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Popular shampoos contain toxic chemicals linked to nerve damage.

 

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found a correlation

between an ingredient found in shampoos and nervous system damage. The

experiments were conducted with the brain cells of ratsand they show that

contact

with this ingredient called methylisothiazoline, or MIT, causes neurological

damage.

 

Which products contain this chemical compound MIT? Head and Shoulders,

Suave, Clairol and Pantene Hair Conditioner all contain this ingredient.

Researchers are concerned that exposure to this chemical by pregnant women

could put

their fetus at risk for abnormal brain development. In other people,

exposure could also be a factor in the development of Alzheimer's disease and

other

nervous system disorders.

 

The chemical causes these effects by preventing communication between

neurons. Essentially, it slows the networking of neurons, and since the

nervous

system and brain function on a system of neural networks, the slowing of this

network will suppress and impair the normal function of the brain and nervous

system.

 

These finding were presented December 5th at the American Society for Cell

Biology annual meeting.

 

I have frequently warned readers about the dangers of using brand-name

personal care products. The vast majority of these products contain toxic

chemical compounds like MIT that contribute to cancer, liver disorders and

neurological diseases. In fact, this chemical, MIT, is just one of dozens of

such

chemicals that are found in personal care products.

 

Why are these dangerous personal care products allowed to remain on the

market? Because the FDA, which is responsible for regulating these products,

spends almost no time, money or effort actually investigating the safety of

such products. Instead, the FDA spends the vast majority of its time approving

new prescription drugs rather than protecting the public against the dangers

from such drugs or personal care products like shampoos, soaps, deodorants

and fragrance products.

 

In fact, it may surprise you to learn that manufacturers can put practically

any chemical they want into shampoos, even if it is a hazardous chemical

listed in the RTECS database of toxicity and even if it is considered a toxic

waste chemical by the EPA. The FDA allows all sorts of chemicals to be used in

these products, including chemicals that are known carcinogens and that

contribute to liver failure and nervous system disorders. How's that for

protecting public health?

 

If you thought prescription drugs were dangerous, just take a look at the

toxic chemicals found in personal care products used by virtually all

Americans every single day. Americans bathe themselves in toxic chemicals and

they do

it by buying and using products made by brand name companies that have

premier shelf positioning at convenience stores, grocery stores and discount

clubs.

 

One of the more curious personal care products on the market is Herbal

Essences Shampoo by Clairol. Personally, I think this product is a joke

because

it's trying to exploit the word " herbal " to imply that the shampoo is healthy,

even though it is primarily made with the same ingredients as other popular

shampoos. The first three ingredients, for example, are: water, sodium

laureth, and sodium lauryl sulfate. Big deal, huh? You can find the same

three ingredients in 99-cent shampoo at Wal-Mart. Plus, the product contains

all

sorts of other ingredients that I personally would never allow to touch my

skin (like methylchloroisothiazolinone, if you can believe there's actually a

chemical with a name that long). Think the color of the shampoo is from the

herbs? Think again. Three other ingredients in the shampoo are Yellow #5,

Orange #4 and Violet #2.

 

In other words, this is a shampoo product purchased by naive consumers, in

my opinion. People who really know herbs and natural products can only laugh

at a product like this. Want a real shampoo? Buy Olive Oil Shampoo from

Heritage Products, available at most natural health stores.

 

The bottom line to all of this, though, is that every week, it seems like we

see a new announcement about some toxic chemical found in personal care

products that is related to either cancer or neurological disorders. And yet

week after week these products are being sold by retailers and consumed in

large quantities by the American people who remain oblivious to the real damage

these products are causing to their health.

 

Once again, the solution here is to protect yourself by learning the truth

about these products and switching to products made with safe ingredients.

There are safe shampoos, safe soaps, safe laundry detergents, dishwashing

liquids and even deodorant products. You don't have to expose yourself to

toxic

chemicals to take care of personal hygiene, because whether you agree with it

or not, these disease-causing chemicals are going to remain quite legal in

the use of personal care products for many years to come. Why? You can bet

that the manufacturers of these products will fight against any attempt to

regulate or outlaw these toxic chemicals. That's because the chemicals are

convenient for such manufacturers. It's much the same way in which food

manufacturers use sodium nitrate in bacon and other packaged meats. It's all

about

their convenience rather than protecting your health.

 

So, here's the idiot test for today: if I was standing on a street corner

with a bottle of colored liquid, and I told you that liquid contained a toxic

chemical that caused neurological disorders, Alzheimer's disease and birth

defects, would you buy that product from me and scrub it into your scalp under

warm water?

 

Of course not. But if you're buying these popular shampoo products, that's

exactly what you're doing right now. Such is the power of brand marketing in

America.

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Wow! And SO true! But I've found that going from one health food

store to another trying different brands of personal care products to

be SO time consuming (something that I'll bet others have issues with

as well). Plus I've never found a health food store that would give

me an unconditional money back guarantee for 60 days on an empty

bottle, like the product line that I switched to for my health (which

WAS pretty bad from using too many chemicals and having them in my

home). I found that shopping from home to be a much more convenient

thing to do, and since I can't buy anything I don't like and get

" stuck " with it, I gladly made that shopping choice change. Finding

an entire product line that is made without the harmful chemicals is

" priceless " as the commercial for some credit card company says. To

learn a little more about some of the ingredients in our other home

and personal care products, check out this great online power point

presentation: http://www.lifechangingteam.com/page2.html (click on

" additional information " ). I think it's very eye opening. Of course

some prefer to live in " blissful ignorance " and not become educated to

the potential dangers of many of our " favorite products " . I was

already sick from these type products, so learning more was the ONLY

option I had. I also like doing business with a company who is

concerned about our environment as well. How about you? I like the

way the OP worded the information on shampoo - but shampoo is only a

tiny drop in the bucket of what we use daily that can endanger our

future health. Check out this story about a dog whose owner made a

bad choice: http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?id=57295

What will you do? I choose health - I only get one crack at a healthy

body - it's a lot easier to STAY healthy than it is to GET healthy. I

can speak from experience on this subject :-)

 

God bless to all,

Sharon

 

 

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> SHAMPOOS

>

>

>

> _http://www.newstarget.com/003210.html_

> (http://www.newstarget.com/003210.html)

>

> Popular shampoos contain toxic chemicals linked to nerve damage.

>

> Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found a

correlation

> between an ingredient found in shampoos and nervous system damage.

The

> experiments were conducted with the brain cells of ratsand they show

that contact

> with this ingredient called methylisothiazoline, or MIT, causes

neurological

> damage.

>

> Which products contain this chemical compound MIT? Head and

Shoulders,

> Suave, Clairol and Pantene Hair Conditioner all contain this

ingredient.

> Researchers are concerned that exposure to this chemical by

pregnant women could put

> their fetus at risk for abnormal brain development. In other people,

> exposure could also be a factor in the development of Alzheimer's

disease and other

> nervous system disorders.

>

> The chemical causes these effects by preventing communication between

> neurons. Essentially, it slows the networking of neurons, and

since the nervous

> system and brain function on a system of neural networks, the

slowing of this

> network will suppress and impair the normal function of the brain

and nervous

> system.

>

> These finding were presented December 5th at the American Society

for Cell

> Biology annual meeting.

>

> I have frequently warned readers about the dangers of using

brand-name

> personal care products. The vast majority of these products

contain toxic

> chemical compounds like MIT that contribute to cancer, liver

disorders and

> neurological diseases. In fact, this chemical, MIT, is just one of

dozens of such

> chemicals that are found in personal care products.

>

> Why are these dangerous personal care products allowed to remain on

the

> market? Because the FDA, which is responsible for regulating these

products,

> spends almost no time, money or effort actually investigating the

safety of

> such products. Instead, the FDA spends the vast majority of its

time approving

> new prescription drugs rather than protecting the public against

the dangers

> from such drugs or personal care products like shampoos, soaps,

deodorants

> and fragrance products.

>

> In fact, it may surprise you to learn that manufacturers can put

practically

> any chemical they want into shampoos, even if it is a hazardous

chemical

> listed in the RTECS database of toxicity and even if it is

considered a toxic

> waste chemical by the EPA. The FDA allows all sorts of chemicals to

be used in

> these products, including chemicals that are known carcinogens and

that

> contribute to liver failure and nervous system disorders. How's

that for

> protecting public health?

>

> If you thought prescription drugs were dangerous, just take a look

at the

> toxic chemicals found in personal care products used by virtually all

> Americans every single day. Americans bathe themselves in toxic

chemicals and they do

> it by buying and using products made by brand name companies that have

> premier shelf positioning at convenience stores, grocery stores and

discount clubs.

>

> One of the more curious personal care products on the market is Herbal

> Essences Shampoo by Clairol. Personally, I think this product is a

joke because

> it's trying to exploit the word " herbal " to imply that the shampoo

is healthy,

> even though it is primarily made with the same ingredients as other

popular

> shampoos. The first three ingredients, for example, are: water,

sodium

> laureth, and sodium lauryl sulfate. Big deal, huh? You can find

the same

> three ingredients in 99-cent shampoo at Wal-Mart. Plus, the

product contains all

> sorts of other ingredients that I personally would never allow to

touch my

> skin (like methylchloroisothiazolinone, if you can believe there's

actually a

> chemical with a name that long). Think the color of the shampoo is

from the

> herbs? Think again. Three other ingredients in the shampoo are

Yellow #5,

> Orange #4 and Violet #2.

>

> In other words, this is a shampoo product purchased by naive

consumers, in

> my opinion. People who really know herbs and natural products can

only laugh

> at a product like this. Want a real shampoo? Buy Olive Oil

Shampoo from

> Heritage Products, available at most natural health stores.

>

> The bottom line to all of this, though, is that every week, it

seems like we

> see a new announcement about some toxic chemical found in personal

care

> products that is related to either cancer or neurological

disorders. And yet

> week after week these products are being sold by retailers and

consumed in

> large quantities by the American people who remain oblivious to the

real damage

> these products are causing to their health.

>

> Once again, the solution here is to protect yourself by learning

the truth

> about these products and switching to products made with safe

ingredients.

> There are safe shampoos, safe soaps, safe laundry detergents,

dishwashing

> liquids and even deodorant products. You don't have to expose

yourself to toxic

> chemicals to take care of personal hygiene, because whether you

agree with it

> or not, these disease-causing chemicals are going to remain quite

legal in

> the use of personal care products for many years to come. Why? You

can bet

> that the manufacturers of these products will fight against any

attempt to

> regulate or outlaw these toxic chemicals. That's because the

chemicals are

> convenient for such manufacturers. It's much the same way in which

food

> manufacturers use sodium nitrate in bacon and other packaged meats.

It's all about

> their convenience rather than protecting your health.

>

> So, here's the idiot test for today: if I was standing on a street

corner

> with a bottle of colored liquid, and I told you that liquid

contained a toxic

> chemical that caused neurological disorders, Alzheimer's disease

and birth

> defects, would you buy that product from me and scrub it into your

scalp under

> warm water?

>

> Of course not. But if you're buying these popular shampoo

products, that's

> exactly what you're doing right now. Such is the power of brand

marketing in

> America.