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We have included this recent, researched extract by Living Nature, NZ,
to inform you of the hazards of Parabens. Even if a product genuinely
claims 80% or more organic, look out for the use of parabens.
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An Extract From Living Nature, N.Z
We became tired of all the arguments about the pros and cons of
parabens, and had an independent Government laboratory at Hort Research
do a series of tests on many ingredients (positive and negative) and
included all of the parabens in these tests.
The testing process was carried out by Dr Iona Weir and used the method
of Flow Cytometry. A way of testing live cells for oxidative stress,
toxicity, DNA damage and inflammatory response.
The paraben research results were as follows:
- Does not cause inflammation
- Creates intense oxidative stress
- Is not toxic, which means it doesn't cause the cell membrane to break.
- Severe DNA damage.
What this means is that the parabens can cause unsuspected
long-term damage, because they don't irritate the skin or create a
toxic effect. Hence the damaged DNA can still replicate, this combined
with oxidative stress (which creates intense damage in the cell) could
combine to cause abnormalities in cell reproduction. This is where we
can get cancerous cells forming.
Pretty scary when you think of how many people with melanomas are
putting on suspect sunscreens that contain parabens.
Most of the studies carried out by cosmetic companies are about the
toxic and inflammatory effects of parabens, and this is of course how
many skincare ingredients are tested.
However there is more … our DNA is one of the main controlling
factors of whether the cell replicates healthily. Once it is damaged
then we don't know what the final effect could be. We do know cancers
form when the DNA does not replicate correctly.
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New NoticeAn Extract from The New York Times, Sunday May 18, 2003
...the skin, scalp and hair are remarkably efficient at
absorbing toxins and carcinogens. A group of researchers at Stanford
University in 1999 found they could deliver a DNA vaccine to laboratory mice
as effectively by rubbing it on their skin as injecting it into muscle.
In fact, some toxins can do more harm absorbed through the skin than through
the digestive system because they lodge directly in fat cells, bypassing the
liver, ... |
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