re: absorption

[Guest guest]

I've been posting many questions here since I joined the group and

have learned a great many things. Being a lay person when it comes to

essential oils, aroma therapy, herbs, soapmaking to mention a few of

the things covered on this group I'm going to apologize in advance if

any of my questions sound like I'm repeating myself or if I use

improper terminology. I stumbled into learning more about " natural "

products when I inadvertently came across some information about

household chemicals/beauty products and the cancer causing, hormone

disruptive, toxic chemicals they are made from. The claims are that

these chemicals are absorbed through the skin in the form of shampoos,

conditioners, soaps, makeup, etc., causing chemical overload that

overtime may cause serious health problems. I read the posts about the

" expert " and the 60% absorption of household chemicals and all the

replys that went with it. Some things were made clear but some not-I

understand the reasoning behind the EO absorption explanation but when

products are created are chemicals added as enhancers to purposely

make the product more easily absorbed by the skin (just personal care

items, not meds), is no one really sure what's going into our bodies

because of the lack of reliable testing and if no one knows for sure,

why is everyone claiming we are walking chemical factories? The

natural web sites make it sound like we are radioactive and essential

oils are the cure-all. But I'm not one to jump into things without

knowing as much as I can.

[Guest guest]

, " susan " <ripple95 wrote:

The

> natural web sites make it sound like we are radioactive and essential

> oils are the cure-all. But I'm not one to jump into things without

> knowing as much as I can.

>

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Ignorance can sometimes be bliss, but it surely isn't a virtue.

Unfortunately there is a great deal of money to be made by playing on

people's fears.

J