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CindY
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Or awful truth? Just now I got a hoax-looking mail from my mother, that warns against the carcinogen effect of antiperspirants, especially aluminum-based ones. I'm not going to post the whole "article" here, I think everybody read enough of those. Its totally unprofessional look and arguments don't, however, annul its valid points - the most important of which being the fact that antiperspirants, by not letting the sweat and toxins leave the body, can prove to have a very harmful effect. Also, the substances themselves that they contain can be toxic and favor cell mutation. Anybody with a more educated opinion? |
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julie
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Yes antiperspirants are very dangerous and full of chemicals! Please only use natural deoderants without antipersirants. There is the deoderant stone available at local health food stores, also there my mom has found a deoderant at Walmart that has the pink ribbon on it that has no antiperspirants in it. The best and most natural deoderant I have used it from Young Living Oils which contains theruptic aromatherapy oils that kill natural oder causing bacteria. If you would like more info please contact me at onebeautifulyou@yahoo.com. Please do not apply deoderants immediately after showing! The pores are open and readily absorb anything applied to the skin. Always remember what we put on our skin anywhere on our body does adventually absorb through the layers and may end up in our lymphatic system and blood. Common sense will tell us if we apply something under our arms where many of our lymp nodes are...we must be using something pure and natural. |
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CindY
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Wow, Julie, you managed to get me worried here. After bathing or showering, I always apply a lot of chemicals on my skin, but never thought that the open pores would actually help my skin absorb much better all the c...ap I'm feeding it. A friend of mine that works in the perfume industry warned me against the toxicity of syntetic scents and the dangers of frequent use, but I didn't take her too seriously and I still use perfume every day. She was a big fan of perfums and cosmetics, and she simply stopped using anything since she started working for that perfume company. If that didn't manage to scare me, you did... At first, I thought she's a little overreacting, but you really opened my eyes. Everything gets absorbed through the skin... Not only swallowing stuff puts in in our system. Breathing it and wearing it does too. Wow. This is disturbing. I've used the mineral stone deodorant (is it really so natural? it's not a stone or anything, it contains potassium alum, not exactly sure what that is...) and it worked great for me at first, I was so excited, it was extremely happy with it, bought my mother and my husband one, but then... it just stopped working for me  . It gets really embarrassing at work, I had to switch to something... chemical. I had really bad moments because of it. Do you think you could take a picture of the deodorant your mom found? I think it would be very helpful to post it here, "pink ribbon" products are not too advertised, and it's important to know about them, and recognize them. Thank you, Julie, really.
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act1
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So...is there any antipesrpirant that is not dangerous at all? Also useful and not harmful? thanks |
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KRKhan
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Check out this link on the Environmental Working Group's website: http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep2/search.php?nperpage=10&stype=brands&main_cat=SKIN+CARE&category=Antiperspirant%2FDeodorant&sort=score&start=50 It lists the least harmful deoderants available. You can also see a list of the most dangerous ones out there. Hope it helps. Kamran |
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CindY
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It sure does, Kamran. Will bookmark this. So many new things I've discovered... A bit worried now, also. |
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rubyred
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Hi I try and not use anything aluminium based........my deodorant is aluminium free and also I have never used aluminium pans! stainless ones only for me! Ruby
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A woman's breasts are made up of fat, connective tissue, and thousands of tiny glands (known as lobules) which produce milk. If a woman has a baby, the milk is delivered to the nipple through tiny tubes called ducts, which allow her to breastfeed. Breast cancer usually shows as a lump or thickening in the breast tissue, although most breast lumps are not cancerous. There are several different types of breast cancer, which can develop in different parts of the breast. The most common is known as ductal breast cancer, which develops in the cells that line the breast ducts. Ductal breast cancer accounts for about 80% of all cases of breast cancer. Other, less common types of breast cancer include lobular breast cancer, which develops in the cells that line the milk-producing lobules, inflammatory breast cancer, and Paget's disease of the breast. It is possible for breast cancer to spread to other parts of the body, such as the liver, bones, or lymph nodes (small glands that filter bacteria from the body). Ovarian Cysts |
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jessicaharris9
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I think the "aluminum" thing is a "theory"; they truly don't know what causes breast cancer (it's probably a combination of long-term exposures, not just one thing). We live in a world with a lot of chemical exposure; and when there is a "weakness" in your immune system it can allow cells to mutate into cancer and the cancer to grow if the immune system isn't able to tackle it. The best thing to do is to live as healthy of a life style as possible. There are people who are very athletic and eat nothing but organic whole foods who get breast cancer; and others who dip themselves in chemicals every day and never get it. Enjoy life, be healthy so that if you do get sick you are better equipped to handle treatment and fight the beast. Unfortunately if you worry about every little thing that could possibly give you cancer you will be living in a bubble (and have an ulcer). Do your monthly self breast exams, http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/testing/self_exam/
index.jsp make sure your doc does your clinical breast exams, and start getting your annual mammogram by the age of 40 (sooner if you have a family history, 10 years prior to the age of the family member's diagnosis). Hugs Jessi 6/9/06 - biopsy positive for cancer 6/23/06 - DIAGNOSIS: stage IV (T4d N2 M1) invasive ductile carcinoma NOS with bone and liver mets; 17 cm mass (primary tumors), inflammatory breast cancer(IBC); HER2/neu+, HR- 6/26/06-12/11/06 - Chemo FEC/Taxol w/Herceptin & Aredia 12/20/06 - right modified radical mastectomy, 7 of 13 removed nodes showed evidence of prior disease 12/21/06 - No Evidence of Disease (stage IV/NED); complete remission 2/6/07-3/22/07-Radiation 28+5 boost, 6040cGy. CURRENT: Still NED, taking Herceptin and Zometa without end. Heart and kidney function remains normal.  |
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Wow Jessi We think so much alike ... I think maybe we are soul sisters in this fight. I've often wondered what have I done to deserve cancer and now I think totally differently. Now, I simply say I won't let this horrible cancer "issue" destroy my life ... and living it!! I've read somewhere that everyone has cancer cells in their body but that most people's immune systems or killer cells attack and kill the cancer cells before they can form into tumours. For me, it is just way too hard to worry about "what if" by constantly reading articles that talk about all the toxins that my body is taking in through the skin, by eating, or by simply breathing. I've been trying extra hard to eat better, exercise more, pray more, and simply enjoy life. I as you mentioned feel that if I have to live in a bubble then how can I possibly enjoy life. Hugs to all, ~Beth~ ~Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.~ Author-Unknown
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