What is Polysorbate 80 And Why Should You Avoid It?
The Good Human Polysorbate 80 (also known as Tween 80) is a food emulsifier, a surfactant in cosmetics, and an excipient used to stabilize aqueous medicine formulations. This synthetic chemical is a thick yellow liquid that is water-soluble generated from sorbitol, natural sugar alcohol, and the ethoxylation of sorbitan followed by the addition of lauric […]
Known Toxin In Your Hand Sanitizer
Lucy Crisetig Health Canada has been promoting the over use of a known toxin. Hand sanitizers are everywhere and used more often now than ever … What they don’t tell you is that there’s an ingredient that’s dangerous to your health in those hand sanitizers.
Higher Levels of Urinary Fluoride Associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children
University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health Higher levels of urinary fluoride during pregnancy are associated with more ADHD-like symptoms in school-age children, according to University of Toronto and York University researchers. … Tap water and dental products have been fluoridated in communities in Canada and the United States (as well as milk […]
Flouridation’s Neurotoxicity
Flouride Action Network There is no question that fluoride is neurotoxic, damaging the brain and central nervous system, as documented by hundreds of studies. Extensive scientific evidence, including studies at exposures caused by fluoridated water, show it can harm children. It can NOT be declared safe.
The Florence Statement on Triclosan and Triclocarban
Rolf U. Halden et al. The FDA’s decades-long path to issuing a final rule, and the narrow scope of the September 2016 Final Rule (FDA 2016), indicate that existing regulatory practices are not sufficient to protect human and ecosystem health from adverse impacts of antimicrobial chemicals. Scientists from both academia and nonprofit organizations coauthored The […]
Hand Sanitizer, Tricosan, and Thyroid Health
Dr. Eric Triclosan is a chemical that is commonly used in personal care products, as well as in household products, and even some medical devices. It has broad-spectrum anti-microbial activity against most gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Because of this, one of the most common uses of triclosan is in hand sanitizer products. Millions of people […]
What Happened to Triclosan? A Lingering Legacy of the Hyper-Hygiene Eratoxicity
Kelly Crowe … Hundreds of cosmetic and cleaning products contained triclosan, including, at one point, almost all of the antibacterial liquid soap that was sold to consumers. … Government health agencies began questioning the safety of triclosan almost a decade ago, at the height of a hygiene craze after antibacterial soaps and cleansers had already swept the […]
