loads more chemicals in these products than I can write here. These ingredients are also in shampoos, toothpastes and many other beauty products.
I personally believe they can have an accumulative effect used daily. This, coupled with all the cleaning products we have in the home now frightens me.
We are eating treated foods, rubbing things onto our skin to absorb, putting them onto our eyes and into our mouths with chemical toothpastes and mouth washes, etc.
Is it really any wonder there are so many people with cancers nowadays?
Each to their own, but I'll stick to the more natural, healthier products thanks.
*
(Apologies for such a long post, it's not like me, but I just feel strongly about this subject).