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Thought your readers might be interested in articles we write for our newsletter. We do a baddie and a goodie. The baddie is usually a chemical ingredient in personal care or household products
BADDIE OF THE MONTH - Triclosan
Triclosan is in the dock this month. Hailed for its anti-bacterial qualities and found in soaps, detergents, cosmetics, deodorants, toothpastes, washing liquids and some plastics and tiles; this is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It is common in many so-called anti- bacterial products yet there is doubt over the long term anti-bacterial effect as the bacteria can mutate, become resistant and therefore more dangerous. Triclosan is a Chlorophenol, registered by the United States Environment Protection Agency as a pesticide. Chlorophenols are also “persistent pollutants and suspected carcinogens.” Just the stuff to scrub the old gnashers with or pile on to your bright apple cheeks.
In the USA a group of Girl Scouts grew some bacteria as part of a project. At the end of their experiments they tried to kill the bacteria with Triclosan. The bacteria started to grow, effectively mutating. They actually produced super germs. Reported to cause skin irritation, triclosan is linked to Dioxins, which are carcinogenic chemicals. These chemicals may cause weakening of the immune system, decreased fertility, altered sex hormones, birth defects and cancer. Dioxins can be found in Triclosan as manufacturing impurities. Very worrying is the fact that interaction with tap water forms chlorinated dioxins and these may be forming in kitchen sinks. Other studies have found that mixing Triclosan and water produces Chloroform which may be a human Carcinogen. We gave up on chemical toothpastes some time back and now use a natural one that we buy in the Farmacia in San Ginesio where we have our apartment. I keep meaning to look it up and see if we can get it here. In the meantime we always bring back a plentiful supply. About 97% of Triclosan products go down the drain. Treatment plants cannot remove it and large quantities are discharged into the local waterways. The E.P.A (Environmental Protection Agency ) gives this Baddie high scores as a risk to human and environmental health.
Thought your readers might be interested in articles we write for our newsletter. We do a baddie and a goodie. The baddie is usually a chemical ingredient in personal care or household products
BADDIE OF THE MONTH - Triclosan
Triclosan is in the dock this month. Hailed for its anti-bacterial qualities and found in soaps, detergents, cosmetics, deodorants, toothpastes, washing liquids and some plastics and tiles; this is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It is common in many so-called anti- bacterial products yet there is doubt over the long term anti-bacterial effect as the bacteria can mutate, become resistant and therefore more dangerous. Triclosan is a Chlorophenol, registered by the United States Environment Protection Agency as a pesticide. Chlorophenols are also “persistent pollutants and suspected carcinogens.” Just the stuff to scrub the old gnashers with or pile on to your bright apple cheeks.
In the USA a group of Girl Scouts grew some bacteria as part of a project. At the end of their experiments they tried to kill the bacteria with Triclosan. The bacteria started to grow, effectively mutating. They actually produced super germs. Reported to cause skin irritation, triclosan is linked to Dioxins, which are carcinogenic chemicals. These chemicals may cause weakening of the immune system, decreased fertility, altered sex hormones, birth defects and cancer. Dioxins can be found in Triclosan as manufacturing impurities. Very worrying is the fact that interaction with tap water forms chlorinated dioxins and these may be forming in kitchen sinks. Other studies have found that mixing Triclosan and water produces Chloroform which may be a human Carcinogen. We gave up on chemical toothpastes some time back and now use a natural one that we buy in the Farmacia in San Ginesio where we have our apartment. I keep meaning to look it up and see if we can get it here. In the meantime we always bring back a plentiful supply. About 97% of Triclosan products go down the drain. Treatment plants cannot remove it and large quantities are discharged into the local waterways. The E.P.A (Environmental Protection Agency ) gives this Baddie high scores as a risk to human and environmental health.
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The test that the guides did confirms my thoughts about many of the chemicals we have introduced into our lives to make them "cleaner and healthier". Bugs and germs have learnt to adapt to the nasties we throw at them to become bigger and meaner.... chemicals are not the solution. Using natural antisceptics such as tea tree oil and lavender is much better. Our son was in real nappies - we started with the supposed "environmentally friendly" nappy cleanser to put in the buckets, but soon learnt that tea tree oil or lavender were much better -smelt better and had less impact on his skin.
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