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Are Cosmetic and Personal Care Products A Cause of Reproductive Cancers and

Reproductive Abnormalities?

 

By David Steinman, from Healthy Living

 

One disturbing trend in women's health is premature sexual development in young

girls. Pediatricians are increasingly reporting appearance of

secondary sexual characteristics in young female babies as young as two years of

age including growth of pubic hair and development of ovarian cysts; as well as

onset of menarche (menstruation) at younger and younger ages; and breast

development (thelarche) in girls younger than eight years of age without other

signs of puberty. In fact, average age of menarche has declined from about 17 in

the 18th century to about 13 today. We now have evidence that leads us to

question whether cosmetic and personal care products may be a partial

contributor to these increasingly disturbing reproductive abnormalities.

 

These findings have significant implications for women's health. Estrogen levels

are at their highest and most stimulating to the tissues of the body during the

years your ovaries produce estrogen‹the 40 years or so between menarche and

menopause. Because breast cancer is both largely a disease of estrogen dominance

and a consequence of the body's production of the most toxic forms of estrogen,

the longer you are fertile and exposed to toxic endocrine disrupting chemicals,

the higher your risk for developing breast besides other reproductive cancers.

 

According to a study performed by cancer epidemiologist Walter Willett and

published in 1989 in Nature, the risk associated with having an early

menarche‹one that takes place at about age ten, for instance‹is

approximately twice that of a menarche that occurs much later, say at age

sixteen or so. Scientists estimate that every year extra a woman

menstruates‹that is, for every year earlier that menarche begins‹adds from four

to twelve percent to her risk. Now we know that pollutants and

contaminants in our food, water, air and consumer products also influence these

incredibly important cancer risk factors.

 

Environment & Secondary Sex Characteristics

 

Researchers writing in Environmental Health Perspectives note that in the last

decade, there has been a growing interest and concern for the study of the

impact of man-made chemicals on wildlife and humans. These studies have

suggested that synthetic and naturally occurring substances in the environment

may affect the normal function of the endocrine system. These substances are

also referred to as endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). In wildlife,

alterations in sexual reproductive behavior have been observed in areas of

contamination with EDCs.

 

But, most disturbing, is direct evidence that several widely used

ingredients in cosmetic and personal care products have endocrine disrupting

effects. Thus, use of suchproducts could influence reproductive cancer risks in

women, as well as the reproductive health of their male or female offspring.

 

The Puerto Rican Experience

 

Puerto Rico has the highest known incidence of premature thelarche ever

reported. In the last two decades since this serious public health anomaly has

been observed, no explanation for this phenomenon has been found. In 1987, the

Puerto Rico Department of Health created by law the Premature Thelarche and

Early Sexual Development (PTESD) Registry in response to the observed increase

in cases. This is the only world registry created for the study of premature

sexual development in a human population. Based on the data accumulated by the

registry, the estimated annual average incidence rate of premature thelarche in

Puerto Rican girls six to twenty-four months of age is eight cases per

one-thousand live female births from 1984 to 1993. This incidence is perhaps the

highest ever reported. Compared to a study conducted in Minnesota, the incidence

of premature thelarche in the Puerto

Rican female population is 18.5 times higher.

 

Thus, an investigation was designed by researchers at the University of

Puerto Rico and San Juan City Hospital to identify pollutants in the serum of

Puerto Rican girls with premature thelarche. Forty-one serum samples from

thelarche patients and 35 control samples were analyzed. No pesticides or their

metabolite residues were detected in the serum of the study or control subjects.

However, significantly high levels of phthalates were identified in 28 (68

percent) samples from thelarche patients. Of the control samples analyzed, only

one showed significant levels of phthalates. The researchers conclude, " This

study suggests a possible association between plasticizers with known estrogenic

and antiandrogenic activity and the cause of premature breast development in a

human female population. "

 

Cosmetic & Personal Care Product Link

 

The particular phthalates found at significantly elevated levels in the

blood serum of young Puerto Rican girls with premature secondary sexual

characteristics were dimethyl, diethyl, and dibutyl phthalates‹all

identified as endocrine disruptors and all widely used in cosmetic products as

plasticizers, solvents and perfume fixatives. Interestingly, topical exposures,

wherein such chemicals proceed directly into the bloodstream at high

concentrations of absorption, may be more dangerous than oral ingestion. What's

more, because they are lipophilic, all phthalates have a tendency to accumulate

in fatty tissues and can be absorbed through human skin very efficiently. The

oral toxicities of phthalate compounds in humans are generally low, although at

high concentrations, they are testicular toxicants. It has been suggested that

the concentration of these compounds in sperm from adult men is negatively

correlated with either sperm density or the total numbers of sperm.

 

Indeed, when administered to rats in high doses phthalates are embryofetal

toxicants as well as testicular toxicants. In fact, a cosmetic

industry-funded review states that dibutyl phthalate causes testicular

injury in experimental studies. However, the same review concludes that

topical uses of phthalates are safe. In the female rat, the primary effect

on reproduction is spontaneous abortion and decreased litter size. Recent

studies on the embryolethality of one such phthalate have shown that this effect

is correlated with a lowering of plasma progesterone levels, and it is possible

that this is a consequence of an estrogenic effect.

 

More Cosmetic Estrogen Problems

 

The problem goes beyond the phthalates. Of concern is the presence of

butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), which is widely used as an antioxidant

preservative in foundations and other types of cosmetics. Studies indicate that

BHA is six or more orders of magnitude less potent than 17ß-estradiol, but that

even at fairly low doses causes breast cancer cells to multiply. Although it is

impossible to make predictions on its activity in vivo because no such studies

have been carried out, BHA may bioconcentrate to a low degree in humans. A

closely related antioxidant preservative, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), is

less estrogenic than BHA but far more widely used in a wide range of cosmetics

and personal care products.

 

For many years, parabens were considered among those preservatives with low

systemic toxicity, primarily causing allergic reactions.

 

Now, researchers from the Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Brunel

University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, have found that alkyl hydroxy benzoate

preservatives (namely methyl-, ethyl-, propyl-, and butylparaben) are weakly

estrogenic. In an estrogen receptor-binding assay, butylparaben was able to

compete with the female hormone estradiol for binding to the rat estrogen

receptor with an affinity approximately five orders of magnitude lower than that

of diethylstilbestrol (a highly carcinogenic synthetic estrogen). The

researchers conclude that, " Given their use in a wide range of commercially

available topical preparations, it is suggested that the safety in use of these

chemicals should be reassessed... "

 

Another source of exposure to an estrogenic chemical are cosmetics

containing the plasticizer methylmethacrylate. Examples are eyeshadows

(Maybelline Blooming Colors Eye Shadow and Revlon Overtime Shadow) and blushes

(Revlon Springwater Blush Oil Free for Sensitive Skin).

 

REFERENCES

 

Colón, I., et al. " Identification of phthalate esters in the serum of young

Puerto Rican girls with premature breast development. " Environmental Health

Perspectives, 2000; 108(9):895-900.

 

Cosmetic Ingredient Review. 1996 CIR Compendium. Washington, D.C.: Cosmetic

Ingredient Review, 1996, p.42.

 

Jobling, S., et al. " A variety of environmentally persistent chemicals,

including some phthalate plasticizers, are weakly estrogenic. " Environmental

Health Perspectives, 1995;103:582-587.

 

Olea, N., et al. " Eestrogenicity of resin-based composites and sealants used in

dentistry. " Environmental Health Perspectives, 1996; 104(3): 298-305. Routledge,

E.J., et al " Some alkyl hydroxy benzoate preservatives (parabens) are

estrogenic. " Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 1998; 153(1):12-9.

 

Steinman, D. & Epstein, S.S. The Safe Shopper's Bible, New York, NY:

Macmillan, 1995.

 

Willett, W. " The search for the causes of breast and colon cancer. " Nature,

1989: 338: 389-394.

 

The Doctors' Prescription

 

This is serious business. We are talking about real public health problems with

long-term consequences. Use of safe cosmetics by consumers is justifiably

smart‹especially by women of childbearing age or who are pregnant.

 

Of major concern are leave-on products such as skin lotion and foundation, as

well as products with synthetic fragrances. These products are likely to contain

endocrine disrupting ingredients detailed in this report. We recommend that

health-conscious consumers seek cosmetic lines from companies that understand

the consequences of pervasive exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals. Our

first recommendation is Aubrey Organics. Their product formulations contain none

of the suspect chemicals detailed in this report. Their philosophy and

commitment would prohibit use of such chemicals. Their foundations and skin

lotions would be particularly important to use. Their products are available at

health food stores and natural product supermarkets.

 

Other companies that we also know to provide safe brands include Dr.

Hauschka, Ecco Bella, Logona, and Weleda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Have you ever read the article by Dr. Doris Rapp about toxic shampoo?

Here it is - long but very good.

Carol

 

How Toxic Is Your Shampoo?

By Doris Rapp, M.D.

 

The following was transcribed from a live lecture

 

Announcer:

 

This lecture is going to open up your eyes to the most shocking and

incredible information you have ever heard about - the chemical invasion

occurring in our society right now. Like most people, you probably do

not realize that you and your family are dousing yourselves every day

with the same toxic chemicals that are found in anti-freeze, engine

de-greasers and brake fluid. According to scientists, these ingredients

are absorbed through our skin into the body and the brain 3 times faster

than water. The side effects these chemicals are causing can include

chest pain, memory loss, severe skin rashes, asthma, chronic fatigue,

acne and even cancer. What is so shocking about this is that the

companies that make these products know very well what these chemicals

can do, but they ignore it. Does this sound familiar to you? An entire

industry that knows that it is selling products that contain harmful

substances, but does nothing about it. If you are thinking that this

sounds like the tobacco scandal all over again, you may very well be

right. Remember, the victims of the tobacco scandal were not the

companies, but the American people and their health. It is entirely

possible that the same exact scenario will play itself out with the

personal care companies sometime in the next few decades. You owe it to

yourself and your family to know the truth now because the companies are

certainly not going to come forward with this vital information anytime

soon.

 

Here to share this consumer alert message is Dr. Doris Rapp, a board

certified medical doctor, founder of the Practical Allergy Foundation,

former President of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine,

author of eight books on healthcare and a frequent guest on talk shows

such as the Oprah Winfrey show. She holds a tremendous amount of

credibility in the medical community and she is speaking out today

because she is sick and tired of people being taken advantage of.

Remember, this could be the next tobacco scandal. So, if you want to

reverse the aging process, save your skin and especially save your

money, pay attention to this life-altering lecture.

 

Dr. Doris Rapp:

 

What I am going to tell you is not a little important, but vitally

important to the future of everyone that you know and love. Let me give

you a little bit of my background first. I came from a very poor family.

No one had a college education. By the time I was 4 years of age, I knew

I was going to be a physician. Don't ask me why. I just knew I would be

a doctor. I worked very hard. I picked crops in the fields in the summer

and I worked two and three jobs while I was going through college and

even worked when I was in medical school. I got through and then I

practiced traditional allergy. I studied first as a pediatrician, an

allergist and I practiced traditional allergy for about 20 years. Then I

went to a meeting that changed my life. Maybe the way this one might

change your life. At that time, I found that I was missing food

sensitivities and chemical sensitivities. I didn't believe it. I thought

I was practicing the best pediatric allergy in the world when I went to

this meeting in 1975. At that time, I realized that I wasn't and I

started to learn environmental medicine. I learned that foods and

chemicals can make us very, very sick and that I had been missing it for

20 years. My whole life changed.

 

As time passed, I realized how much chemicals really are hurting us. I

tell you that it is going to affect everyone that is listening to this.

You are going to be affected by chemicals and it isn't going to help

you, they are going to hurt you. I want to urge you to become an

informed consumer. You simply have to start to pay attention to what you

are putting on your body. Read the labels! I want all of you to go home

today and pull out all the things that you use on your body every day

and read the labels. You are going to find the kinds of words that I am

going to talk about later and it means caution. Beware! Do you really

want to use those things on your skin? If they are found in anti-freeze,

if they are known to cause cancer? It's your decision, not mine. No one

is going to force you. What we are putting on our skin, what we are

putting on our body, goes squish right into the inside. When you put

something on your skin, it does not stay on your skin. It goes inside

and if it is toxic, your body does no t know what to do with it, so it

starts to try and take it to the liver to try to clean it out. Then it

tries to get rid of it in your breath, in your perspiration, through

your urine and through your bowel movements. If you have too many

chemicals, then you get cancer of the bladder, cancer of the bowel,

cancer of the lung. Are you beginning to see the picture? These

chemicals go all over. They can affect your brain and your muscles and

every area of your body can be affected. You have to understand that

what you put on your body can actually be making you sick. I am very,

very concerned about certain chemicals and we are going to be talking

about some of the types of chemicals that are found in ordinary body

products that you may be using every single day and have never given it

a thought. There are natural alternatives available. What I want to do

is explain to you not only how bad it is, but what you can do about it

in order to protect yourself and those you love.

 

The cosmetic industry and the personal care product industry is

absolutely a mess. According to the Journal of the American Medical

Association, there are 30 billion dollars a year spent on shampoos,

creams, lotions and personal care products. The Food and Drug

Administration did two studies that show that 27 out of 29 cosmetics,

and that's a lot, contain high concentrations of a substance called

Nitrous Diethanolamine which causes cancer. Now this means what you put

on your skin can actually contain a substance that causes cancer. Should

you be concerned about it? I think so. A study by the National Institute

of Occupational Safety and Health said that there are 884 toxic

chemicals in personal care products. Seven hundred and seventy eight

cause acute toxic affect. What does that mean in English? That means

that it could cause a headache, it could cause a rash, it makes you sick

in some way right away. One hundred and forty six of the chemicals can

cause tumors. Now some of these tumors are like cancer. Some are not

cancers, but some of them are. Three hundred and fourteen can cause

developmental abnormalities. What does that mean? It means that if you

put it on yourself when you are pregnant, that your baby might not be

normal. When a child's nervous system and brain is developing, some of

these chemicals could adversely affect that. Some of these chemicals, if

you just breath the vapors, they can make a baby sick. They can cause

reproductive problems in two hundred and eighteen of these chemicals.

Three hundred and seventy six can cause skin or eye damage. Now that

ought to be a little bit upsetting to you. If you look at the organs of

the body, like your heart and your liver, and your kidney and your

spleen, you will find that the biggest organ of your body is your skin.

This is why it is so important to pay attention to what we put on our

skin because, as I said, it goes squish right inside. Think about the

things that you put on your body as a nicotine patch. If you have a

little nicotine patch and you put it on your body to stop the craving

for nicotine, some people can taste the nicotine just like that. It goes

squish right into their body. Imagine that you are wrapping your whole

body in a patch that is not nicotine, but substances that might cause

cancer or hurt you in some other way. This is what you are doing. These

things can go right inside your body. So, you have got to be concerned

about it. Creams are absorbed more quickly than other substances through

the skin. This was written by Dr. Olinsku, Dr. Smith and Dr. Hertog in

The Body's Battle Against Pollution. Which means when you put cream on,

it goes into the body. Is there a lot of money to be made on personal

care products? Well, you have got to be kidding. There's a 6,000 percent

profit. 6,000 percent! Sometimes the fancy cap on the bottle costs more

than the ingredients in the bottle. Actually, I do not care about the

cost myself. What I am concerned about is the medical problems - that

something can cause it, it is not safe for you to use on your body or in

your body. All I know is I do have an answer. That there are products

that appear to be very safe, that do not contain toxic chemicals, that

we know do not cause damage. So why are we using the ones that might be

dangerous when we can be using the safe ones? Many of you ladies who are

here know about wrinkle creams. None of us want to be wrinkled, to put

it mildly. Do you know that some wrinkle creams can make you look older,

rather than younger? Sometimes this is due to a chemical called

Propylene Glycol, which is found in shampoos, styling gels, body lotions

and body creams. But what disturbs me is that it is also found in

anti-freeze. Would you put anti-freeze on your body? On the labels it

may not say Propylene Glycol, it certainly won't say anti-freeze, unless

you are in an automobile shop, but it might say PG or PEG. In the

journal called Human Reproduction, it says that this chemical can damage

or alter cell membranes. In the Bulletin of Environmental Contamination

and Toxicology, it says that it can inhibit cell growth which means the

cells can not reproduce normally. If you can't make new cells, the cells

can get old and they can get wrinkled. In Pharmacology Research, it says

that this chemical can damage the skin and muscle tissue. This means

that it can cause more wrinkles. Workers who handle this Propylene

Glycol are told that they should wear protective gloves, clothing and

goggles. I don't know what more I have to say about it. In other words,

I personally do not want to use something that contains Propylene Glycol

on my skin. Many of these skin preparations contains what's called Alpha

Hydroxy Acids. Sometimes on the label it might say Glycolic Acid, Lactic

Acid, Malic Acid. These chemicals sometimes cause blistering, bleeding,

severe redness and skin discoloration. And some of them can cause you to

have an increased sensitivity to the sun, so you take a risk of getting

more sunburned than usual or developing skin cancer, according to the

FDA. Have any of you experienced any hair loss? Well, I used to think

hair loss was a domain of men, but I am very distressed to find that

women are getting male pattern baldness. Their hair is getting thin. Why

is this happening? I am sure that there are multiple reasons. Nothing in

medicine is simple. There are many reasons why this is happening, but

maybe it is related to the Sodium Lauryl Sulfate that is found in many

personal care products. This chemical is known to damage hair follicles

and it actually causes the hair to fall out due to a toxic overload,

according to the Journal of the American College of Toxicology. This

chemical has been linked to eye damage, intestinal damage, breathing

problems, skin spots and cysts. In fact, it has even caused a mouse's

skin to sag and become wrinkled. Should we be using it on our skin? It's

also used as a de-greasing agent. Dr. Joseph Sigland, at the Medical

College of Ohio, said chronic exposure to de-greasing agents can cause

low energy, irritability, mood changes, chronic headaches and memory

loss. The Journal of Pharmacological Science says that this chemical,

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, can stay in the body as long as 7 days after the

exposure. So you put it on our skin and it stays in your body for at

least 7 days and if your body cannot get rid of it and has too much,

your body will tend to store it in fat places such as in your breast fat

and places of that sort. That is where the body stores chemicals and

that is why women that have cancer of the breast, for example, some of

them have four times more pesticides in their breast fat, then women who

do not have breast cancer. Think about it. We store these things in our

body and that is what Imean when I said that we are toxic dump sites. We

have to clean out our bodies and get rid of these chemicals that are

already there, but more importantly, we do not want to put any more into

our little bodies because we are precious. Our little temples are

precious and they have got to last a lifetime and, if we take good care

of our bodies, I think we can live much longer and have a much better

quality of life. If you don't care and you put on something that is

toxic all the time, don't be surprised if you start having problems. Now

what about people that work in beauty salons? How does it make you feel?

Or even go into beauty salons, I might add. Have you ever noticed the

smells when you go into the beauty salons? How does it make you feel?

Think about it. Well, there is no doubt that hairstylists have a higher

rate of certain types of cancer than the rest of the population,

according to the American Journal of Industrial Medicine. Just like

pesticide applicators have more cancer and farmers have more cancer.

Why? Because they are handling toxic chemicals all the time and

breathing it, especially the people that do nails, I might add.

Hairstylists, in addition, have an increased risk of miscarriages and

birth defects in their newborn babies because of all the chemicals that

they are being exposed to all the time. The majority of baby shampoos,

for example, contain a potent chemical derived from an ingredient called

Ethylene Oxide which is known to cause cancer. This is in baby shampoo.

So you have got to think about everything you put on your body and in

your body. Does it make sense to wash your hair and your body with

anti-freeze? There is Isopropyl Alcohol in anti-freeze, but it is also

in many body lotions, hair dyes, in massage preparations, shampoos,

aftershave and other body care products. Skin contact with this

substance is especially dangerous for children, according to the Journal

of Applied Toxicology. In addition, they say if you breath it, it can

cause dizziness, mental depression, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain,

coughing, wheezing, breathing problems and dry skin. It has been linked

to skin cancer. So I am saying if you use a preparation on your skin

that contains Isopropyl Alcohol pay attention to how you feel in the

next 10 or 15 minutes. When you go into the bathroom and put all of

these things on your little body, how do you feel 10 minutes later? I

have had children go into the bathroom after their mother has used her

cosmetics and her perfumes, and the child cannot think or they have an

activity or behavioral problem directly related to the smell of

something that was in the bathroom that was used by their parent. I have

told mothers to go out in the garage and put on your body products out

there because it causes their child to get hyperactive and bit them, and

I am not exaggerating.

 

What is the connection between cancer and Mineral Oil? Well, Mineral Oil

has been linked to the following types of cancer: cancer of the skin,

cancer of the rectum, cancer of the voice box, cancer of the larynx,

cancer of the food tube, cancer of the esophagus, cancer of the stomach,

cancer of the pancreas. This information comes from the Rowlands School

of Public Health and Emery University. Now remember, most baby oils are

100% Mineral Oil. The fact that it smells good, does not mean that it is

safe. It can smell fine and feel nice, that does not mean that it is

good for your skin. It does not mean that it is good for the inside of

your body. Another common name for Mineral Oil is Petroleum. It is a

petroleum product. It is a coal tar derivative. That is what we call it.

Now, there are some other dangerous chemicals found in body products.

One of these is Cocoamid DEA or MEA. Again, this is commonly found in

shampoos, body and face creams, aftershave lotions, bubble bath. Dr.

Epstein, of the National Toxicology Program, said that repeated skin

applications could result in a definite increase in liver and kidney

cancer.

 

What are other ingredients in these body products that might harm us?

One is called Paraben and there are different types of Parabens. In

bio-chemical pharmacology, they found that this chemical is toxic to the

liver cells. Now remember that I told you that the liver is where

substances go and it clears out all the bad stuff and gets rid of it.

And so it can damage the liver if the liver isn't functioning well, if

it does not have the right amount of nutrients and things of that sort.

In addition, Parabens can have an estrogenic or feminizing affect on the

body. It can make males more feminine. You don don't want to fiddle

around with our hormones too much. We have got lots of problems now with

the estrogenic affect. We are having massive problems in society because

of the feminizing affect of the chemicals that we are being exposed to

on a routine basis.

 

Now let us talk about different ways that aromas and fragrances can make

you sick. Manufacturers are not even required to even tell you what the

chemicals are that are in the fragrance. This was written in Healthy

Living in a Toxic World, by Cynthia Fincher. Methyl Chloride is one of

the most common fragrance ingredients and there is no doubt that it

causes cancer. No doubt at all. Now Deborah Lindad has written a

beautiful book called Home Safe Home and in her book she said that the

side effects of aromas, nice smelling things, can lead to headaches,

dizziness, fatigue, hyperactivity, nervous system problems. That means

that the brain doesn't function right, I might add, or that children

cannot write normally. Depression. Some children and adults get suicidal

when the smell certain aromas. Rashes, skin discoloration and brown

spots on the hands. Now I thought brown spots on the hands were due to

getting older and they call them senile spots which I resent. Again,

they can be due to other things and we should be sure to be checking

into it. Even if something says that it is natural, it means that if

only 10% of something is natural, they can put on the label that it is

natural. Read the labels! I want all of you to go home today and pull

out all of the things that you use in your body every day and read the

label. We are just overloading our bodies. Cancer, asthma, learning

problems, Alzheimer's, muscular diseases, lie Parkinson's Disease, all

kinds of diseases are almost epidemic now. They are worse than they have

ever been. Forty percent increase in brain cancer in children in the

past 25 years. Thirty percent increase in testicular cancer in the past

5 years. It is just horrendous what is going on and no one seems to be

getting excited about it except me. I am absolutely out on a crusade

saying we have got to change it. We have got to educate the public. You

have to know what the dangers are and where there are safe products.

Remember, the most important thing for you to do is read the label. Some

of the words that you have heard today will ring a bell and you ought to

say to yourself, hey, that is anti-freeze. Hey, I better watch out for

this one. Start looking for all natural everything. In absolutely

everything that comes in contact with you and those you love. Keep your

nest as pure as you can.

 

Announcer:

 

You now have heard about some of the toxic chemicals to be aware of in

the personal care industry. You are probably very scared and confused,

but as promised at the beginning of this tape, Dr. Rapp will now review

some of the safe alternatives that she personally recommends.

 

The products that Dr. Rapp is about to discuss have been developed by a

gentleman who is well known throughout the herbology community. Natural

herbal remedies are now at the forefront of our healthcare system and

Ahmad Aboukhazaal, the man who created these products, comes from one of

the most valuable master herbalist lineages in the world. It has existed

for thousands of years. The two products that she is going to talk about

took Ahmad 10 years to perfect. They are called Pure GardensT and are

just two of the all natural products carried by the Awareness

Corporation. The Pure GardensT products have been tested by some of the

most well-known experts in the personal care industry and they have

consistently received outstanding reviews. Dr. Doris Rapp is now going

to train you on these products and, by the time she is done, you will

understand why so many people just like you are switching to Pure

GardensT. You will understand that many people are switching not only

because these products are safer than others on the market, but also

because they work better and they are more cost effective. Listen

carefully because these products have multiple uses. So, pay attention

carefully to what Dr. Rapp has to say.

 

Dr. Doris Rapp:

 

In North America, for example, we know about 300 herbs and herbologists

use maybe 100 of these in various preparations. In Eastern countries,

they know about 10,000 herbs and they practice with over 3,000 herbs.

They have years and years and years of using them on humans and in many

of those Eastern countries, I might add that they live a lot longer than

we do here. Now these products could replace many of your current

shampoos, soaps, creams body lotions and other personal care items. The

Pure GardensT Shampoo and Body wash ingredients are the following. They

use de-ionized filtered water. That is a fancy way of saying that it is

pure water that doesn't have a lot of chemicals, like the water that

comes out of your faucet. They use coconut foam extract, free of Sodium

Lauryl Sulfate. That is because we like things that bubble and this

coconut foam extract does not contain toxic ingredients. Sage leaves,

Yucca root, Aloe Vera, you have all heard how healing Aloe Vera is. It

is used for all kinds of things. Willow, Almond and Quassia bark.

Burdock root, Horsetail, Rosemary stems, Periwinkle leaves, Chamomile,

Blue Malva flowers and Calendula flower. Green tea. You have read about

how healing green tea is. Kelp extra. The Pure GardensT shampoo also

includes a number of oils. Germaben oil, Cedar leaf oil, Lavender oil,

Jasmine oil and Rosemary oil. Now there are oils and there are oils.

Most of the oils that you buy are not pure. The pure oils of the type

use in these products are exceedingly expensive because they are pure.

People with allergies who cannot stand the smell of certain things

sometimes find that they can use the essential oils if they are pure,

but they cannot use essential oils if the are not pure. You are much

less apt to have difficulty if all of the ingredients are natural. You

notice that I did say all of those ingredients with relative ease and

they sounded pretty pure and they sounded like the name of flowers and

things of that sort. They sounded more natural. The shampoo can be used

as a conditioner, a body wash and a shaving lotion and it is two to

three times more concentrated than the average product and that can save

you two to three times the price of the product.

 

Let me talk about Pure GardensT Skin Nutrient Cream. One of the things

that impressed me when I heard and read about this product is that a lot

of people have tried it and used it in many other areas. In general, it

is used as a face and a body cream. People have used it on their dry,

irritated, chapped lips It has been used for sunburn and cold sores.

Some people claim that it helps spider veins. I have not got the proof

of that. It is a deep hair conditioner and it definitely can be used as

an underarm deodorant. Actually, I tried it as an underarm deodorant and

it works. I thought it might stain my clothes, but it works fine. Many

of the underarm deodorants contain aluminum and aluminum has been

implicated in Alzheimer's disease, pre-mature senility. So, I am looking

for something under the arm that won't cause a smell that won't stain

your clothing, that won't cause any problems and that will still take

care of any odors if I am exercising. The Pure GardensT Nutrient Cream.

Let us talk about the ingredients in this. It has got chamomile oil

which is thought to improve cell structure and tighten up the skin. If

you tighten up the skin ladies, you will have fewer wrinkles. When you

lose the elasticity, you get wrinkles. So, theoretically it ought to

help with that. Chamomile oil costs $900.00 a pound. If Awareness was

trying to cut their costs, they would not put in an ingredient that

costs this much and this is the point that I am trying to make. I firmly

believe that this company has integrity and that they are trying to use

the safest and the best ingredients that they can. Calendula oil

improves the skin circulation and tightens up the skin. Again, we do not

want to get saggy under our chin. Beeswax which keeps your skin moist.

You do not want your skin to get dry. Rhubarb root oil which relaxes and

cools the skin. Aloe Vera leaf. There are hundreds of benefits from

that. It moisturizes, it protects the skin, cuts down an infection in

the skin. Almond oil. It is a rich emollient or softener of the skin to

make your skin more touchable. Sesame seed oil, again helps to tighten

the skin which would help to get rid of wrinkles. Vitamins C and E are

powerful antioxidants. These help to nourish the skin and they make it

more vigorous.

 

I think that we all have to join together and urge everyone we know to

start to read labels. Read labels of food that you are buying. Read

labels of the products that you are using on your skin. Anything you are

putting on your body, start to read all of the labels. There is a reason

why there is an epidemic of illnesses that we have never had before. We

never had hyperactivity like we have it now, where up to 45-60% of

children in some schools are on activity modifying drugs. Do not tell me

that we are not doing something different and something wrong. These

children are not different than you were or I was and we did not have

these problems years ago. You did not have 40 year olds that could not

find their way to the bathroom because they have Alzheimer's. You had 95

year olds who could not find their way to the bathroom.

 

There are illnesses now that we have never had before. Autism, Tourets

and Asthma are way, way up. Birth defects, developmental disorders. We

have got to change it and I think one way we step in this direction is

to change what you are putting on your body to make sure it is safe and

natural. I am a physician and my interest is your health and the health

of the next generation and the way we are going, we are not going to

last to the end of the next century unless we clean up our act.

 

Let me end by saying we have polluted everything in sight. We have

polluted our air, our food, our water, our soil, our homes and we cannot

continue to do it.

[Guest guest]

Carol,

 

I heard Dr Rapp speak a few times and she talked about these same

things. She also showed a video tape of some of the allergy testing, and

how severely some people react to foods and chemicals in the

environment. Even worse than shampoo, she talked about the chemicals

that are in most diapers, sanitary napkins, and tampons, which you do

not want to have near your genitals.

 

She has more information on her web site at:

http://www.drrapp.com/

 

The books and tapes are worth getting.

 

Dr Sherry Rogers has some great books on environmental medicine. They

are available through

http://prestigepublishing.com

 

--

Donald E. Jacobs

Registered Massage Therapist

Macrobiotic Counselor

Reiki Practitioner

Professional Speaker

 

> Have you ever read the article by Dr. Doris Rapp about toxic shampoo?

> Here it is - long but very good.

> Carol

 

(snip)

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

I am relatively new to the graoup and love the information. I had

heard about the SLS problem and did some research on it. Although I

am very concerned with chemicals in the environment, there are always

two sides to a story. I'm not sure which I believe. The following is

from Tom's of Maine website:

 

Ingredient Fact Sheet: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

What is it?

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) is a foaming agent naturally derived from

coconut oil. SLS has a long history of safe use in a variety of

consumer personal care products.

What does it do?

We use SLS in our toothpaste and shampoo because of its superior

foaming and lathering properties. In our toothpaste, SLS enables

proper dispersion of the ingredients, as well as easy rinsing. In our

shampoo, SLS provides a pleasant lather and thorough rinsing

abilities.

What are the alternatives?

SLS is not the only foaming agent available, but we believe it is the

best choice due to its long history of safe use, its lack of odor or

taste, and its low level of concentration in our products.

What are the risks?

We are well aware of the widespread Internet rumors regarding SLS and

its use in shampoos, toothpaste, and other products. At Tom's we are

concerned about the safety and efficacy of our products, so we take

these rumors seriously. Specifically, we have heard claims that SLS

is linked to cancer, cataracts, liver or kidney damage, and other

maladies. These widespread rumors have recently been investigated by

respected publications such as The Washington Post and The Berkeley

Wellness Newsletter, both of which have called them a " sham " and

a " hoax. " So rampant are these rumors that they are even addressed on

the " Urban Legends " website (www.snopes.com) under the " toxins du

jour " heading, which provides additional reputable sources of

information about SLS research.

We, too, have researched these claims extensively and have found them

to be completely unsubstantiated. As formulated for cosmetic use, SLS

has not been found to cause cancer in any recognized scientific

research studies. When used in our shampoos and toothpaste, SLS has

limited contact with the skin or gums, and is then rinsed out. At the

levels used in our products, SLS has no known toxicity -- not even

when ingested.

Because of its superior foaming properties, SLS is included in

various formulations in other manufacturers' products, including

industrial ones. Use of SLS at varying levels and in different

formulations is, of course, completely unrelated to its use in Tom's

of Maine products.

There is some research which shows that people with an existing gum

condition called recurrent aphthous ulcers may experience more rapid

healing if they temporarily use a toothpaste without SLS. Tom's of

Maine recognizes that no two people are alike, and even with pure and

natural ingredients, some individuals may develop an allergic

reaction that is unique to them. As with any product, be sure to

discontinue use is you experience discomfort or other indications

that the product may not be appropriate for your individual body

chemistry.

http://www.tomsofmaine.com/toms/ifs/sls.asp

 

And Dr. Andrew Weil has an article posted on his website also.

http://www.drweil.com/app/cda/drw_cda.html-command=TodayQA-

questionId=3513-pt=Question

 

Sharon Pattison

 

 

 

, " Donald E. Jacobs "

<donald.jacobs6@v...> wrote:

> Carol,

>

> I heard Dr Rapp speak a few times and she talked about these same

> things. She also showed a video tape of some of the allergy

testing, and

> how severely some people react to foods and chemicals in the

> environment. Even worse than shampoo, she talked about the

chemicals

> that are in most diapers, sanitary napkins, and tampons, which you

do

> not want to have near your genitals.

>

> She has more information on her web site at:

> http://www.drrapp.com/

>

> The books and tapes are worth getting.

>

> Dr Sherry Rogers has some great books on environmental medicine.

They

> are available through

> http://prestigepublishing.com

>

> --

> Donald E. Jacobs

> Registered Massage Therapist

> Macrobiotic Counselor

> Reiki Practitioner

> Professional Speaker

>

> > Have you ever read the article by Dr. Doris Rapp about toxic

shampoo?

> > Here it is - long but very good.

> > Carol

>

> (snip)