The Toxic Chemicals in Your Home They Aren't Telling You About

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Chemicals? Oh they are fine, it is those dangerous vitamins we hear about all of

the time, and of which we need to be careful, and should be regulated to protect

us, that we have to worry about. Hah!!! F.

 

 

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The Toxic Chemicals in Your Home

They Aren't Telling You About

 

Several everyday consumer products are made with toxic chemicals that

can't be found anywhere on the package label.

 

Ina a study, 40 household products such as hair coloring, lipstick and

paints were tested for toxic chemicals. Out of these 40 products,

evidence of the following chemicals was discovered in 34 of the

products: glycols, organic solvents and phthalates. These chemicals

did not appear on the label of the products.

 

Although the study didn't test at what level these chemicals were

harmful to people, they did find that these chemicals could contribute

to impacting the nervous system, reproductive system and cause other

health issues. For this reason, researchers expressed the need to look

further into chemical affects and people's level of exposure to them.

 

Researchers also stated the most common toxic chemical that people

would most likely inhale come from household products. These chemicals

included chlorine, toluene, xylene, methyl, ethyl ketone and n-hexane.

 

Based on the findings from these studies, environmental groups

recommended stricter labeling requirements.

 

A chemical spokesperson stated that these claims weren't supported by

scientific evidence and served merely as scare tactics as a way to get

people to not buy the products they depend on for everyday use.

Another spokesperson for the cosmetic industry claimed that the amount

of toxic chemicals used in cosmetics and other household products was

very low and regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Excite News 14th July 2004

 

PHILLIP DAY'S COMMENT: The simple truth is, the chemical industry is

largely self-regulating, and neither the Food and Drug Administration

nor its counterparts in other countries have the resources to check

the thousands of chemicals which pour onto the market every year. A

recent article illustrated that the European Union has not conducted

long-term toxicological tests on over 30,000 chemicals used routinely

throughout Europe!

 

Systemic poisoning by chemicals in personal care and household

products is notoriously difficult to prove, since their accumulation

is gradual and often interpreted as other conditions. Shampoos,

toothpastes, anti-perspirants, skin cream, shaving foam, make-up… my

advice is to choose safe alternatives to supermarket versions. There

are real problems associated with the mainstream items (

http://www.preventcancer.com ). In my books, I list out the main

chemical trouble-makers and the problems associated with them.