Fernando Diaz: Personal Care Products Ingredients
Product 1: Suave Skin Therapy Moisturizing Lotion
- Fragrance Components include risks such as immunotoxicity, severe allergic reactions to skin, and potential effects on the reproductive system.
- Demithicon as an ingredient is known to cause organ failure.
- Glycerin as an ingredient may be derived from animal fat.
My Reaction:
The fragrance components of the lotion I have been using every day for the past 10+ years has a high-risk of compromising my immune system which i was honestly shocked by! Who would of thought that this silky, smooth skin of mine may have been messing with my immune system! Not only that, it also has negative effects on the reproductive health system which is of great concern to me since my wife uses it as well and we plan on having a baby in the future and cannot imagine that being an issue due to the lotion we have been using. I also found out that there may be animal fat being used in the Glycerin ingredient in my lotion, disgusting! And though minimal, the thought of Demithicon causing me organ failure is just downright scary! I am never using this lotion again!
Product 2: Caress Silkening Body Bars, White Peach & Silky Orange Blossom
Main Concerns:
Main Concerns:
- Fragrance Components include risks such as immunotoxicity and severe allergic reactions to skin.
- BHT as an ingredient is known to cause risk of cancer, immunotoxicity, and is also used to preserve food products.
My Reaction:
CANCER?! How is this even legal? Again, the efforts to maintain my child-like skin have once again been misled. I would certainly rather have dry skin after a shower then a giant tumor growing in my head which was shown in a study done with rodents using this product. BHT is also used to preserve food products and can compromise your immune system as well. This is very concerning to me as I use this product twice a day and have actually grown very fond of it. No more!
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ReplyDeleteHi Fernando-
ReplyDeleteThe personal care products that you have listed are ones that I have also used in the past. The effects associated with the reproductive system are of great concern to me as well. I would certainly like to avoid anything that would affect my body in a negative way. It crazy to know how many of these products are out in drugstores and in people's homes! We will never really know what we put in our bodies unless we take the time to read and do some research.
Alyssa
Nando my friend, I'll be the first to admit from an outsider's eye you have the silky smooth skin of a precious newborn. As we get older the pressure to keep that facade of young skin gets stronger and stronger while simultaneously diminishing and down-playing the negative repercussions that result from using products to slow that process down. We grasp so dearly to keeping those wrinkles at bay we take for granted the toxicity affecting our immunity and other integral bodily functions.
ReplyDeleteI have a little hypothesis that you have fantastic skin despite using Suave and Caress (dang, what enticing names those are), scout's honor. If you're looking for a new soap to use, check out Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps (especially the peppermint), they scored really low on the EWG's hazard scale and make you feel more minty fresh than a Mentos. You're a great writer with a great sense of humor!
LOL!!!
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