Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Shampoos and Other Personal Products May Pose Health Risks Do you know how toxic your shampoo is? Many personal-care products contain ingredients whose health effects are untested or, worse, ingredients known to pose health risks or even cause cancer, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group and other nonprofits. Only 11 percent of the 10,500 chemical ingredients used in personal-care products in the U.S. -- a category that includes deodorant, toothpaste, and makeup -- have been tested for safety, and those tests were not overseen by the feds but rather by an industry scientific review board. EWG found that a number of shampoos and dark hair dyes contain known or probable human carcinogens. Most individual ingredients don't pose worrisome risks, the report says, but because people use many different products each day -- an average of 10 for U.S. adults -- risks could add up. The report authors argue that personal-care products should be subjected to the same sort of testing required for additives and pesticide residues in food. But until they are, EWG has compiled a product guide that tells people which products are most safe and which are best avoided. straight to the source: Scripps Howard News Service, Joan Lowy, 07 Jun 2004 <http://www.gristmagazine.com/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=2577> straight to the source: San Francisco Chronicle, Jane Kay, 08 Jun 2004 <http://www.gristmagazine.com/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=2580> straight to the product guide: Skin Deep <http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep/browse_products.php> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 - EBbrewpunx TFHB ; ; ESI-List ; homesteadcafe Wednesday, June 09, 2004 1:27 AM its only skin deep... Shampoos and Other Personal Products May Pose Health RisksDo you know how toxic your shampoo is? Many personal-care products contain ingredients whose health effects are untested or, worse, ingredients known to pose health risks or even cause cancer, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group and other nonprofits.>>> That's why I only use natural products from the company I represent!! peace,Tara These are the businesses that support my children & me!www.MakeCrossNecklaces.com (make $2000+/month)www.CustomCrossNecklaces.com (Buy Yours NOW!) Stop Poisoning Yourself, Kids & Environment!Convert your home to toxic free products. Join for only $1 during the month of June.http://www.StopThePoisoning.comhttp://www.HealthyWorkAtHomeOpp.com www.ChristianBasedWeightLoss.comwww.RawVeganLifestyle.comwww.LiveLifeNaturally.com www.EnjoyEssentialOils.comwww.earn35000.com (variety of biz opps!)www.SouthFloridaReferralNetwork.comwww.EnvironmentCleanUp.org (Non Profit Org) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Aveda makes all natural hair care products they even make an aresol hairspray that isnt so damaging to the enviroment. I buy a lot of aveda stuff and get my hair cut at an aveda salon. my boyfriends friend who is vegan moved from LA to minnesota to go to the aveda hair school. pretty cool that they care heart,jen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Yeh, The chemiclas in hair/ skin products (Average products like clairol, suave, whatever the catchy names are) Contain carcinogens. Which cause cancer.Tara <taburner wrote: - EBbrewpunx TFHB ; ; ESI-List ; homesteadcafe Wednesday, June 09, 2004 1:27 AM its only skin deep... Shampoos and Other Personal Products May Pose Health RisksDo you know how toxic your shampoo is? Many personal-care products contain ingredients whose health effects are untested or, worse, ingredients known to pose health risks or even cause cancer, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group and other nonprofits.>>> That's why I only use natural products from the company I represent!! peace,Tara These are the businesses that support my children & me!www.MakeCrossNecklaces.com (make $2000+/month)www.CustomCrossNecklaces.com (Buy Yours NOW!) Stop Poisoning Yourself, Kids & Environment!Convert your home to toxic free products. Join for only $1 during the month of June.http://www.StopThePoisoning.comhttp://www.HealthyWorkAtHomeOpp.com www.ChristianBasedWeightLoss.comwww.RawVeganLifestyle.comwww.LiveLifeNaturally.com www.EnjoyEssentialOils.comwww.earn35000.com (variety of biz opps!)www.SouthFloridaReferralNetwork.comwww.EnvironmentCleanUp.org (Non Profit Org)To send an email to - Make Art, Not War Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2004 Report Share Posted June 11, 2004 Yeh, The chemiclas in hair/ skin products (Average products like clairol, suave, whatever the catchy names are) Contain carcinogens. Which cause cancer. Not to mention they test on animals. Alot of times youll call the company to ask if they test and they will say no they dont. {But the company that manufactured the chemicals did.} So read your labels and call the companies. And then, boycott.Tara <taburner wrote: - EBbrewpunx TFHB ; ; ESI-List ; homesteadcafe Wednesday, June 09, 2004 1:27 AM its only skin deep... Shampoos and Other Personal Products May Pose Health RisksDo you know how toxic your shampoo is? Many personal-care products contain ingredients whose health effects are untested or, worse, ingredients known to pose health risks or even cause cancer, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group and other nonprofits.>>> That's why I only use natural products from the company I represent!! peace,Tara These are the businesses that support my children & me!www.MakeCrossNecklaces.com (make $2000+/month)www.CustomCrossNecklaces.com (Buy Yours NOW!) Stop Poisoning Yourself, Kids & Environment!Convert your home to toxic free products. Join for only $1 during the month of June.http://www.StopThePoisoning.comhttp://www.HealthyWorkAtHomeOpp.com www.ChristianBasedWeightLoss.comwww.RawVeganLifestyle.comwww.LiveLifeNaturally.com www.EnjoyEssentialOils.comwww.earn35000.com (variety of biz opps!)www.SouthFloridaReferralNetwork.comwww.EnvironmentCleanUp.org (Non Profit Org)To send an email to - Make Art, Not War Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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