Guest guest Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Parabens are a class of chemicals widely used as preservatives by cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Sometimes called "The BPA of the cosmetics industry," parabens are an estrogen mimimicing molecule. Parabens appear in a huge variety of mainstream products- makeup, shampoos and deodorants, moisturizers, processed foods and topical pharmaceuticals. And, Parabens even show up in some personal care products labelled ORGANIC and NATURAL! (like JASON brand I can think of offhand) But a new study out of the University of Reading (UR) in the UK has found that, based on tests conducted, nearly every single woman with breast cancer has one or more paraben chemicals in her breast tissue, suggesting a possible link between the chemical and the disease.<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2085585/Parabens-Chemical-everyday-items-needs-investigation-scientists-discover-tumours-ALL-breast-cancer-patients.html> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2085585/Parabens-Chemical-everyday-items-needs-investigation-scientists-discover-tumours-ALL-breast-cancer-patients.html for more infoAlso reading the study itself <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22237600> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22237600 more parabens are found in breast tissue near the underarm (source we assume is from deodorants) than in the other regions. Previous studies are mixed- but parabens have been linked to genotoxicity <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20682357> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20682357 and abnormal testosterone production. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12419695>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12419695more<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21155623>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21155623<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18484575>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18484575make sure to check all personal care products- especially those of your babies and children- from baby baths (J & J is the worst- look it up) to toothpastes- in http://cosmeticsdatabase.org/ and one by one, replace with safer options. At the same time, throw out all Pledge, unsafe cleaners, and Glade and other room sprays. In beijing, natural products are available from Organic Earth (including essential oil based room mists, once you have the misting bottle you can make your own) , online store www.Iherb.com, WorldHealthStore.com.cn and Yoga Yard have natural personal care and home products in stock. all the Best in Health,Liora Pearlman , ModeratorMomPlease consider calling me at 5130 3931 or texting 139 1030 6022 if it is time sensitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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