Transcript Is Our Medical World Failing Us What About our Nation

You’re Putting What
On Your Face?
A practical guide to sensible and safe
purchasing of body care products
Prepared By
J. P Durga, LLC
P. O. Box 65346
Port Ludlow, WA 98365-0346
1-866-387-4222
www.jpdurga.com
Manufacturers of totally chemical and
petroleum free body care products
infused with the highest quality of
healing herbs and naturally extracted
essential oils!
Your Face, Arms, Hands,
Back, Legs, Your Entire Body
• What goes on the skin, goes in
the body!
• Do you know what is in your
body care products?
• Do you know how to find out
what is in your body care
products?
• Read your labels and be able to
identify the toxins! It’s always
best to start at the bottom of the
ingredients list. If the bad stuff
is in there, the good stuff is
cancelled out.
• Organic is as important for the
outside as for the inside
• Toxins enter the body through
the skin as well as the air, food
and water.
Skin vs. Ingestion
• Skin is largest (non filtering) organ in
the body – what goes on the skin
enters the body in its complete form
• Ingesting can be less harmful than
applying to the skin; the liver or
kidneys are able to filter some waste
or toxins before they enter the blood
• Anything applied to the skin is
absorbed quickly and goes directly
into the blood and the body
• Some chemicals act as hormones by
replacing our existing hormones and
altering growth patterns
• When tested they can show up in the
blood serum but also in the saliva
Where do we find these Chemicals?
• Prescription Drugs – Tested & Approved
• Over the Counter Drugs – Often misused
• There is little or no FDA testing on multiple drug
combinations – similar to herbs or herbal mixtures
• Cosmetics – Not Regulated but effectively controlled
by FDA due to restrictions on claims i.e. Retinol,
Collagen, Rogaine
• Body Care Products – No standards, no restrictions
• Baby Care Products – We think they are safe because
they are for babies, well?
• Food Products – Organic, by whose standards?
• Pet Products – Chemicals here too, on our best
friends.
• Household Cleaners – Their effects on the
environment; chemicals poison the earth and us
• Home Furnishings – No Place is Safe – woodwork,
floors, walls, furniture, carpets, paint, utensils
• And in our FOOD!!!
Who do you trust?
• FDA – Under pressure to approve, with time constraints
and tight budgets, and they receive money for product
testing from the pharmaceutical and chemical
manufacturers
• Universities – Receive money and subsidies from the
pharmaceutical and chemical companies to fund the
research. How do they remain unbiased or ethical
• Plastic Manufacturers – Keep dodging the truth by saying
that there is no evidence
• Pharmaceutical Companies – Sabotage the market to
maintain control
• Chemical Producers – Cheap, Fast, Easy but profitable.
• Some doctors are paid by the pharmaceutical
manufacturers to support and promote drug use
• These same doctors are responsible for lowering or
establishing levels used to determine disease states like
hypertension, cholesterol, bone density, obesity, diabetes
• FDA – will not allow claims for healing from any source or
substance not approved by them. This disallows claims
pertaining to the use of essential oils, herbs and other non
traditional methods.
What toxic ingredients are
found in body care products
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Parabens
Phthalates
Petroleum
Petrolatum & Mineral Oil
Glycols
Ureas
DEA, MEA & TEA
BHA, BHT
Sodium Laurel Sulfates
Carbomer's
Aluminums, Metals, Talc
Paraffin
Artificial & Synthetic Coloring
Artificial & Synthetic Fragrances
Parabens, the “natural” preservative?
I don’t think so!
• Butyl-Ethyl-Methyl-Propyl – inhibit the growth of
microbes and extend the shelf life of products
• Act like Growth Hormones
• Mimics Estrogen – identified as estrogenic and
disruptive of normal hormone function
• May alter hormone levels, increasing risks for certain
types of cancer, impaired fertility, or alteration of the
development of a fetus or young child
• Used in Anti Aging Products
• Found in Cancer Medications – external estrogens
have been shown to increase the risk of breast cancer
• Known to cause various allergic reactions and skin
irritations and rashes, especially with prolonged or
repeated exposure
• Shown up in breast tumors giving proof that
chemicals seep into tissue after being applied to skin.
They will accumulate in the body
Phthalates Unstable and Dangerous –
used as plastic softeners or solvents
• Ubiquitous – Found in cosmetics, nail polish, perfumes, hair
sprays, lotions, baby toys, food, paint, plastic wrap, medical
tubing, cleaners, toys, shower curtains, medicines,
toothbrushes, straws, car seats…
• Regulated as toxic substances under environmental laws that
limit their discharge into air, land and water.
• European Parliament prohibits use of phthalates DEHP and
DBP in cosmetics
• Identified as a family of hormone-mimicking chemicals.
• No limitations on the amount used in consumer products in US
or Canada
• Health effects include damage to the liver and kidneys,
decreased sperm counts, testicular cancer, early puberty onset
in girls, early breast development in girls and boys, and other
reproductive disorders, as well as reduced fertility in males
• Evidence of Phthalates has been found in every person ever
tested for them
• Phthalates were found 3000 ft. in ice of Antarctica, and jellyfish
• Travels in the air, inhaled as fumes
• Permeates the body easily – via vinyl medical devices, vinyl
toys and when put in food or on the body
• Causes birth defects to fetus, especially males
• Harmful to infants, some infants born already exceeding body
burden limits of exposure to chemicals
• Do not show up as ingredients other than as letters like DBP
(dibutyl-phthalate), DEP (diethyl phthalate)
Petroleum Products in
Medications and Body Care
Products
• Addictive – Our brain is able to create pain,
chapped lips, skin irruptions, or other forms
of skin irritations in order to satisfy its desire
for petroleum. It masks this addiction by
allowing our body to heal, thus giving us
temporary relief.
• Addictive – Our brain can increase our need
for petroleum by intensifying various
problems/conditions, increasing their
frequency/occurrence, lengthening the
reaction time, creating more serious
conditions, making us more uncomfortable,
thus requiring more applications
• Addictive -Not curative, has no benefits,
actually creates the condition it is intended
to correct and perpetuates the problem
• Can easily be ingested when applied to lips
• Can easily be absorbed into the blood stream
via the mucus membranes or skin
Petrolatum & Mineral Oil
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Petrolatum is a petrochemical that
forms a barrier on the skin, makes
lipsticks shine and creams smoother
Mineral Oil is a derivative of crude
oil and petrolatum is mineral oil
jelly
Mineral oil hinders normal skin
respiration by keeping oxygen out
Mineral oil is drying and can
promote acne and skin
photosensitivity
Mineral oil slows down normal cell
development, resulting in
premature aging of the skin
Mineral oil and petrolatum actually
create the very conditions they are
intended to treat - addictive
Glycol
Propylene (PG), Polyethylene (PEG), Butylene
(BG) & Thylene (EG)
• Propylene Glycol is used in anti-freeze, brake fluid, de-icer,
paints, floor wax, detergents and tobacco
• All Glycols are petroleum derivatives and easily penetrate
the skin
• Inhibit skin cell growth and damage cell membranes
• EPA warns factory workers to avoid skin contacts with
Propylene Glycol to prevent brain, liver and kidney
abnormalities
• Propylene Glycol is used to carry the “active” ingredients
in transdermal patches
• Know to cause eye, skin and gastro-intestinal irritations,
allergic reactions and rashes, nausea, headache, vomiting
and central nervous system depression
• Actually causes dry skin but is commonly used as a
humectant to help retain moisture
• Other side effects include heart arrhythmia, stunted
growth, decreased blood pressure and death
• Butylene Glycol is now being used to replace Polyethylene
Glycol but it is not on the FDA Generally Recognized A’s
Safe List (GRAS)
• Propylene Glycol alters skin structure, allowing other
chemicals to penetrate deep into the skin, increasing the
amounts of other chemicals that reach the bloodstream
UREA
Imidazolidinyl and Diazolidinyl
• Second most commonly used
preservatives next to parabens
• Primary cause of skin irritations
• They release formaldehyde, a toxic
chemical, at very low temperatures
(just over 10 degrees)
• They are not effective at inhibiting the
growth of fungus and thus need to be
combined with other preservatives
• May be contaminated with impurities
linked to cancer or other significant
health problems
• Used in moisturizers, shampoos and
conditioners, hair sprays, anti-aging
treatment, shaving products, soaps,
deodorants, fragrance, many things
DEA (Diethanolamine), MEA
(Monoethanolamine) & TEA
(Triethanolamine)
• Alias include Cocamide DEA or MEA, DEACetyl phosphate, DEA Oleth-3, phosphate,
Myristamide DEA, Stearamide MEA,
Lauramide DEA, Linoleamide MEA,
Oleamide DEA, TEA-Lauryl Sulfate
• Used as emulsifiers and foaming agents,
popular in bubble bath, body wash,
shampoo and soaps
• Can cause eye and skin irritations, DEA is
easily absorbed through the skin and
accumulates in body organs, even the brain
• Tests show damage to the liver, kidney,
brain, spinal cord, bone marrow and skin
• 1998 study by the National Toxicology
Program showed a link between cancer in
lab animals and DEA and certain DEA
related ingredients when applied topically
Butylated hydroxianisole (BHA)
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
• Both are used as preservatives in
cosmetics, personal care products
and in food
• BHA is absorbed through the skin and
stored in body tissues
• BHT is harmful if ingested, inhaled or
absorbed through the skin
• BHT causes eye and skin irritation
• BHT is irritating to mucous
membranes and upper respiratory
tract..
• BHT Can cause severe destruction of
tissue
Sodium Laurel Sulfates
Sodium Laureth
• Also known as SLS
• Found in almost any kind of industrial cleaning agent
such as shampoo, toothpaste, mouth rinses
• Produces foamy, bubbly texture
• Causes irritation on contact with skin, eyes and
mucous membranes
• Can cause allergic reactions
• Long term exposure may cause mutagenic effects
• Rapidly absorbed and retained in the eyes, brain,
heart and liver with possible harmful long-term
effects
• Pseudo-natural products use phrases such as
“derived from coconut” but it is still Sodium Lauryl
Sulfate
• Harmful to hair and scalp
• Alters skin structure, allowing other chemicals to
penetrate deep into the skin, increasing the amounts
of other chemicals that reach the blood stream
Carbomers
• Used in cosmetics as emulsifying,
thickening, suspending and dispersing
agents
• Used in medical products such as
transdermal patches
• Described as a homopolymer of
acrylic acid cross linked with an allyl
ether penaeythritol, an allyl ether of
sucrose or an allyl ether of propylene
• Associated with skin and eye irritation,
coughing, and possible skin rash
Aluminum, Metals, Talc
• Used to absorb moisture
• Found in blush, powder eye shadow, powder,
deodorant, and soap
• Linked to breast cancer in men and women
• Found in breast and lymph nodes during autopsies
• When used in antiperspirants prevents the body from
releasing toxins and blocks sweat glands
• Toxins are poisons and do not belong in the body
• The use of antiperspirants does not allow the body to
detox and can also lead to other health risks
including skin irritations, stomach problems, and
chronic allergies
• Can contribute or aid in cancer development because
toxins are not removed from the body
• Proven carcinogen, link between use of talcum
powder and ovarian cancer
• Talc is a mineral produced by mining and is made up
of magnesium and silicon
• Talc particles are similar to asbestos particles and can
cause tumors in the lungs and ovaries
Paraffin
• This is a waxy crystalline substance
that in the pure form is white, odorless
and translucent. It is obtained from
petroleum by distillation and is the
purified by sweating or solvent
refining.
• It is not a true wax but sometimes
blended with bees wax
• Used in the manufacture of certain
types of paper, leather dressings,
marbling and in paraffin print
production
• Used in candles, food additives
(chocolate) and cosmetics
• Petroleum based and addictive
Artificial/Synthetic
Fragrances
• These are compounds that volatilize or vaporize into the air
• Added to products for scent or to mask the odor of other
ingredients
• VOC’s – Volatile Organic Chemicals emitted by fragrance
products can contribute to poor indoor air quality
• Associated with a variety of adverse health effected
• Causes headaches, irritation to eyes, nose and throat,
rashes, hyper pigmentation of the skin, nausea, vomiting,
coughing, forgetfulness, loss of coordination, dizziness and
other respiratory and/or neurotoxic symptoms.
• Many fragrance ingredients are respiratory irritants and
sensitizers and can trigger asthma attacks and aggravate
sinus conditions
• They are the #1 cause of allergic reactions to cosmetics –
They have a second hand effect, in that they create allergies
in nonusers. This is the reason we are being asked to create
“Fragrance Free Environments”
• Phthalates in fragrances are known to disrupt hormones
and are linked in animal studies to reproductive
impairments
• Usually identified as fragrance on the label.
Artificial/Synthetic Colors
• Used to make products more attractive, but
not functional
• Usually listed as FD&C or D&C and
accompanied with a color and number
(FD&C Yellow No. 5)
• Typically derived from petroleum or coal
• Found in food, pet products, drugs,
cosmetics and personal care products
• Preferred over natural coloring because they
do not fade during processing or storage
• Lab tests prove that high doses of most
synthetic dyes which are approved by the
FDA are capable of causing various adverse
reactions, including cancer.
Artificial or Chemical
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Coloring
Fragrances
Fillers
Preservatives
Emulsifiers
Foaming Agents
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All are chemicals that are harmful
All add nothing of value to the product and its functionality
All decrease the cost of manufacturing and reduce the quality of the product
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WHAT DO YOU SAY TO YOUR CUSTOMERS THAT ASK FOR SAFE, CLEAN,
PURE, NATURAL, CHEMICAL FREE PRODUCTS? HOW DO YOU RESPOND.?
DO YOU CURRENTLY OFFER SAFE, CLEAN, PURE, NATURAL, CHEMICAL
FREE PRODUCTS. DO YOU HAVE A DESIGNATED ALLERGY FREE AREA?
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THIS IS THE FUTURE OF BODY CARE PRODUCTS AND IT IS AVAILABLE TO
YOU TODAY.
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AVOIDING THE BULLET – ARE YOU PREPARED!
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FINDINGS THAT CARCINIGENS OR CANCER CAUSING INGREDIENTS ARE
IN COSMETICS AND BODYCARE PRODUCTS WHICH MAY BE ON YOUR
SHELVES, WHAT WILL YOU DO?
IN FEBRUARY OF TH IS YEAR, THE FDA HAS ANNOUNCED THEY WILL
BEGIN INVESTIGATING COSMETICS INGREDIENTS
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Sources of Information
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Material Safety Data Sheets -Required by OSHA for
manufacturers of hazardous chemicals in the USA
CDC -Centers for Disease Control
FDA – Food and Drug Administration
NTP - National Toxicology Program
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Old World Apothecary Article: Synthetic Ingredients
Suddenly Sick – Seattle Times 5 Part Series, June 2005
Safe Cosmetics Campaign: Marin County, California
www.marincancerproject.org
“The New Detox Diet Book by Dr. Elson M. Haas 2004
Internet Reports *
Not Too Pretty: The high Price of Beauty
Decoding the Magic of Skin Care Dateline NBC Oct. 2004
Body Burden of Chemicals and Burden of Proof
Poisoned Cosmetics, Not Too Pretty Take Action Now
Health Report Co. UK
Think Before You Pink Cosmetic Companies and Breast
Cancer
* Please check our website at www.jpdurga.com and click on the links
to all of these articles.