Posted on 05/27/2005 6:01:44 AM PDT by Pharmboy
Mission: Accomplished!
Tupperware syndrome!........
An inch less and they will be girls. What a revolting developement that will be.
Dang. All my underwear was made of phthalate.
That's your story and you're stickin' to it, huh?
LOL!!
What does that mean? You have to eat the stuff, wear it, look at if funny? What?
In adult drunken women, when corrected for the different genitals, this is called the "six-pack index."
Whatta revoltin' development THIS is...PING
In some circles this has been known or suspected for quite a while. A nutritionist friend of mine has been recommending the avoidance of certain types of plastics ever since I've known him.
Excellent. I have an excuse now!
I'M HEALED!
"This is clearly something that needs to be examined in a larger sample," said Michael Jackson.
"A nutritionist friend of mine has been recommending the avoidance of certain types of plastics ever since I've known him."
Which ones did they recommend avoiding?
Phthalates in Cosmetics - Buyer Beware or Just Another Scare?
You step out of the shower, dry off and apply satiny-smooth lotion all over your body. Are you hydrating your skin or damaging your fertility? And what about that French manicure you have scheduled for Saturday? Will it make your hands look gorgeous at Saturday night’s affair or render your husband infertile? Also, your eau de toilette, will it make you smell like Spring all day long or merely increase your unborn child’s risk of birth defects?
Clearly these questions do not occur to the average consumer, as we stroll down the personal care aisle in our local drug store or go about our grooming rituals, but there is a growing group of advocates who say that these are the very questions we should be asking ourselves.
However, other groups urge caution stating that we should not throw the baby out with the bath … or toilette water …as the case may be.
Certain “controversial” chemicals known as “phthalates” (pronounced THAL-aytes) are used in hair products, deodorants, body lotions, fragrances and nail polishes. Small amounts of a phthalates known as di-butyl phthalate (DBP) make nail polish chip resistant and when perfumes are dissolved in di-ethyl phthalate (DEP) or di-methyl phthalate (DMP), their scent lingers longer. In hair sprays, phthalates avoid stiffness by allowing the spray to form a flexible film on the hair.
Some health advocates argue that use of these chemicals among women of child-bearing age is leading to birth defects and declining sperm counts across the globe, while others argue that phthalates have been used for years and there is no evidence that they cause any harm in humans. The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.
Phthalates in Cosmetics 101
Phthalates are a group of chemicals used in hundreds of products. Some examples include toys, vinyl flooring and wall covering, detergents, lubricating oils, food packaging, pharmaceuticals, blood bags and tubing and personal care products such as perfume, nail polish, hair sprays, body lotions, soaps and shampoos.
A recent review by the independent Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Panel found no evidence that the use of phthalates in cosmetics pose any health risk to users. The decision incensed certain healthcare advocate groups who say phthalates should be banned from use in women´s cosmetics. The Environmental Working Group of Washington, DC recently called on women of reproductive age to shun cosmetics containing dibutyl phthalates (DBP) at a press conference.
According to Not Too Pretty, an advertising campaign sponsored by Coming Clean, the Environmental Working Group and Health Care Without Harm, cosmetic and personal care companies say that the level of phthalates in their products is "safe," and this might be true if people were exposed to only one phthalate from one source at a time.
However, they state, exposures add up and since many phthalates have similar effects, we may be affected by the total exposure to this group of chemicals. In other words, what appears to be a "tolerable" level of exposure to a single phthalate could contribute to an unsafe overall exposure.
There’s activity across the globe when it comes to phthalates and cosmetics. Earlier this year, the European Parliament prohibited the use of the phthalates DEHP and DBP in cosmetics. A European study found that four out of five products tested in Britain and Sweden contained at least one phthalate and more than half contained multiple phthalates.
THANKS MOM!
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