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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