Comments on: The Perils Of Parabens http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/05/02/the-perils-of-parabens/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:27:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Korres Thyme Honey Cream Review, Photos http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/05/02/the-perils-of-parabens/comment-page-2/#comment-42969 Korres Thyme Honey Cream Review, Photos Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:01:05 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/05/02/the-perils-of-parabens/#comment-42969 [...] (at least not to me) — one of my favorite beauty blogs, The Beauty Brains, did a write-up on parabens. So for me, a “natural” product just has to be a good product for me, but I’m not [...] [...] (at least not to me) — one of my favorite beauty blogs, The Beauty Brains, did a write-up on parabens. So for me, a “natural” product just has to be a good product for me, but I’m not [...]

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]]> By: Left Brain http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/05/02/the-perils-of-parabens/comment-page-2/#comment-39105 Left Brain Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:17:35 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/05/02/the-perils-of-parabens/#comment-39105 @becky - and people died by the time they were 35 years back then. Would you rather live in a world like that? Since everything is a chemical, it's impossible to live without them. Water is a chemical! Expert opinions are not evidence. They are merely opinions. They might be more right than others but it is only evidence that is true knowledge. If you would've asked experts at the time of Galileo, they would've all said that the Sun rotates around the Earth. They would've all been wrong. @becky – and people died by the time they were 35 years back then. Would you rather live in a world like that?

Since everything is a chemical, it’s impossible to live without them. Water is a chemical!

Expert opinions are not evidence. They are merely opinions. They might be more right than others but it is only evidence that is true knowledge.

If you would’ve asked experts at the time of Galileo, they would’ve all said that the Sun rotates around the Earth. They would’ve all been wrong.

]]> By: becky http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/05/02/the-perils-of-parabens/comment-page-2/#comment-39104 becky Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:13:38 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/05/02/the-perils-of-parabens/#comment-39104 Oh my this is ridiculous. And why does quoting an expert not count as evidence? Do they not know what they are talking about or something...isn't that what expert means? We should all just try and live without the chemicals, people did it for hundreds of years before they even knew what preservatives were! Oh my this is ridiculous. And why does quoting an expert not count as evidence? Do they not know what they are talking about or something…isn’t that what expert means? We should all just try and live without the chemicals, people did it for hundreds of years before they even knew what preservatives were!

]]> By: thebeautybrains http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/05/02/the-perils-of-parabens/comment-page-2/#comment-38307 thebeautybrains Fri, 15 May 2009 14:23:01 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/05/02/the-perils-of-parabens/#comment-38307 "Water (clean) doesn’t disturb hormonal activity as far as we know" And paraben preservatives are not responsible for cancer, as far as we know. You misunderstand my position on parabens. Let me clarify. The best evidence about parabens indicate that they are not a significant concern in personal care products. This is not just my opinion but the opinion of the majority of scientists who study this issue. I am open to the possibility that they could be unsafe and am willing to consider further evidence. However, without evidence to the contrary & with no better tested alternative preservatives, I don't believe they are unsafe. You may disagree. You probably believe yourself smarter than the majority of scientists who have looked at all the evidence, understood it and have decided the ingredients are safe. Without more evidence, my opinion stays with the scientists...parabens are a safe preservative. “Water (clean) doesn’t disturb hormonal activity as far as we know”

And paraben preservatives are not responsible for cancer, as far as we know.

You misunderstand my position on parabens. Let me clarify. The best evidence about parabens indicate that they are not a significant concern in personal care products. This is not just my opinion but the opinion of the majority of scientists who study this issue. I am open to the possibility that they could be unsafe and am willing to consider further evidence. However, without evidence to the contrary & with no better tested alternative preservatives, I don’t believe they are unsafe.

You may disagree. You probably believe yourself smarter than the majority of scientists who have looked at all the evidence, understood it and have decided the ingredients are safe. Without more evidence, my opinion stays with the scientists…parabens are a safe preservative.

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