12 Beauty & Skin Care Product Hazards That Might Be In Your Home Right Now Comments

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1. Taylor says:

   June 11, 2009 at 9:29 pm

   I really enjoyed the article posted regarding harmful ingredients in personal care products. It was very informative, and I believe you are absolutely correct about the negative impact that these chemicals can have on our bodies. I have discovered several amazing reports to validate your position, and I think you would find the information fascinating. I would love to discuss this further with you. Please email me at your earliest convenience. One report in particular is very serious in nature and was documented on CNN. I’ll send you a link.

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2. Jon Clayton says:

   June 24, 2009 at 4:30 pm

   I am living in some sort of toxic waste plant and was reasonably unaware of just how toxic it is. Although it shocks me, on the other hand, I suspected it was true. Without information like this, I would continue in a blissful form of ignorance. Thank you for the concise and useful information. I would like to get my life as healthy as possible and 1 part of that is to get rid of the toxins in my household. Thanks! ^_^

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3. Mike Kelley says:

   June 24, 2009 at 6:31 pm

   It is totally scary what we accept in our products just because they are sold on the shelves of our friendly local stores. We've been trying to clean up our house for the past year, and it's an uphill battle. First came the house, then we started looking at the ingredients in our personal products. You mention sodium lauryl sulfate. Even some of the so called natural toothpastes have it as an ingredient. The one thing we haven't found that works as well as the commercial products is a decent deodorant. Most of the natural products leave us smelling like armpit!

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4. Vicki Zerbee says:

   June 26, 2009 at 4:46 am

   Chemicals, solvents, and preservatives, oh my! I think that a lot of people are not aware of all of these ingredients that you have listed and the potential harm in using them. I know that I was quite surprised when I discovered all of the chemicals in personal care products. It does not seem right that these products can be made and used by people that do not understand their ingredients. Opportunities to get the word out, such as in resources like this that you have comprehensively shared, will hopefully educate more people so that they can make healthier choices if they desire.

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5. Jim Hickey says:

   June 29, 2009 at 5:43 pm

   After reading Vicki's comment, I suddenly have visions of a "Yellow Brick Road" (and not from Elton John) dancing in my head! … It is amazing and scary what you learn when you actually take the time to research the content of various products including personal care items. I was very surprised to learn that SLS was present in some of the Tom's toothpaste varieties as I was researching an article for my own blog. Although I am aware that most of these compounds are often present in low concentrations which is one of the factors influencing absorption, there are often safer alternatives available. One would hope that reputable companies are reformulating their products with safer options.

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6. Money Making Blog says:

   July 1, 2009 at 5:29 am

   Hi five folks – every time i visit your blog Syd I almost get Repetitive strain injury (RSI) – so much really good content to scroll through to get to the comments part – like most I see every time I'm out shopping all the adverts that hit you from all directions from the Beauty & Skin Care Product companies its a money making game and I reckon the only way to cut through all the hype is word of mouth – were folks who use any of these products tell someone else there's just no way anyone who is into these kind of products could get through a small percentage of the good from the bad of these overrated over priced products that end up half used and then binned? – as I've said before beauty begins from the inside out – most of this money spent on these expensive products would be better spent on a quality soap and a healthier junk free diet…

   All my best to you and yours
   Phillip Skinner

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7. kekostick says:

   August 7, 2009 at 12:02 am

   I just have to add a clarification, as I am a chemist: Even though they have similar sounding names, PEG or Poly(ethylene glycol) also known as poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) or polyoxyethylene (POE) is not the same as PG (Propylene glycol, known also by the systematic name propane-1,2-diol, is an organic compound (a diol alcohol). PEG is a polymer and its properties vary on chain length, so you have to make sure you are addressing the right form (chain length) when looking at its potential toxicity. For a very general overview of the differences just look at wikipedia:__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol_... reading!

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