My deodorant has freaking POISON in it!?

[incognegro]

[quote vision63]I think aluminum zircoinium tetrachlorohydrex gly is only in antiperspirant. I only use deodorant for that reason.
same here. it's not easy to find deodorant that works well.
most of the 'natural' stuff doesn't last all day.
most stuff on the shelf is antiperspirant.

[Monster]

I like Old Spice deodorant, and I don't want to know what's in it.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

[quote M A V I C]Sweating is a natural way your body releases toxins.
No, sweating is the body's mechanism for cooling itself:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweating
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/...003218.htm
http://health.howstuffworks.com/sweat.htm

The liver and kidneys fulfill the function of removing toxins from the body.

[Lux Interior]

No caffeine
No protein
No booze or
Nicotine

[Buckeye_Sean]

[quote Lux Interior]No caffeine
No protein
No booze or
Nicotine
What the hell do I do for fun then?!? ;-)

[OWC Jamie]

No anti-perspirant for me.
Rash, itch like crazy.

[volcs0]

[quote MacMagus]> Sure - Nutrasweet causes cancer - just eat a few pounds of it a day.

Maybe not all that much.
http://www.ehponline.org/members/2005/8711/8711.pdf [pdf]


Thanks for the interesting read

It looks like their findings have been called into question:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/article...ool=pubmed&pubmedid=17366802

[Baby Tats]

I always find it amusing to see people buying into the FUD surrounding "chemicals". You do realize that everything is a chemical right? All matter is composed from the same menu of atoms. While most naturally occurring substances are safe, so are most synthetic substances. There are naturally occurring compounds that are every bit as toxic or carcinogenic as the ones made by man. Its origin is irrelevant.

Top 20 Hazardous Substances from the 2005 CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous Substances

1 ARSENIC- naturally occurring
2 LEAD- naturally occurring
3 MERCURY- naturally occurring
4 VINYL CHLORIDE
5 POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
6 BENZENE- naturally occurring
7 POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS- naturally occurring
8 CADMIUM- naturally occurring
9 BENZO(A)PYRENE- naturally occurring
10 BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE- naturally occurring
11 CHLOROFORM
12 DDT, P,P'-
13 AROCLOR 1254
14 AROCLOR 1260
15 DIBENZO(A,H)ANTHRACENE- naturally occurring
16 TRICHLOROETHYLENE
17 DIELDRIN
18 CHROMIUM, HEXAVALENT- naturally occurring
19 PHOSPHORUS, WHITE- naturally occurring
20 DDE, P,P'-

As scientists will tell you- The Dose Makes the Poison. Everything is poison- even water will kill you in high doses. The labeling and MSDS sheets that you read are generally written for emergency responders or industrial workers that could be exposed to large quantities of material. Learn what LD50 means and most importantly question everything that you read. In science, if research is not documented, statistically tested and peer reviewed then it is anecdotal and carries no more weight then a story that you neighbor tells you.

Until I see one peer reviewed, scientifically rigorous study that documents the carcinogenicity of aspartame at common doses, I will continue to believe that it is safe as should everyone who understands the scientific process.

Want to protect yourself from cancer- eat right, don't smoke, get your basement tested for radon, and wear sunscreen.

Read what volcs0 wrote- truer words were never written. Ask him/her about the rate of lip and armpit cancer from deodorant and lip balm.

As for Burt's Bees, it is good stuff and made right down the road from me. Good company, good people, excellent products.

[M A V I C]

[quote N-OS X-tasy!][quote M A V I C]Sweating is a natural way your body releases toxins.
No, sweating is the body's mechanism for cooling itself:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweating
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/...003218.htm
http://health.howstuffworks.com/sweat.htm

The liver and kidneys fulfill the function of removing toxins from the body.
Liver and kidneys are two ways. I don't feel like looking up links... just going by research I've seen in person and talked with doctors/biologists/physiologists.

[Lew Zealand]

Someone should have told the woman who drank 2 gallons of water for that radio stunt that it's toxic in those quantities.

Huh, just like absolutely everything else on the planet. Apparently nobody should eat or drink anything. Ever!

Or... everything in moderation? Nahhh! Does that even make sense these days???