Popular shampoos contain toxic chemicals linked to nerve damage

February 20, 2005

But at what dose is it dangerous? Do you ahve to be exposed in one sigle

use to ml's or cc's of it , is that the entire amount that is in the bottle?

Yes lots of things are dangerous, if taken in quantities. Wish this report

had made things clearer.

>

> This is why I now use Miracle II soap.....it lathers up extremely

well.....I

> don't have to use " cream rinse " anymore either.

>

> http://www.newstarget.com/003210.html

> Popular shampoos contain toxic chemicals linked to nerve damage

>

> Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found a correlation

> between an ingredient found in shampoos and nervous system damage. The

> experiments were conducted with the brain cells of rats and they show that

contact with

> this ingredient called methylisothiazoline, or MIT, causes neurological

> damage. Which products contain this chemical compound MIT? Head and

Shoulders,

> Suave, Clairol and Pantene Hair Conditioner all contain this ingredient.

> Researchers are concerned that exposure to this chemical by pregnant women

could put

> their fetus at risk for abnormal brain development. In other people,

exposure

> could also be a factor in the development of Alzheimer's disease and other

> nervous system disorders. The chemical causes these effects by preventing

> communication between neurons. Essentially, it slows the networking of

neurons, and

> since the nervous system and brain function on a system of neural

networks, the

> slowing of this network will suppress and impair the normal function of

the

> brain and nervous system. These finding were presented December 5th at the

> American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting. I have frequently warned

readers

> about the dangers of using brand-name personal care products. The vast

majority

> of these products contain toxic chemical compounds like MIT that

contribute to

> cancer, liver disorders and neurological diseases. In fact, this chemical,

> MIT, is just one of dozens of such chemicals that are found in personal

care

> products. Why are these dangerous personal care products allowed to remain

on the

> market? Because the FDA, which is responsible for regulating these

products,

> spends almost no time, money or effort actually investigating the safety

of

> such products. Instead, the FDA spends the vast majority of its time

approving

> new prescription drugs rather than protecting the public against the

dangers

> from such drugs or personal care products like shampoos, soaps, deodorants

and

> fragrance products. In fact, it may surprise you to learn that

manufacturers

> can put practically any chemical they want into shampoos, even if it is a

> hazardous chemical listed in the RTECS database of toxicity and even if it

is

> considered a toxic waste chemical by the EPA. The FDA allows all sorts of

chemicals

> to be used in these products, including chemicals that are known

carcinogens

> and that contribute to liver failure and nervous system disorders. How's

that

> for protecting public health? If you thought prescription drugs were

dangerous,

> just take a look at the toxic chemicals found in personal care products

used

> by virtually all Americans every single day. Americans bathe themselves in

> toxic chemicals and they do it by buying and using products made by brand

name

> companies that have premier shelf positioning at convenience stores,

grocery

> stores and discount clubs. One of the more curious personal care products

on the

> market is Herbal Essences Shampoo by Clairol. Personally, I think this

product

> is a joke because it's trying to exploit the word " herbal " to imply that

the

> shampoo is healthy, even though it is primarily made with the same

ingredients

> as other popular shampoos. The first three ingredients, for example, are:

> water, sodium laureth, and sodium lauryl sulfate. Big deal, huh? You can

find the

> same three ingredients in 99-cent shampoo at Wal-Mart. Plus, the product

> contains all sorts of other ingredients that I personally would never

allow to

> touch my skin (like methylchloroisothiazolinone, if you can believe

there's

> actually a chemical with a name that long). Think the color of the shampoo

is from

> the herbs? Think again. Three other ingredients in the shampoo are Yellow

#5,

> Orange #4 and Violet #2. In other words, this is a shampoo product

purchased

> by naive consumers, in my opinion. People who really know herbs and

natural

> products can only laugh at a product like this. Want a real shampoo? Buy

Olive

> Oil Shampoo from Heritage Products, available at most natural health

stores. The

> bottom line to all of this, though, is that every week, it seems like we

see

> a new announcement about some toxic chemical found in personal care

products

> that is related to either cancer or neurological disorders. And yet week

after

> week these products are being sold by retailers and consumed in large

> quantities by the American people who remain oblivious to the real damage

these

> products are causing to their health. Once again, the solution here is to

protect

> yourself by learning the truth about these products and switching to

products

> made with safe ingredients. There are safe shampoos, safe soaps, safe

laundry

> detergents, dishwashing liquids and even deodorant products. You don't

have to

> expose yourself to toxic chemicals to take care of personal hygiene,

because

> whether you agree with it or not, these disease-causing chemicals are

going to

> remain quite legal in the use of personal care products for many years to

come.

> Why? You can bet that the manufacturers of these products will fight

against

> any attempt to regulate or outlaw these toxic chemicals. That's because

the

> chemicals are convenient for such manufacturers. It's much the same way in

which

> food manufacturers use sodium nitrate in bacon and other packaged meats.

It's

> all about their convenience rather than protecting your health. So, here's

> the idiot test for today: if I was standing on a street corner with a

bottle of

> colored liquid, and I told you that liquid contained a toxic chemical that

> caused neurological disorders, Alzheimer's disease and birth defects,

would you

> buy that product from me and scrub it into your scalp under warm water? Of

> course not. But if you're buying these popular shampoo products, that's

exactly

> what you're doing right now. Such is the power of brand marketing in

America.

>

February 20, 2005

Source: Information taken from Hepatitis Magazine

March/April 2000, Volume 2, Number 2

Article: Skin Care Products: Read the Label Before You Use

ITEMS TO AVOID WHEN YOU HAVE LIVER DISEASE:

Alcohol or denatured alcohol, Isopropyl alcohol (SD-40), propylene

glycol-Found in cough/cold medicines, body sprays, perfumes, hair spray, lice

shampoo, regular hair shampoo, conditioners, skin astringents, disenfectant

sprays, hair dyes, hair sprays, after shave liquids, cleaning solvents, more.

Alcohol in any form is toxic to anyone with liver disease.

Comfrey (also called allantoin)-Found in tea, herbal products, skin care

products,

cold sore preparations, more. Highly toxic to those with liver disease.

DEA (diethanolamine) MEA (monoethanolamine TEA (triethanolamine)- Found in

products that create foam like shampoo, shaving creams, bubble bath, more.

These chemicals form cancer-causing nitrates and nitrosamines.

DMDM Hydantoin & Urea (Imidazolidinyl)-A preservative that releases

formaldehyde

and may cause joint pain, chronic fatigue, dizziness and loss of sleep.

Fragrance-Found in many products made from mostly synthetic ingredients

often containing animal urine or feces. May cause headaches, coughing or skin

irritation.

FD & C Color Pigments-Found in skin care products, make-up, more. Made from

coal tar containing heavy metal salts that deposit toxins onto the skin-

known carcinogenic.

Mineral Oil-Found in skin care products, baby products, make-up, more.

Petroleum by-product that clogs pores and interferes with the skin's

elimination process.

PEG (Polyethylene glycol)-Used as a thickener for products. Potential

carcinogenic petroleum ingredient that can alter and reduce the skin's

natural moisture factor.

Propylene Glycol (PG) and Butylene Glycol-Petroleum plastic used as a

wetting agent or solvent. Can alter and reduce the skin's natural cellular

structure.

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) & Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES)-Found in almost

all the personal care products that foam such as soaps, toothpaste,

detergents, shaving cream, shampoo, more. May damage the skin's immune

system.

Can be formed into nitrosamines, a carcinogen.

Triclosan-Found in antibacterial cleansers, toothpastes, household products,

more.

Hormone disrupter and may promote the emergence of 'super bugs' that it

cannot kill.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Read the label on ALL products, and remember anything you swallow, breathe,

apply or touch to any area of the body, has the potential to be harmful to

the liver.

If you wear rubber/plastic gloves with household or car products it does

provide a barrier between your skin and the chemicals. When using inhalant

toxins

use a face mask to put a barrier between your liver exposure to the toxins.

Candi

Here is a list of products we possibly could use on a daily basis to think

about:

Prescription or non-prescription drugs (OTC-over the counter), illegal drugs

Vitamins/minerals, herbs and alternatives

Gasoline fumes, auto exhaust, boat fumes, paint fumes, paint removers, etc

Engine products-oil, fluids, cleaners, solvents

Industrial products or fumes

Chlorine/chemicals used in swimming pool water, wading in polluted

lakes/streams

Bath water chemicals-soaps, bubble baths, oils

Skin lotions, suntan block, topical itch creams, disinfectant lotions, skin

sprays

Balms to the lips, make-up, make-up removers, acne products

Contact lense products

First aide products

Toothpaste, mouthwash

Suppositories

Fertilizers, plant sprays, bug-repellant sprays or candles, snow de-icers

Pet products

Incense, scented candles, air fresheners

Perfumes, after shaves, shaving creams, deoderant

Creams or fragrance in facial tissues

Dryer sheets, laundry detergents, chemical residue from dry cleaning your

clothes Cooking pan spray, dishwashing products

All household cleaners for any use

Nail polish or remover, nail glues

Hair dye, hair spray, gels, shampoo, conditioner

Read all food and beverage labels!!

Computer screens, television sets, cell phones and other electronic

equipment kept close to the body or head on a daily basis (like electric

alarm clocks) have been reported to cause harm to the body, possibly cancer.

Move these items away from you when in daily use, and don't use cell phones.

February 21, 2005

Funny you should post this. When I first started symptoms I thought back and

the only different thing I was using was Pantene. I stopped using it and

everytime I see it in the store I get chills. What is miracle II and where

do you get it. I am on compound cream form of flagyl so have to stay away

from alcohol.

thanks

sharon

[ ] Popular shampoos contain toxic chemicals linked to nerve

damage

>

> This is why I now use Miracle II soap.....it lathers up extremely

> well.....I

> don't have to use " cream rinse " anymore either.

>

> http://www.newstarget.com/003210.html

> Popular shampoos contain toxic chemicals linked to nerve damage

>

> Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found a correlation

> between an ingredient found in shampoos and nervous system damage. The

> experiments were conducted with the brain cells of rats and they show that

> contact with

> this ingredient called methylisothiazoline, or MIT, causes neurological

> damage. Which products contain this chemical compound MIT? Head and

> Shoulders,

> Suave, Clairol and Pantene Hair Conditioner all contain this ingredient.

> Researchers are concerned that exposure to this chemical by pregnant women

> could put

> their fetus at risk for abnormal brain development. In other people,

> exposure

> could also be a factor in the development of Alzheimer's disease and other

> nervous system disorders. The chemical causes these effects by preventing

> communication between neurons. Essentially, it slows the networking of

> neurons, and

> since the nervous system and brain function on a system of neural

> networks, the

> slowing of this network will suppress and impair the normal function of

> the

> brain and nervous system. These finding were presented December 5th at the

> American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting. I have frequently warned

> readers

> about the dangers of using brand-name personal care products. The vast

> majority

> of these products contain toxic chemical compounds like MIT that

> contribute to

> cancer, liver disorders and neurological diseases. In fact, this chemical,

> MIT, is just one of dozens of such chemicals that are found in personal

> care

> products. Why are these dangerous personal care products allowed to remain

> on the

> market? Because the FDA, which is responsible for regulating these

> products,

> spends almost no time, money or effort actually investigating the safety

> of

> such products. Instead, the FDA spends the vast majority of its time

> approving

> new prescription drugs rather than protecting the public against the

> dangers

> from such drugs or personal care products like shampoos, soaps, deodorants

> and

> fragrance products. In fact, it may surprise you to learn that

> manufacturers

> can put practically any chemical they want into shampoos, even if it is a

> hazardous chemical listed in the RTECS database of toxicity and even if it

> is

> considered a toxic waste chemical by the EPA. The FDA allows all sorts of

> chemicals

> to be used in these products, including chemicals that are known

> carcinogens

> and that contribute to liver failure and nervous system disorders. How's

> that

> for protecting public health? If you thought prescription drugs were

> dangerous,

> just take a look at the toxic chemicals found in personal care products

> used

> by virtually all Americans every single day. Americans bathe themselves in

> toxic chemicals and they do it by buying and using products made by brand

> name

> companies that have premier shelf positioning at convenience stores,

> grocery

> stores and discount clubs. One of the more curious personal care products

> on the

> market is Herbal Essences Shampoo by Clairol. Personally, I think this

> product

> is a joke because it's trying to exploit the word " herbal " to imply that

> the

> shampoo is healthy, even though it is primarily made with the same

> ingredients

> as other popular shampoos. The first three ingredients, for example, are:

> water, sodium laureth, and sodium lauryl sulfate. Big deal, huh? You can

> find the

> same three ingredients in 99-cent shampoo at Wal-Mart. Plus, the product

> contains all sorts of other ingredients that I personally would never

> allow to

> touch my skin (like methylchloroisothiazolinone, if you can believe

> there's

> actually a chemical with a name that long). Think the color of the shampoo

> is from

> the herbs? Think again. Three other ingredients in the shampoo are Yellow

> #5,

> Orange #4 and Violet #2. In other words, this is a shampoo product

> purchased

> by naive consumers, in my opinion. People who really know herbs and

> natural

> products can only laugh at a product like this. Want a real shampoo? Buy

> Olive

> Oil Shampoo from Heritage Products, available at most natural health

> stores. The

> bottom line to all of this, though, is that every week, it seems like we

> see

> a new announcement about some toxic chemical found in personal care

> products

> that is related to either cancer or neurological disorders. And yet week

> after

> week these products are being sold by retailers and consumed in large

> quantities by the American people who remain oblivious to the real damage

> these

> products are causing to their health. Once again, the solution here is to

> protect

> yourself by learning the truth about these products and switching to

> products

> made with safe ingredients. There are safe shampoos, safe soaps, safe

> laundry

> detergents, dishwashing liquids and even deodorant products. You don't

> have to

> expose yourself to toxic chemicals to take care of personal hygiene,

> because

> whether you agree with it or not, these disease-causing chemicals are

> going to

> remain quite legal in the use of personal care products for many years to

> come.

> Why? You can bet that the manufacturers of these products will fight

> against

> any attempt to regulate or outlaw these toxic chemicals. That's because

> the

> chemicals are convenient for such manufacturers. It's much the same way in

> which

> food manufacturers use sodium nitrate in bacon and other packaged meats.

> It's

> all about their convenience rather than protecting your health. So, here's

> the idiot test for today: if I was standing on a street corner with a

> bottle of

> colored liquid, and I told you that liquid contained a toxic chemical that

> caused neurological disorders, Alzheimer's disease and birth defects,

> would you

> buy that product from me and scrub it into your scalp under warm water? Of

> course not. But if you're buying these popular shampoo products, that's

> exactly

> what you're doing right now. Such is the power of brand marketing in

> America.

>

August 7, 2005

NewsTarget.com printable articleFriday, August 05, 2005

Popular shampoos contain toxic chemicals linked to nerve damageResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have found a correlation between an ingredient found in shampoos and nervous system damage. The experiments were conducted with the brain cells of rats and they show that contact with this ingredient called methylisothiazoline, or MIT, causes neurological damage.

Which products contain this chemical compound MIT? Head and Shoulders, Suave, Clairol and Pantene Hair Conditioner all contain this ingredient. Researchers are concerned that exposure to this chemical by pregnant women could put their fetus at risk for abnormal brain development. In other people, exposure could also be a factor in the development of Alzheimer's disease and other nervous system disorders.

The chemical causes these effects by preventing communication between neurons. Essentially, it slows the networking of neurons, and since the nervous system and brain function on a system of neural networks, the slowing of this network will suppress and impair the normal function of the brain and nervous system.

These finding were presented December 5th at the American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting.

I have frequently warned readers about the dangers of using brand-name personal care products. The vast majority of these products contain toxic chemical compounds like MIT that contribute to cancer, liver disorders and neurological diseases. In fact, this chemical, MIT, is just one of dozens of such chemicals that are found in personal care products.

Why are these dangerous personal care products allowed to remain on the market? Because the FDA, which is responsible for regulating these products, spends almost no time, money or effort actually investigating the safety of such products. Instead, the FDA spends the vast majority of its time approving new prescription drugs rather than protecting the public against the dangers from such drugs or personal care products like shampoos, soaps, deodorants and fragrance products.

In fact, it may surprise you to learn that manufacturers can put practically any chemical they want into shampoos, even if it is a hazardous chemical listed in the RTECS database of toxicity and even if it is considered a toxic waste chemical by the EPA. The FDA allows all sorts of chemicals to be used in these products, including chemicals that are known carcinogens and that contribute to liver failure and nervous system disorders. How's that for protecting public health?

If you thought prescription drugs were dangerous, just take a look at the toxic chemicals found in personal care products used by virtually all Americans every single day. Americans bathe themselves in toxic chemicals and they do it by buying and using products made by brand name companies that have premier shelf positioning at convenience stores, grocery stores and discount clubs.

One of the more curious personal care products on the market is Herbal Essences Shampoo by Clairol. Personally, I think this product is a joke because it's trying to exploit the word "herbal" to imply that the shampoo is healthy, even though it is primarily made with the same ingredients as other popular shampoos. The first three ingredients, for example, are: water, sodium laureth, and sodium lauryl sulfate. Big deal, huh? You can find the same three ingredients in 99-cent shampoo at Wal-Mart. Plus, the product contains all sorts of other ingredients that I personally would never allow to touch my skin (like methylchloroisothiazolinone, if you can believe there's actually a chemical with a name that long). Think the color of the shampoo is from the herbs? Think again. Three other ingredients in the shampoo are Yellow #5, Orange #4 and Violet #2.

In other words, this is a shampoo product purchased by naive consumers, in my opinion. People who really know herbs and natural products can only laugh at a product like this. Want a real shampoo? Buy Olive Oil Shampoo from Heritage Products, available at most natural health stores.

The bottom line to all of this, though, is that every week, it seems like we see a new announcement about some toxic chemical found in personal care products that is related to either cancer or neurological disorders. And yet week after week these products are being sold by retailers and consumed in large quantities by the American people who remain oblivious to the real damage these products are causing to their health.

Once again, the solution here is to protect yourself by learning the truth about these products and switching to products made with safe ingredients. There are safe shampoos, safe soaps, safe laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids and even deodorant products. You don't have to expose yourself to toxic chemicals to take care of personal hygiene, because whether you agree with it or not, these disease-causing chemicals are going to remain quite legal in the use of personal care products for many years to come. Why? You can bet that the manufacturers of these products will fight against any attempt to regulate or outlaw these toxic chemicals. That's because the chemicals are convenient for such manufacturers. It's much the same way in which food manufacturers use sodium nitrate in bacon and other packaged meats. It's all about their convenience rather than protecting your health.

So, here's the idiot test for today: if I was standing on a street corner with a bottle of colored liquid, and I told you that liquid contained a toxic chemical that caused neurological disorders, Alzheimer's disease and birth defects, would you buy that product from me and scrub it into your scalp under warm water?

Of course not. But if you're buying these popular shampoo products, that's exactly what you're doing right now. Such is the power of brand marketing in America.

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Popular shampoos contain toxic chemicals linked to nerve damage

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