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Old Mar 01, 2007, 02:41 PM
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sounds like chemical allergy to me . . . avoid bedding, clothing, and personal products that contain toxins (some examples include: petroleum distillates, chlorine, phosphates, parabens, phthalates, artificial fragrances, dyes, and formaldehyde.)
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Industrial chemicals are basic ingredients in personal care products. About one of every eight chemicals registered for use in the U.S. Personal care products contain carcinogens, pesticides, reproductive toxins, endocrine disruptors, plasticizers, degreasers, and surfactants. The U.S. requires no premarket safety testing for personal care products. The EWG Report 2004 product use survey shows that more than a quarter of all women use at least 15 products daily. These exposures add up, and raise questions about the potential health risks from the myriad of unassessed ingredients migrating into the bodies of nearly every American, day after day. While some companies make products that are safe to eat, other companies choose to use known human carcinogens or developmental toxins like coal tar and lead acetate. When risky chemicals are used in cosmetics, the stakes are high. These are not trace contaminants like those found at part-per-million or even part-per-billion levels in food and water. These are the base ingredients of the product, just as flour is an ingredient in bread. These chemicals are found in percent levels in personal care products, nearly all easily penetrate the skin, and some we ingest directly from our lips or hands.More than one-third of all personal care products contains at least one ingredient linked to cancer.
57 percent of all products contain "penetration enhancer" chemicals that can drive other ingredients faster and deeper into the skin to the blood vessels below. (source EWG Skin Deep)

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consider maintaining toxin-absorbing plants in your home . . . read more.