oh my stars.
do you use clearasil or an antibacterial hand soap? if so, you're probably exposing yourself to triclosan. check this out:
Triclosan: Synthetic "antibacterial" with a chemical structure similar to Agent Orange. The EPA registers it as a pesticide, giving it high scores as a risk to human death and the environment. It is in a class of chemicals suspected of causing cancer in humans. Its manufacturing process can produce dioxin, a hormone-disrupting chemical with toxic effects measured in the parts per trillion, that is one drop in 300 Olympic sized swimming pools! Hormone disruptors can change genetic materials, decreased fertility and sexual function and foster birth defects. Internally, it can lead to cold sweats, circulatory collapse and convulsions. Stored in body fat, it can accumulate to toxic levels, damaging the liver, kidneys and lungs and can cause paralysis, suppression of immune function, brain hemorrhages and heart problems. Tufts University School of Medicine says triclosan can force the emergence of "super bugs" that it cannot kill. Its widespread use in antibacterial cleanser, tooth pastes and household products may have nightmarish implication for our future.
Alternative: BGSE
http://www.amurie-toxicfreeproducts.com/cosmeticsharmfulchemicals.htm
yikes! i knew it was bad in terms of killing off weak bacteria and making the stronger ones resistant, but eep!
Triclosan: Synthetic "antibacterial" with a chemical structure similar to Agent Orange. The EPA registers it as a pesticide, giving it high scores as a risk to human death and the environment. It is in a class of chemicals suspected of causing cancer in humans. Its manufacturing process can produce dioxin, a hormone-disrupting chemical with toxic effects measured in the parts per trillion, that is one drop in 300 Olympic sized swimming pools! Hormone disruptors can change genetic materials, decreased fertility and sexual function and foster birth defects. Internally, it can lead to cold sweats, circulatory collapse and convulsions. Stored in body fat, it can accumulate to toxic levels, damaging the liver, kidneys and lungs and can cause paralysis, suppression of immune function, brain hemorrhages and heart problems. Tufts University School of Medicine says triclosan can force the emergence of "super bugs" that it cannot kill. Its widespread use in antibacterial cleanser, tooth pastes and household products may have nightmarish implication for our future.
Alternative: BGSE
http://www.amurie-toxicfreeproducts.com/cosmeticsharmfulchemicals.htm
yikes! i knew it was bad in terms of killing off weak bacteria and making the stronger ones resistant, but eep!