Lard, Rennet, Suet, and Tallow

What’s in your Personal Care Products
And Around Your Home?

Lard and leaf lard:
Pig intestines or Fatty tissue from Pigs/hogs, either processed or left unprocessed. Manteca is the Spanish for lard/lard butter.

Lard can be in lipstick, lotion (as emulsifiers), and shaving cream. And an almost guarantee, lard is in your commercial bar soaps! In candles and hidden in margarine there’s lard. Soap does not need to contain lard, which was a ranchers by-product in their own ranch/farm animal slaughter. However, a few products like Vasoline should be avoided as well. Vasoline is petroleum, which is neither lard nor good for the earth!

Substitutions for lard:
Vegetable fat, fruit and nut wax.
Almond, Cocoa butter (an evergreen tropical plant), coconut, cotton seed oil, jojoba, palm seed and palm fruit oil, peanut, sesame, and soy (soybean) oil.
If you are not Vegan: beeswax.



Rennet and Rennin:
Usually from calves/young cows.
Obtained from the lining of slaughtered animal’s stomach. Found in nearly all cheese (unless specifically listed as being Rennet-less and “animal friendly”) and coagulated dairy food products.

Available substitutions:
microbial (non-animal) agents, vegetable rennet, lemon juice, and bacteria culture (like acidophilus, the friendly bacteria occurring in natural yogurt and non-dairy herbal remedies).

Suet:
Raw beef or mutton fat.
Suet can be found as an ingredient in Bird Food/Animal Blocks, cheaper margarine, and possibly still in some medicinal ointments.

Numerous choices available over suet!

Tallow/Tallowate/Stearic Acid
Derived from the slaughter of Cattle, Horse, Sheep, and Pigs (though the later is rarely labeled due to Religious groups disallowing most pig products). Listed or Unlisted/Unreported, tallow may be present in your Animal/Livestock Feed. Tallow is used over wax at times for cheaper candles and crayons. Unlike Suet, tallow does not require refrigeration.

Alternatives:
Japan Tallow (natural fat from Fruit tree produce) and Vegetable Tallow (such as bayberry)



So, why are the fatty tissue areas, which are equally similar in humans and animals, where heavy metals have absorbed and stay, feeding cancer cells among other things, used for human and animal consumption? Why would you wish to pamper yourself with any so-called beauty product containing animal fat, ligament, or organs? Why do companies hide the usage of these hideous ingredients? Monetary reasons must be the only excuse to dump these health hazards into our food, animal care, and cosmetic goods. Yikes!






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METHOD Detergent and Laundering Tips

Stain Removal

and

The Eco-Friendly
METHOD LAUNDRY DETERGENT

METHOD PRODUCTS:
www.methodhome.com

The previous article mentioned, METHOD “People Against Dirty”, is something of profound interest to me.
Today, I will detail the most important product to me,
as I do laundry everyday, throughout the day.


METHOD 3X Concentrated Detergent (Phosphate-free)

“free + clear”

• coconut surfactants (biodegradable)


• corn (plant solvent)


• borate salt


• coconut soap


• plant based glycerin


• purified water


• *fragrant oils (in scented versions)


• (non-animal) enzymes, stain removers


• biodegradable brightening agents


• *less than 0.1% preservative

Alas, I do not yet have a front load washing machine; however, even with this and every top-load machine I have owned/used…
I only require 1 1/2 teaspoons – 1 tablespoon of all METHOD Liquid Laundry Detergent products, for regular clothing or towels!

Please start with less detergent than what is suggested on the METHOD label, adjusting to your laundry’s dirt and oil saturation. Depending on the minerals and other compounds in your personal or town water supply/source, detergent requirements will fluctuate.

Always place LAUNDRY DETERGENT (of any type/brand) in Hot Water, prior to adding any laundry. Then, adjust temperature to type of washing after your detergent has diluted.

Towels will always necessitate the very Hottest of washing water, as you do not wish to cross-contaminate.

Delicates/lingerie/silks
require Cool Water Only.

Hot Water:
Kills germs, shrinks fabric, and can set-in stains. Pre-spot stains with cool water and your natural laundry detergent/natural spot remover, gently scrubbing/brushing fabric and allowing detergent to penetrate into moistened fabric.


Cool Water:
Does not remove mildew, does not remove odor, however will Not shrink fabric. Baking Soda in a pre-wash, can remove odor, prior to your (reg./normal) wash cycle. Again, allow the Baking Soda to dissolve in warm water prior to adding laundry. Soak in washer as needed to remove foul smell, up to an hour. Follow with full wash cycle, then with white Vinegar in rinse (which also removes all soap product residue from even prior laundering)!

My personal recommendations of the METHOD Liquid Laundry Detergents-

• “Free + Clear” (for highly sensitive people)
• “Sweet Water” (for general households)

*METHOD Laundry Products: Recommended/Approved by Front-Load and Eco Washing Machine manufactures




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Lowry and Ryan: METHOD

Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan: Founders of METHOD

www.methodhome.com

People Against Dirty-

the Cruelty-free, Eco Friendly Cleaning Line!

Adam Lowry is a graduate, in Chemical Engineering, from Stanford, whose background includes Product Design and patents in the Automobile Industry.
(bio found: http://soe.stanford.edu/alumni/profile_lowry.html )

Eric Ryan chief brand architect, the guru behind METHOD’s Marketing, previously spent over seven years in the advertising field with consumer goods from Saturn to Gap, and Old Navy. Eric Ryan was named PETA’s “Person Of The Year” in 2006 and dubbed ECO LEADER by Time Magazine! “Style is what gets a customer into a brand, substance is what keeps them there” is a now famous Ryan quote.

Lowry and Ryan are the co-founders of METHOD which they started, long past their high school days together and subsequent to the years separated after college, where they realized corporate greed (from standard companies) and, on the flip side, the total lack of esthetically pleasing and cool marketing that the environmentally sound businesses could never comprehend.

Utilizing their Science and Marketing backgrounds with their distaste for negative, guilt driven, lack-luster “Eco Choices”… METHOD and their Motto “People Against Dirty” were born. Today, these now married Eco Pioneers live in California and continue to reach for not only the heavens yet, have angels on the payroll (as it would seem). High Fashion and Modern Design are attached to METHOD and their Revolution!

METHOD is the 7th fastest growing company in the U.S., and has the fastest business growth in all of California. Over 25,000 Retailers in Canada, United Kingdom, and the United States so far have found that “being GREEN (with METHOD) does mean Chic and even Prosperous”!



(Next: METHOD PRODUCT LINE and Retailers)









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Nature's Way: Recycled Paper and Cotton Toiletry Products

www.natureswaytissue.com

Native American Owned Company
Selling Recycled Paper and Recycled Cotton Products

Nature’s Way Tissue Corporation converting facility is located within the original Oneida Tribe Reservation (Wisconsin, United States)


Contact Info
Nature’s Way Tissue Corporation
PO Box 28015
Green Bay, WI 54324-0015

Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM (C.S.T.)

TEL: (920) 347-2237
FAX: (920) 347-2228

Robin Muer
Phone: 920.347.2237, ext. 7012

The following links are the individual divisions under
Nature’s Way Tissue Corp.

http://www.tissuedepot.com/
Recycled Paper/Tree products
Including: Bath/Toilet Tissue, Facial Tissue, Napkins, Folded Towels,
Roll Towels and Dispensers.

Offering: Free Shipping, to all of the Continental U.S.

http://www.purelycotton.com/
Recycled Cotton:
Bath Tissue & Facial Tissue

Purely Cotton products are made from cotton linters, which are the by-products from the process of cottonseed, into food grade oil.

Without NATURE’S WAY, this cotton would not be recycled, leaving the by-products as manufacturing/agricultural waste. Therefore, their cotton material used for Purely Cotton is considered recycled.

The Trade Name for RECYCLED COTTON:
Eco Fibre

Purely Cotton is striving to be pesticide free, and 100% organic someday. Currently, the cotton linters purchased/utilized are not absolutely organic, as the retail price to you the consumer would be greatly affected. Purely Cotton aims to support natural, sustainable agriculture and manufacturing.

Purely Cotton:
No dyes, No inks, No Perfume! No chlorine bleach! Hypo-allergenic!

http://kolatissue.com
Recycled Paper/Tree products
Bath Tissue, Facial Tissue, Napkins, Pre-folded Towels, and Roll Towels.

Offering: Free Shipping, to all of the Continental U.S.
















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The Oneida Nation:

Prior to explaining the wonderful line of recycled paper and recycled COTTON PRODUCTS of Purely Cotton/Nature’s Way (http://natureswaytissue.com/),
I would like to give a brief narrative of the owners, and their Oneida Tribe.

The Oneida Nation official site:

http://www.oneidanation.org/

The Oneida Peoples are formally part of The Iroquois Nations. Oneida translates to “People Of The Standing Stone” and have had a tribal presence in the Continent of North America, over 10,000 years, long before Italian & Spanish travelers’ (like Christopher Columbus and his Patrons) examination of these lands. The Oneida Nation has three clans that are named and represented as the following: Bear, Turtle, and Wolf.

Oneida Nation consists of 13,000 listed individuals, with just under 2,500 tribal people residing on Reservation Land. In Northeast Wisconsin their lands are near Brown and Outagamie Counties.

The Oneida Nation leads as a model for U.S. commerce, with the nation employing 4,000 individuals, which whom only half of their U.S. employees are Oneida.

As like the days of old, where the tribal people of The Oneida Nation lived in “longhouses” with bunk beds; a modern concept for early communities, the tribe strives to be self-sufficient and create only a positive impact on the land and all surrounding peoples. It therefore should be expected to hear that this Oneida Nation has contributed over $284 million dollars in currency, to Brown County area, Wisconsin.

Although not always noted for the conception, much fame in the sports world should be given to The Iroquois Nations, which whom created the sport of Lacrosse. And, when played by these native peoples, the game is much more challenging physically and psychologically, as well having spiritual meaning.

To their credit, women have always played a key role in choosing and deposing Political/Tribal leaders as well as carrying property ownership.

Additionally, to View The Iroquois Nation innovative Constitution which influenced Benjamin Franklin and the official writing of The United States Constitution:
http://www.constitution.org/cons/iroquois.htm

To learn the language of The Nation:
http://language.oneidanation.org/lessons/

Or
Oneida Nation Language Revitalization Program
P.O. Box 365
Oneida, WI 54155
920.490.2472

http://language.oneidanation.org/contact/

Next:
The low-impact, environmentally friendly products offered by the Oneida Nation members at NATURE’S WAY (Native Owned) Tissue Company.








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Disposable Cotton Toiletry goods (part A)

PART A

COTTON SOFT Company

The wonderful (Cotton Soft) company offers their exclusive COTTON personal needs products, via independent stores in Bulk or Retail, On-Line or through Store-Fronts!

Environmentally sound COTTON:
COTTON SOFT uses the short fibers of the cotton plant (known as linters) that normally get discarded as waste material. COTTON SOFT cotton is only from non-genetically modified, chemically void, and pesticides/insecticides free, and is revolutionary with this idea.


Why use Cotton Products for your disposable toiletry needs? Whereas it takes years and years for trees to grow to any maturity, COTTON is an ANNUALLY RENEWABLE CROP! Additionally, Cotton Toiletry products are ideal for sensitive skin and delicate respiratory systems.


COTTON SOFT products include:
Disposable Facial Tissue, Toilet Tissue, and Kitchen (Paper-like) Towels Rolls and Disposable Picnic/Napkin Squares.


Companies carrying COTTON SOFT:

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk

(U.K. and E.U.)


http://www.greenshop.co.uk

(U.K.) Storefront (outside Stroud) and On-Line shipping to England
The Green Shop
Cheltenham Road, Bisley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 7BX.
M-Sat 9:00am - 5:30pm and Sundays/Bank Holiday 9:30am - 1:00pm


http://www.spiritofnature.co.uk/

(U.K.) On-Line, Mail, and Phone Orders





Later:
PURELY COTTON Personal Products, (Nature’s Way Tissue Co.) owned/managed by U.S. Native American Tribal members in Wisconsin. Aside from sensitive skin issues, PURELY COTTON toilet tissue is recommended for septic systems and ideal for low-flow toilets.








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Facial Tissue: Your Choices

Facial Tissue
And
Your Environmentally Sound Choices

Whether you have Allergies, “Tear over Sad Movies”, experienced the sinister seasonal Cold, or simply have company:

A Home should always
have Facial Tissue available for it’s occupants and guests!

For The Bachelors out there-
Toilet Paper is never an acceptable solution, unless you are camping! No one, I repeat, no one… other than YOU, wishes to place an item against his or her face when you’ve touched it on the toilet!

Toilet Paper usually comes in rolls or tiny squares, for your private toiletry uses.

Facial tissue is usually created softer or stronger, and specifically for facial use. Soon I will post an article discussing options for “Toiletry needs” which of course will define Natural Choices for toilet paper!

Firstly:
Facial Tissue or Handkerchief

In the U.S. the facial tissue market has been dominated by the Kleenex brand disposable handkerchief, and so dubbed “Kleenex”. Originally, paper products were not used. Instead, cloth squares or handkerchiefs were carried and eventually marketed in numerous colors, shapes, and patterns. After children sharing facial towels to blow noses were found to spread germs in large cities, a temporary solution to the germ distribution came into creation. Disposable, single use cloths for those who are ill, were to hit the U.S. markets and eventually most parts of the world.

1924: The Kleenex disposable facial tissue is released
1926: Kleenex is marketed to Canada

Natural Choices in disposable facial tissue:

Recycled Paper/Wood Product
Cotton Tissue Paper



Modern Day Recycled Paper/Non-deforestation Tissues:

U.K.
Tradecraft

http://www.traidcraft.co.uk/
100% Recycled, Can be purchased in bulk: 24 boxes, Average 150 2-ply tissues, Sheet size 200mm x 210mm, made in U.K.

U.S./Canada
Marcel Paper Products
http://www.marcalpaper.com/ Full line of Recycled Content Tissue Products

U.S., Canada, U.K.
Green Forest (started in 1990, WI), which was eventually sold to a “Mainstream Paper line”, and then sold a few years after to Planet Inc. (B.C. Canada)
www.greenforest-products.com

SEVENTH GENERATION: based in U.S. (available world-wide)
www.seventhgeneration.com
100% Recycled Paper Products including Facial Tissue & Toilet Paper, Fem Products, Cleaning Products, Baby Needs (including natural disposable diapers) and recycled plastic Trash/Garbage bags.

Countries and Suppliers:

• U.K. and E.U. (Suffolk based company) Green Face
  (carrying SeventhGen in U.K./E.U.):
  http://www.greenface.co.uk/
• Asia (including China, Japan, Korea, P.I.) and Mexico Hyoung
  (carrying SeventhGen., based in California, U.S.):
  http://www.hyoung.us/
• Australia/N.Z. Good Natured
  (featuring SeventhGen., Jason, Health Valley)
  http://www.goodnatured.ashop.com.au/
• U.S. (mostly): Vita Cost
  (Featuring: Alba, Avalon, Dr Bronner’s, Earth Science, Kiss My Face, Life-Flo, Lily Of The Desert (including great Aloe Vera juice), Nature’s Gate, Nature’s Plus, New Chapter, Seventh Generation, Tom’s, Zia)
  http://www.vitacost.com/
  
  

Non-Paper Tissue product information to follow:

including disposable COTTON Facial and Bath Tissue.

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EPSOM SALT: Uses In Sports Medicine and Injury Recovery

EPSOM SALT:
USES In DETAIL

Sports Medicine and Injury Recovery through the use of Epsom Salt

Broken Bones and dislocated joints need the seeking of Medical Therapy by a professional licensed and trained in Osteopathic (Muscular Skeletal) Medicine.

Unless joint damage can be ruled out via Xray or MRI, it is very difficult to say for certain that no bone has fragmented/chipped, even if joint/bone seems in place after injury. Not only can more damage occur from touching, rubbing, standing, or moving the broken/dislocated matter… specific physical therapy needs to be introduced after proper placement/replacement and adequate immobilized healing time has been achieved.

For Sports Muscle and Ligament Soreness-

EPSOM SALT DEEP TISSUE RUB:

Preferably have Loved One, Spouse, Friend, or Sports Assistant available.

• Have Injured Person/Self lie on a water resistant massage table or bamboo mat on floor.
• Place Warm, dampened towels under body/areas that are experiencing soreness/muscle pain from the sport/activity.
• With a ¼ cup of Epsom Salt gently shake the Epsom Salt Crystals onto dampened skin, and continue until area is covered.
• Follow-through with specific Deep Tissue Massage to realign muscle, tendons, and connective tissue.
• Keep injured area warm and slightly damp.
• Avoid Bruises, Cuts, Rashes, and any area that cannot stand a simple touch, where an EPSOM SALT WRAP would be preferred over tissue manipulation.
  

The Type of Tissue Rub/Massage, which will be beneficial, is dependant upon the state of relaxation needed and type of injury that the area/body has undergone.

Unless you are speaking of a Sprained Ankle, where raising the area then applying ice packs alleviate the swelling… I am a believer in heat/warmth for more Muscle, Ligament, and Tendon issues.

Ice/Cold Packs assist with many Fresh/new injuries, swelling, and narrowing of blood vessels (as a vasoconstrictor)!










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Deodorants: Your Natural Choices

Your Natural Choices:




Options For Fresher Feeling, Cleaner Body:

• Keep Underarm Area “Clean Shaven”
• Wash underarm a few times, throughout day with non-tallow/lard-free soap and water
• Wear Natural Fiber clothing: Cotton, Linen, Silk
• (On the Go) Wipe Underarm with either Witch Hazel or Vinegar/Water
• Fragrance Free/Natural Diaper Wipes or Personal Wipes can be carried with you in Auto/Briefcase/Purse in a baggie or the “To-Go size packages”
  

Natural Deodorant/Antiperspirant Choices:

Alvera:

• No Alcohol
• No Animal Ingredients
• No Dyes
• No Preservatives
• Vegetable Ingredients

Aubrey

• Aloe Vera Enriched
• Contains Natural Fragrances
• Essential Oils
• No Preservatives

Avalon

• Hypoallergenic
• No Animal Testing
• No Artificial Colors
• No Synthetic Fragrances
• Petroleum Free
• Supports Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Ingredients

Desert Essence

• Aluminum Free
• Manufactured by Renewable Energy
• No Synthetic Perfumes
• Vegan Products

Kiss My Face

• 100% Biodegradable Packaging
• Annually Renewable Sources
• Compostable
• Fragrance Free items available
• No Animal Ingredients
• No Artificial Colors
  

Tom’s Of Main

• Available Unscented
• Chemical Free
• Halal Certified
• No Animal Ingredients
• No Animal Testing/Cruelty Free
• Recycled Packaging

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Antiperspirants & Deodorants: Available yet Avoidable

Antiperspirants And Deodorants:

Available yet Avoidable

1993 The World Health Organization Acknowledged Aluminum Health Hazards, stating the link to Aluminum and Toxicity to the body.

(Where’s Uncle Sam when this came down? Getting Kickbacks from Petrol-Chemical Companies to shut mouth and smile wildly)


Common Products Available and Their Chemical Ingredients:


ADDIDAS Typical Deodorant
(Coty, since 1985)
Propylene Glycol , Water Aqua , Sodium Stearate , Isosteareth-20 , Fragrance Parfum , Steareth-2 , Triclosan , Cyclomethicone , Sodium Hydroxide , Silica Dimethyl Silylate , Butylene Glycol , Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein , Farnesol , Ethylparaben , Methylparaben , Propylparaben , Ext. D&C Violet No. 2 CI 60730 , FD&C Blue No. 1 CI 42090

BRUT
Antiperspirant
Ingredients:
Aluminum Chlorohydrate (8.8%), (Anhydrous) Butane,
Cyclopentasiloxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Fragrance, Hydrofluorocarbon 152a, Isopropyl Palmitate, Propylene Carbonate, Talc.


MENNEN:
Typical Deodorant Ingredients:
Propylene Glycol; Water; Sodium Stearate;
Fragrance; Sodium Chloride; Stearyl Alcohol; Triclosan; FD&C Blue No.1

MENNEN
Antiperspirant:
Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex Gly (18%),
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, SD Alcohol 40, Tripropylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Propylene Glycol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Fragrance, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone.


Proctor and Gamble
Deordorant:
Water, Aluminum Chlorohydrate,
PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Steareth-2, Steareth-20, Fragrance, Disodium EDTA, BHT

Located on Label:

“ Inhalation:

If respiratory irritation occurs, remove individual to fresh air.”

*Aluminum Chlorohydrate 10% - 30%

P.G.

Product “For Women”
Antiperspirant:
Aluminum Zirconium Trichlorohydrex Gly,
Cyclopentasiloxane, Talc, Stearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone,
Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Fragrance,
Polyethylene, Dipropylene Glycol, Silica, Behenyl Alcohol

P & G:
Deodorant “for Men”:
Alcohol Denatured, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Stearate,
Water, Perfume, Triclosan, Tetrasodium EDTA, D&C Yellow 10, D&C Green 5

* Look, No Aluminum, just all your other Favorite Chemicals *

P.G. “Signature” Deodorant:

Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat.,
Water, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Fragrance, Octyldodecanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Farnesol

P.G. Typical Men’s ANTIPERSPIRANT:
Ingredients:
Aluminum Chlorohydrate (Anhydrous) (10%).
Other Ingredients:
Butane, Hydrofluorocarbon 152A, Cyclopentasiloxane, Isopropyl Myristate, Dimethicone, Quaternium-18 Hectorite, Propylene Carbonate, Fragrance.




STETSON
Typical Deodorant:
SD Alcohol 40, Propylene Glycol, Water, Sodium Stearate, Fragrance, Triclosan, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Red No. 4, FD&C Blue No. 1.


Aside from Water, many of the Ingredients are not only difficult to pronounce... they are also not suitable for exposure in Humans and Animals. Additionally, most "Commercial Products" are devastating to the environment (in the manufacturing of and disposal of finished container and ingredient remnants).

So, why do these account for 75% (or more) of all the products in this specific market, in the United States, and some other parts of the World?

Only Profit!

Next, Your Natural Choices!




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Deodorant -or- Aluminum Antiperspirant

Deodorant (Body Fragrance)

or

Aluminum Antiperspirant

Unfortunately, “Internet Chain Letters” and The United States “F.D.A.” seem to provide equally irrational stories, with little middle ground based on logic, yet exclusive capital gains.

The true meaning of Deodorant-
Deodorant is simply a cosmetic without any medical qualities. It is a topical perfume/cologne Rub or Spray! It covers the odor! That’s it.

Now, if you seem to perspire less when you have nice body odor… that is may be a coincidence. Unless pasting something, anything, under your arm creates a barrier (which would be blocking Toxins from leaving your body through gland portals and pores), it cannot offer any medical grade ingredient to halt the body’s ability to perspire. And, at the very least, most typical, mass-produced Deodorants (from almost all corporations) are not quality scents. So why do people choose to wear them daily?

We do know that through the ages, varying forms of Society had claimed the bathing was not advisable for your health yet, also was a practice for serf/servant class of people. Perfume and Deodorant use, over bathing, was encouraged by Medical Professionals and your typical peers.

Antiperspirant-

Astringent component and/or compound of chemicals, when applied to skin actually stop/halt or hinder flow of perspiration, usually containing Aluminum.

Ingredients To Avoid:

• Aluminum: (Aluminum chlorohydrate= ACH, Aluminum compound, Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachororhydrex Gly= AZAG) *Explained in detail in BLOG dated 02 April 2008
• Dimethocone/Cyclomethicone (Silicone)- Promotes Tumors and Gathers in the Lymph Nodes
• Parabens (Benzyl, Butyl, Ethyl, Methyl, and Propyl) Toxic! Strong enough to inhibits microbial growth (which should not be used on/in your body).

Washing with clean water and a body cleanser/body scrub is sufficient!

Propylene Glycol

• If inhaled: Respiratory problems, irregular heartbeat, low blood pressure, blood and kidney disorders.
• If consumed: Brain Damage, Intravascular Hemolysis (destroying the Red Blood Cells),Pulmonary oedema, hypoglycaemia, and Death may occur.

Talc

• Talc in the genital area is associated with a three-to-four fold increase in the development of cancer

Toluene (Methyl benzene, Methyl benzol, Phenyl methane, Toluol)

• Vapors Harmful or Fatal if swallowed! Dangerous if inhaled or penetrated into skin.

Triclosan (a chlorophenol)

This Synthetic Microbial agent may even be present in your family's toothpaste!

• Human and Environmental Risk including Cancer, Reproductive Issues, & Birth Defects.
• Even small amounts of TRICLOSAN, if taken internally, can lead to:

Circulatory collapse

Coma

Convulsions

Death

Sodium Stearate

• Used in Pesticides
• Plastic additive for stabilty
• Cancer causing
• Neurotoxin
• Reproductive/Developmental Toxicity

Next:

Leading Brands- Comparing The Toxic Ingredients







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Danger: Aluminum

Aluminum:

Food, Cosmetics, and Medication

Since you may skim “Articles” you read, I feel compelled to mention prior to fully discussing Deodorants and Antiperspirants what Aluminum has and will affect your life, someone’s body, and the environment! While The FOOD And DRUG ADMIN. (F.D.A.) in America wants to tell you this and that drug are Safe… until Deaths and Lawsuits force them to say otherwise, many scholars and scientists have known about the dangers of the readily available and inexpensive metal “ALUMINUM”!

So, you either do not care or really haven’t heard the warnings! Did you know that U.S. and European peoples (Men and Women) once used LEAD as a foundation/concealer, cosmetic face powder, and on Hair Pieces and Wigs! LEAD is of course now banned in piping/plumbing, and cosmetics! Well, if there are known medical concerns, why would anyone place Aluminum “On or In” your body?

Dr Chris Exley, who has awards on “The Bioinorganic Chemistry of Aluminium and Silicon” and neuro-degenerative diseases (Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s) is quoted as saying :

"Aluminium is known to cause cancer in animal models. We need to make sure aluminium in antiperspirants isn't contributing to breast cancer".

And stated that manufacturers simply chose to use Aluminum even though there are non-aluminium-based antiperspirants.

“Aluminum is a metalloestrogen, it is genotoxic, is bound by DNA and has been shown to be carcinogenic. The confirmed presence of aluminum in breast tissue biopsies highlights its potential as a possible factor in the aetiology of breast cancer”, said Dr. Exley. Additionally he adds, “Myth and legend tells us aluminium is safe but reality shows us not that it isn't safe but that we don't know. Not knowing is not a reason for assuming safety."

Studies reveal a direct association between the level of aluminum in municipal drinking water and the peril of Alzheimer's Disease and dementia. And, the older the person is, the more the accumulation of Aluminum in your blood (serum level). It is unclear whether we humans are more susceptible to Aluminum as we age or it is simply our storage tank has filled to capacity.

Dr Melvyn R. Werbach suggests Alzheimer’s alone should be reason enough to purposefully avoid Aluminum products.

Regardless of what your knowledge of Aluminum was, let’s in short, write the list in simple form to note your source of daily, unobserved Aluminum.

Aluminum:

• Shelved as your grocery store Antiperspirants ,
• Holding your carbonated beverage (Soda, Colas),
• Camped in Outdoor Cooking Gear,
• Heating your Barbeque'd Picnic foods as Foil,
• On your lips as you swig your Ale,
• Swallowed whole in your Meds (all cute and fuzzy being termed “buffered/buffered Asprins"),
• Unseen in utensils,
• Slipped inside coffee pots,
• Biting mad in old Metal/Silver Fillings,
• Caked-in to most Baking Powder”!

Whereas it is totally unnecessary to ADD Aluminum to Baking Powder, most typical companies add it. Health Food/Natural Company lines of Baking Powder are much more expensive, so what’s a person to do? On a positive note, you have a clearly affordable choice over Aluminum laced Baking Powder: BAKING SODA. When using BAKING SODA... decrease/omit additional salt.

Baking Soda is my Secret Love, next to Vinegar for cleaning!




Aluminum is absorbed through the skin (your largest organ) and your intestines, in addition to your lungs!



Let’s use the readily available options over Aluminum and just “play on the safe side”, if you do not care to study fact, logic, and reason. There are natural and readily available alternatives!

*Shaving underarm hair and washing the underarm area a few times a day

will greatly reduce bacteria

and therefore body odor*

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