| The safety of chemicals used in these products is utterly ignored by the FDA in much the same way that perfumes and cosmetic products containing cancer-causing chemicals are routinely ignored by the agency. The FDA makes virtually no effort to protect American consumers from cancer-causing or hormone-disrupting chemicals in tens of thousands of consumer products, and were it not for the efforts of consumer advocacy groups and environmental protection groups like the NRDC, no one would be protecting consumers at all. (U.S. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  These include most shampoos, laundry detergents, dryer sheets, soaps, perfumes, cosmetics, deodorants, skin creams and other similar products. In each of these categories, there are many alternatives available: Natural products that are either fragrance-free or made from essential oil fragrances only. If you wish to find success in applying the Law of Attraction, it's crucial to get these artificial fragrance chemicals out of your life (and away from your nervous system). |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Why are extremely toxic, cancer-causing chemicals openly allowed to be used in skin care products, perfumes and personal care formulas sold throughout America?
8) Why are popular laundry products still allowed to be sold in the U.S. when they contain numerous cancer-causing chemicals that get embedded in the fibers of clothing and are easily absorbed through the skin?
9) Why do U.S. health authorities not merely tolerate, but actually encourage the mass drugging of schoolchildren with amphetamine drugs? (Ritalin, Adderall, etc.)
The answer, of course, is: Blame China! |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  If chemical perfumes dulled the sense of vision to the same degree that they dull the sense of smell in people, the average consumer would be walking around 90 percent blind...
What's on display at BodyWorlds
The BodyWorlds exhibit, by the way, is viewed as either a celebration of the human body, or an affront to the sacredness of the human being, depending on who you talk to (take your pick). Personally, I thought it was really ahead of its time... if we were all living in the 19th century, that is. |
Mark Schapiro
See book keywords and concepts |  Others she discovered: a family of perfluorinated chemicals that are used as stain and water repellents for clothing and furniture and in nonstick cookware, and are known carcinogens; and artificial musk aromas contained in perfumes and soaps made from a synthetic substance called galaxolide, that scientists claim can reduce the ability of the body to expel other toxins.
Ms. Bruno had spoken with her doctor back in Italy about her chemical burden, and the doctor had shared her concerns of declining fertility rates among many women she was seeing, and their possible links to chemical exposure. |
Leslie Taylor, ND
See book keywords and concepts |  It has also been employed as a fixative in perfumes.
Today in the United States, copaiba resin is used mostly as a fragrance component in perfumes and in cosmetic preparations (including soaps, bubble baths, detergents, creams, and lotions) for its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and emollient (soothing and softening) properties. Natural health practitioners are just beginning to learn about the many ways that this important rainforest resource is employed in South American herbal medicine systems, and are beginning to incorporate them in their practices here. |
Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe
See book keywords and concepts |  According to Hernandez, "taken with cacahuatl [cacao] it gives an agreeable taste, is tonic, warms the stomach, perfumes the breath . . . combats poisons, [and] alleviates intestinal pains and colics." Martinez, on the other hand, denies that the flowers were used to flavor chocolate, despite the name, and assigns that function to the leaves and the pulp of the small fruit. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  They believed that certain perfumes had therapeutic properties. Emotional or mental ailments could be healed with medicinal perfumes, and once the mind was healed, physical health would follow.
Hippocrates, the "father of medicine," prescribed perfumed therapies; Greek medical practice also yielded the label iatralypte, a physician who cured through the use of aromatic ointments. They passed their knowledge on to the Romans, who in turn spread the use of botanicals to each new land they conquered.
After the fall of Rome, aromatherapy in Europe dwindled. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Irritant vaginitis can be due to allergies to such substances as latex in condoms, spermicides, deodorants, soaps, perfumes, semen, or douches.1 Irritation may also be due to hot tubs, mechanical abrasion, sanitary napkins, tampons, toilet tissue, or topical medications.
However, most vaginitis is due to a vaginal infection. More than 90 percent of vaginitis in reproductive-age women is caused by bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis, or trichomoniasis. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  When people use dryer sheets, they are coating their cloths with a thin film of artificial chemical perfumes. Just like other perfumes, a person’s sensitivity to these perfumes decreases over time to the point where they don’t even notice how potent these artificial fragrance chemicals are.
None of this would be interesting if it weren’t for the fact that these fragrance chemical are extremely toxic chemicals. They are known carcinogens. They cause liver damage and cancer in mammals. |
Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Usually the symptoms went away when the individual left the environment, but in some cases the symptoms persisted and would be made substantially worse by exposure to strong odorants, such as detergents, perfumes, newsprint, and insecticides. Patients with these complaints were said to have multiple chemical sensitivity. Though many MCS cases seem to start with an identifiable trigger (like working in a new building), some have no apparent trigger. So far, no good consensus definition for this condition exists. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Oils such as juniper and pine were used to combat illness and keep it from spreading, and the use of perfumes for personal adornments and hygiene was commonplace.
Aromatherapy met an enemy with the Puritan movement, which lumped perfume and incense in with paganism and witchcraft. And with the advent of modern science, aromatherapy fell further from favor. The natural essential oils, so prized for generations, were replaced with synthetic scents in cosmetics, perfumes, and foods.
It wasn't until the 1920s that aromatherapy began a resurgence. | | But the Arab world continued to add to the knowledge of perfumes' healing powers. By the tenth century, an Arabian physician, Avicenna, had discovered a way to distill the essential oils from rose petals. Soon, many other essential oils were available, and by the time trade resumed between Europe and the East, the use of essential oils was widespread. Oils such as juniper and pine were used to combat illness and keep it from spreading, and the use of perfumes for personal adornments and hygiene was commonplace. |
Stacy Malkan
See book keywords and concepts |  Product tests conducted by Consumer Reports in January 2007 found the phthalates DEP and DEHP in all eight of eight perfumes tested.15 The Not Too Pretty report found phthalates in 72% of personal care products, including fragrance-containing shampoos, deodorants and hair gels. None of the products listed phthalates on the label.16
• Sensitizers. One in every 50 people may suffer immune system damage from fragrance and become sensitized, according to the EU's
Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-food Products. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
See book keywords and concepts |  Cloves and clove oil are used in cooking, perfumes, and artificial flavorings.
A Serving of Food Lore...
Cloves originated in the Molucca Islands of Indonesia. The spice was first mentioned in Chinese writings during the Han dynasty over two thousand years ago. Arab traders brought cloves to the Venetians in Europe four hundred years later.
Where Are Cloves Grown?
The principle producer of cloves is Zanzibar in East Africa. Indonesia, Sumatra, Jamaica, West Indies, and Brazil are the world's other top producers.
Why Should I Eat Clove? |
Mark Schapiro
See book keywords and concepts | | In the average home, phthalates are everywhere in shower curtains, shampoo bottles, raincoats, and perfumes (for aiding adherence to the skin). Those plastic rubber ducks floating in the bathtub are so squishy because of the phthalates with which they have been saturated. In hospitals, they are in medical tubing. One of the components of that distinctly "new" smell of a new car comes from phthalates that have been added to the plastic dashboard. |
Marshall Editions
See book keywords and concepts |  Common irritants and triggers include pet fur, feathers, hair, dander, saliva, house dust mites, perfumes and other fragranced products, environmental pollutants such as car fumes, cigarette smoke, and cold and foggy atmospheres, plus exercise, stress, and anxiety. The number of cases of asthma is steadily increasing worldwide, especially among children, although around half of the children with asthma eventually grow out of it. Some experts believe that this is linked with the rise in air pollution. There is also a genetic predisposition to the condition. |
Dr Ron Roberts
See book keywords and concepts |  Apparently he discovered that the many oils used in perfumes were better antiseptics and healing substances than the formulas available at the time. Gattefosse found out the hard way: he burnt his hand one day and plunged it into a bowl of lavender oil, mistaking it for water. The burn healed quickly and without a scar.
Aromatherapy makes therapeutic use of essential oils extracted from nature's kingdom: from flowers, trees, bushes, roots, seeds, herbs and even bark. | | Some people have asthmatic reactions to tobacco smoke, strong perfumes or smoke from fires. If they are tested they are not allergic to the tobacco particles or wood ash, but nevertheless the body reacts to them by going into bronchial spasm. Sometimes this reaction is called twitchy airways, or irritable airways. Whatever its name, it can result in asthma just as surely as allergic asthma. However, because there is no inflammation of the air passages, when the irritant disappears recovery is much quicker than after an allergic attack. | | Although strong-smelling substances, fragrances and perfumes can actually provoke asthma attacks in some people, pure essential oils contain no irritating additives to aggravate. Nevertheless, someone with asthma who is unsure of possible adverse reactions should start by using essential oils sparingly.
EUCALYPTUS
A great deal of Australian history can be traced from the bushmen who first distilled eucalyptus from the leaves of the blue mallee gum tree, in the very early days of settlement in Australia. | | Choose cosmetics, perfumes, soaps and hair products made from plant extracts rather than mineral oils. Use an electric razor and ordinary ice water as an astringent.
Wherever possible choose unpackaged foods or products in glass. Plastic food wrappings leach out pollutants and contaminate food. Avoid plastic cookware and servingware, too.
Limit alcoholic intake as it can cause swelling of blood vessels in the nasal passages.
Don't smoke and stay out of smoke-filled rooms.
Fireplaces, wood stoves and cigarettes are fuel for asthma. |
Joseph Campbell
See book keywords and concepts | | Having spoken thus, the great Lord of yoga revealed to Arjuna his supreme form as Vishnu, Lord of the Universe: with many faces and eyes, presenting many wondrous sights, bedecked with many celestial ornaments, armed with many divine uplifted weapons; wearing celestial garlands and vestments, anointed with divine perfumes, all-wonderful, resplendent, boundless, and with faces on all sides. If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One. |
J. Douglas Bremner
See book keywords and concepts |  Allergic asthma can also be treated via avoidance of triggers in the home and environment such as pet dander, mold, dust mites, cockroaches, tree and other plant pollen in spring, secondhand smoke, perfumes, and chemicals, including those found in standard household cleaning products. |
Marshall Editions
See book keywords and concepts | | Antihistamines and topical creams: Pruritus can be caused by perfumes, detergents, clothes, soaps, or lotions. If such causes are suspected, treating symptoms with antihistamines such as Benadryl®, low-potency steroid creams (hydrocortisone 1%), aloe vera, or calamine lotion is reasonable. If the itchiness resolves within three to five days no further investigation is necessary.
If lesions are present: The causes of itchy skin are extensive and sometimes a more serious illness coexists. Treatment is dependent on the cause. | | The nose may be unpleasantly sensitive to strong odors and perfumes, with repeated, violent bouts of sneezing. The nose runs freely by day, especially when in the fresh, open air, and gets very stuffed up at night. There will be a strong general feeling of irritability when unwell.
Pulsatilla: Consider using Pulsatilla if mucus discharges are thick, bland, and yellow-green in color. When this remedy is appropriate symptoms are noticeably more distressing when resting in bed at night, and especially uncomfortable if you are in stuffy, over-heated surroundings. |
Dr Ron Roberts
See book keywords and concepts | | A by no means complete list would include fur, feathers, wool, perfumes, chemicals used in hair care products and cosmetics, insecticides, household cleaners and disinfectants, oil and petrol fumes, and the fumes from gas heaters. Three of the most common are moulds, foods and drugs.
Mould spores are being increasingly suspected as causes of asthma because, like pollen, they can be released into the air in huge numbers. You don't have to live in a damp suburb to have mould in your home, either: moulds can survive in a variety of places. |
Rainer W. Bussmann and Douglas Sharon
See book keywords and concepts |  Los seguros son frascos llenos de yerbas poderosas tanto como perfumes, laminas de santos, pelos y ufias del paciente.
Fiebre, Malaria, Fiebre Amarilla
En muchos casos, cualquier fiebre se atribuia a la malaria o fiebre amarilla aunque frecuentemente ningun diagnostico se lleva a cabo. Fiebre amarilla es muy rara en Ecuador Meridional. Por eso la frecuente inclusion en categorias de enfermedades locales es algo sorprendente. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
See book keywords and concepts | | Mint is thought to have originated in the Mediterranean Basin, where it was valued as a foundation in perfumes, food flavorings, and medicinal products. The Romans brought mint throughout Europe. In the 1790s, mint was being grown in Massachusetts, and by 1812 peppermint was cultivated commercially for oil in Ashfield, Massachusetts.
Where Is Mint Grown?
Mint is mainly grown in China, India, the Mediterranean, the Philippines, and Egypt. In the United States, peppermint is primarily grown for essential oil production. |
Tom Bohager
See book keywords and concepts |  Causes may include cosmetics, perfumes, latex or rubber, metal alloys (including silver, nickel, and gold), and poisonous plants, such as poison ivy or poison oak. Contact dermatitis can be cleared up by avoiding exposure to the allergen. Seborrheic dermatitis is a malfunction of the seborrheic glands and can result in scaling of the skin. Dandruff is a form of this condition, as is cradle cap in infants. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
See book keywords and concepts |  One of my greatest frustrations has been that now I have to dodge people because of the cosmetics, perfumes, and sprays that they use. They set off severe migraine attacks that can put me into bed for two and three days at a time.
I was forced into changing my lifestyle. I had to change my way of eating and a lot of the products that I use in my home. Tve gone to a semi-vegetarian diet, mostly organic. I eat very little meat, and no flavorings. I have to be on a completely yeast-free and sugar-free diet. It is extremely restricted. |
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