Our Skin Is The Largest Living Organism of The Body. Everything you put on the skin enters the bloodstream. The skin has a number of purposes: It protects the vital organs, protects loss of fluid from our bodies, keeps’ out many forms of bacteria. The skin plays a role in temperature regulation and is full of nerve endings. The skin is also responsible for the release of toxins from the body, due to the millions of sweat glands the body contains. Therefore the skin plays a major role in removing toxins from the body. An Umbilical Cord Blood Study in 2004 blood was collected and sent to two different labs by the Red Cross. The results were contaminated with hundreds of industrial chemical compounds, flame retardants, stain repellent’s, pesticides, and PCB’s which were banned in the 1970’s. These were newborns born in 2004 in hospitals here in the United States. It was the first time that pollutants had been measured in umbilical cord blood. Its important to note, there had been no contact with industrialized society. Findings: 208 of these chemicals are known to cause birth defects or abnormal development in animals. 217 are known toxins to the brain and central nervous system. Out of 287 chemicals 180 of those are known to cause in humans and animals. Many of these chemicals are in our environment , but many also are chemicals that exist in common products used daily. Study conducted by Red Cross, EWG and Commonwealth of CA Chemicals to Avoid In your products: Often found in Detergents and shampoos: Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde releasing preservatives 1, 4-dioxane Fragrance Hydroquinone Lead and Other Heavy Metals Nitrosamines PEG polyethylene Polyoxyethylene Polysorbate- eth or oxynol Parables Phthalates Sodium laureth sulfate These contain formaldehyde may release or break down into formaldehyde: 2-bromo-2-nitro propane 1,3 diol Diazolidinyl urea DMDM hydantoin Imidazolidinyl Urea Quatcrnium-15 If you cannot easily pronounce what is on a label, than the safest bet is to put it back.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:54:44 +0000
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