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"Formaldehyde and toluene, both identified by the EPA as carcinogens, are part of the mix in many common cosmetics, including nail care products, as are phthalates, chemicals that have been linked to birth defects. Cosmetics manufacturers are now required to disclose dangerous ingredients to the State Department of Health and Human Services, but they are not required to remove them. For a list of companies that have pledged to not use harmful chemicals, visit http://www.safecosmetics.org. For ideas on natural skin care, see the recipes that follow." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Phthalates Another class of chemicals, phthalates, are added to PVCs in order to make them flexible and soft for use in IV bags, flexible tubing, plasma collection bags, vinyl gloves, and "sharps" containers (for scalpels and needles). phthalates have been used extensively in things such as shower curtains, teething rings for babies, and checkbook covers.64 phthalates are not bound to the PVC molecules and as a result have a tendency to leach out with any exposure to liquid." - Stephen Harrod Buhner, The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines for Life on Earth (Get the book.)

"Green chemistry has also encouraged the phase-out of product packaging that relies on petrochemical plastic containers, particularly those containing Bisphenol A and phthalates. These materials are being replaced with recycled, biodegradable, bio-based substitutes, including recycled paper. Such "green" packaging reduces energy use, greenhouse gases, and non- or poorly degradable waste currently disposed of in landfills." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Most fragrances contain phthalates. They are added to plastic to soften it. When absorbed by the skin, they act as the most powerful estrogens ever known. And abnormal estrogen levels cause cancer. Synthetically produced musk is linked to skin irritation, hormone disruption, and cancer as well. Natural fragrances emitted from aroma oils are beneficial for the body. Synthetic aromas, on the other hand, disrupt hormonal communication, and they accumulate in your body." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.) "Many people now have large numbers of phthalates (plasticizers used to make plastic flexible; also used in the cosmetics industry) accumulated in their body. Plastic products are water and fat-soluble. The body's natural way of protecting itself against toxic chemicals, such as those seeped from plastic bottles, is to store them in fat cells and connective tissues. This survival response can lead to weight gain and unsightly cellulite in women." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"They are now widespread environmental pollutants and concern about their use has been mounting because some of the phthalates have been shown to damage the testes and decrease sperm production. Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) and di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) also act like estrogens. phthalates in the environment are regarded as endocrine disrupters. The British Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food found that there were phthalates in infant formulae but below tolerable daily intakes (TDI) but that as "a matter of prudence phthalate levels should be reduced in infant formulae." - Ruth Winter, Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E (Get the book.)

"But Charlotte and her sons had done an exhaustive label search of cosmetics during their trips to the grocery store, and found no phthalates except in the nail polish. Meanwhile, Jane Houlihan and Richard Wiles were down the street at the Environmental Working Group deciding whether to write the report about nail polish and risk getting laughed out of the environmental community. Jane decided to give it a shot." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.)

"Since the post-World War II petrochemical explosion, these have almost always been made with petrochemicals, including polyvinyl chloride, styrene, polyethylene, acrylics, elastomers such as butadiene, and phthalates.9 These toxic molecules often end up in the tissues of workers, consumers, and in the local environment in our lakes, streams, and underground aquifers, as well as the air and aquatic life. It doesn't take a brain surgeon or even environmental extremist to make the connection and see that these same toxic chemicals are part and parcel of global warming processes as well." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"And they all contain toxic chemicals called phthalates (THA-lates)."11 Unilever had yet to reply to the campaign. When a campaign volunteer named Mary Anne Dixon e-mailed Unilever to ask if she was better off buying the European version of her favorite Dove body wash, she got this response: Toxic chemicals in beauty care products. Calvin Klein's Eternity. Aqua Net Hair Spray. Salon Selectives Hair Mousse. Dove Solid Anti-Perspirant. Ail these cosmetics and beauty aids have two things in common. They're manufactured by Unilever, the Dutch-based consumer products conglomerate." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.)

"International use of phthalates includes softeners of plastics, oily substances in perfumes, additives to hair sprays, lubricants, wood finishers, and millions of other manufactured products. They have been known to cause genital abnormalities in males and are contributing to the rise in hypospadia, a birth defect. phthalates, such as those found in perfumes, are also toxic (poisonous) to both the fetus and babies." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"But in the face of a growing body of evidence that phthalates could be causing serious damage to children's developing endocrine systems, the EU determined that action was warranted. The language of the European directive makes that reliance explicit: "The precautionary principle," it reads, "should be applied where scientific evaluation does not allow the risk to be determined with sufficient certainty in order to ensure a high level of protection of health, in particular for children." - Mark Schapiro, Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power (Get the book.) "Most of the scientists' attention that day was focused on DEHP, one of the most heavily studied of all the phthalates used by the plastics industry. The chamber was packed with legislative aides, lobbyists, and environmental-health activists. Nine months earlier, a Harvard School of Public Health study had revealed alarming levels of DEHP in the urine of babies in two Boston intensive-care hospitals, who were being exposed through the plastic tubing and bags used for intravenous fluids." - Mark Schapiro, Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power (Get the book.) "Company members of the Toy Industry of America, Joan Lawrence told me, agreed "voluntarily" to take DEHP and other phthalates out of rattlers, pacifiers, and teethers, products "intended to be used in the mouth." That agreement was in the 1980s, after concerns surfaced over phthalate's potential carcinogenicity. It did not, however, cover toys. So while transnational companies can demand that their manufacturers in China build phthalate-free toys, companies selling only in the United States are under no pressure to do the same. The result can be seen in the playrooms of American infants." - Mark Schapiro, Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power (Get the book.)

"Safe alternatives to phthalates are already being used in many beauty products. Now is the time for the federal government—and for companies like Calvin Klein and Unilever—to act decisively. After all, Eternity is a long time. Learn more at wrww.NotTooPreffy.org This ad sponsored by Women's Voices for the Earth, Environmental Working Group and Health Care Without Harm Women's Vokes for the Earth, 1!" - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.)

"Fetal and childhood exposure to phthalates may also be a significant factor in the lower age at which puberty is occurring in girls in the United States. Phthalates and other endocrine disrupters have been found in baby food and formulas, thus exposing children during the most vulnerable stage of their development. Cologne, fingernail polish, and dyes may be significant sources of contamination. You can reduce continued exposure to endocrine disrupters by reducing use of plastics in storing and cooking food." - Vincent Giampapa, Ronald Pero, and Marcia Zimmerman, The Anti-Aging Solution: 5 Simple Steps to Looking and Feeling Young (Get the book.)

"Phthalates have been used extensively in things such as shower curtains, teething rings for babies, and checkbook covers.64 phthalates are not bound to the PVC molecules and as a result have a tendency to leach out with any exposure to liquid. This leaching is particularly acute when blood or medicines are run through IV bags and tubing into patient's bodies, or when phthalate tubing is used for kidney dialysis. Studies have shown that phthalates have carcinogenic actions and that they can damage the heart, liver, testes, kidneys, interfere with sperm production, and disrupt endocrine systems." - Stephen Harrod Buhner, The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines for Life on Earth (Get the book.)

"Many fragrances, including Poison by Christian Dior and Coty's Healing Garden, contain phthalates, as do Cover Girl, Sally Hansen, and Maybelline (L'Oreal) nail polishes, according to the www.nottoopretty.org Web site." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"More about Synthetic Mimicking Substances78, 99 111 Synthetic feminizing chemicals are found in many pesticides, as well as in items containing phthalates or isophenols. phthalates appear to cause infertility and feminizing effects in some male animals. In human females, there is evidence they cause precocious puberty.78,99-111 Phthalates are found in plastic items such as toys and food wraps, some disposable diapers and fingernail polish. Up to 80% of plastic linings in food cans can release this estrogenic hormonal substance." - Doris Rapp, Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Get the book.)

"Read labels on products you commonly use to make sure they don't contain phthalates. In addition to phthalates, DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; now banned in most countries), PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl), and certain pesticides are implicated in abnormalities of male fetal development. In men, these same chemicals have been blamed for testicular digenesis syndrome, a complex of disorders that include infertility stemming from poor semen quality, and rising levels of testicular and prostate cancers." - Vincent Giampapa, Ronald Pero, and Marcia Zimmerman, The Anti-Aging Solution: 5 Simple Steps to Looking and Feeling Young (Get the book.)

"COMMENTS AND CAUTIONS phthalates can be easily absorbed, ingested, and inhaled. They are found not only in plastic wraps, but also in toys, teethers, and baby botdes. The Environmental Health Network of California has petitioned the FDA to require labeling on perfumes (such as Calvin Klein's "Eternity") that contain phthalates. Additionally, recent research has found that phthalates leaching out of old Barbie dolls may disrupt hormone development and be a contributing factor to early puberty among females who've spent hours playing with Barbie dolls." - Earl Mindell and Hester Mundis, Dr. Earl Mindell's Unsafe at Any Meal: How to Avoid Hidden Toxins in Your Food (Get the book.)

"Data from the CDC tells us that children are carrying around more phthalates and certain pesticides in their bodies than adults and that woman have more mercury and some other toxic chemicals in their bodies than men. This is very disturbing because children and babies in utero have some of the highest risks of adverse health impacts," said Charlotte Brody, RN, executive director of Health Care Without Harm. 7 The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) visited 13 locations in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the summer of 2003 and took blood samples from 155 volunteers." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"In fact, from experimental studies, we know that DEHP produces testicular toxicity at lower doses in juvenile rodents than in adults and that reproductive system development has been shown to be sensitive to breakdown products of the phthalates in rodents. This could be due to the fact that the reproductive system in juvenile rodents is still developing, he adds." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"These softeners are usually phthalates, which have the capability of separating from the plastic and entering our food and beverages. Pthalates are toxic to the liver, kidneys and reproductive organs. Mediterranean Diet This is an ideal diet for cardiac patients and would probably be good for everyone. This diet could be divided into 3 component parts. Foods Eaten A Few Times Each Month Red meat from cattle that are grazed and not exposed to hormones, antibiotics or pesticides from feed. Foods Eaten A Few Times Each Week Eggs, Poultry, Fish and Sweets." - James A. Howenstine, A Physician's Guide to Natural Health Products That Work (Get the book.)

"As of January 1, 2007, the sellers of toys containing the same six phthalates singled out by the EU, and aimed at children "under the age of three," would be subject to municipal fines that could amount to thousands of dollars. Shortly before the bill took effect, the San Francisco Chronicle tested some randomly purchased toys and discovered that at least three out of sixteen exceeded the city's phthalate limits. Those included a teether, a baby doll, and a rubber ducky—sold at a chain drug store, Walgreen's—which had thirteen times the allowable level of DEHP." - Mark Schapiro, Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power (Get the book.)

"It bothered me. phthalates and bisphenol-A, like many of the petrochemicals I'll tell you about on your perilous but safe trip, aren't quite identical to the natural hormone molecules in men's or women's bodies, but they come close enough that they occupy the same receptors on estrogen-sensitive tissues and exert their own unique effects on human health. I would love for us to avoid all exposures to chemicals that potentially interfere with the endocrine system, but it simply isn't possible, so we do the best we can and muddle on, somewhere between L.A. and Eden, hopefully a lot closer to Eden." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"Studies have shown that phthalates have carcinogenic actions and that they can damage the heart, liver, testes, kidneys, interfere with sperm production, and disrupt endocrine systems.65 A number of drugs routinely used in IV bags, such as Taxol and Cyclosporine, have been found to significantly increase the leaching of phthalates,66 which, if received intravenously, increases in toxicity.67 Mercury Hospitals, physicians, and dentists also produce exceptionally large quantities of mercury." - Stephen Harrod Buhner, The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines for Life on Earth (Get the book.)

"Permethrins in flea and tick insecticides and in termiticides in wood and on fruits and vegetables. 11. phthalates in soft plastics and polyvinyl chloride in hard plastics and often in perfumes. related to chemical exposures probably would be evident in the motor area of the brain image. If your behavior or personality were altered, one would expect changes in the frontal or forehead area of the brain. There is also some preliminary evidence that some mold exposures can cause brain changes similar to those found after chemical exposures." - Doris J. Rapp, M.D., Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Get the book.)

"Phthalates, the chemicals that make plastics flexible, and one of the most common types of environmental pollutants, also appear to possess powerful antithyroid attributes. Fertility Problems Becoming pregnant and managing to carry a child to term appears to be a growing problem in our modern world. A surprising 8 to 12 percent of couples worldwide are thought to be infertile, and many top scientists predict that this number is set to increase still further. The heartache that this problem causes is incalculable since few problems are as distressing as an inability to conceive." - Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton, Toxic Overload: A Doctor's Plan for Combating the Illnesses Caused by Chemicals in Our Foods, Our Homes, and Our Medicine Cabinets (Get the book.) "Plasticizers, like the phthalates, also possess this weight-gain effect, as do many other chemicals such as fire retardants and solvents, as can be seen in many published animal studies. Musculoskeletal Health You can't stop men from wanting more and stronger muscles and women from wanting to have firmer, more-toned muscles. This desire to enhance muscle size, strength, and tone is also shared by millions of athletes and sports competitors who compete to win. However, chemical exposure has the effect of causing muscles to shrink." - Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton, Toxic Overload: A Doctor's Plan for Combating the Illnesses Caused by Chemicals in Our Foods, Our Homes, and Our Medicine Cabinets (Get the book.)

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