Comments on: Is Burt’s Bees Bodywash Bee-lievable? http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/19/is-burts-bees-bodywash-bee-lievable/ 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. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:42:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jyn http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/19/is-burts-bees-bodywash-bee-lievable/comment-page-1/#comment-39166 Jyn Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:26:27 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2653#comment-39166 I love Burt's Bees. I am serious sensitive to Sulfates and Burt's is the only easily found and reasonably priced product that I can use. I've looked at many other "organic" labels and for the what it is...Burt's is great. Good luck finding something better. If you do, please post so that others can also enjoy. I love Burt’s Bees. I am serious sensitive to Sulfates and Burt’s is the only easily found and reasonably priced product that I can use. I’ve looked at many other “organic” labels and for the what it is…Burt’s is great. Good luck finding something better. If you do, please post so that others can also enjoy.

]]> By: NaturalLover http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/19/is-burts-bees-bodywash-bee-lievable/comment-page-1/#comment-35403 NaturalLover Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:22:42 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2653#comment-35403 It's not true that safflower oleosomes are "chemically derived". They are isolated by physical processing only from seeds. You can check out the website of the company that sells them www.botaneco.ca It’s not true that safflower oleosomes are “chemically derived”. They are isolated by physical processing only from seeds. You can check out the website of the company that sells them http://www.botaneco.ca

]]> By: thebeautybrains http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/19/is-burts-bees-bodywash-bee-lievable/comment-page-1/#comment-33347 thebeautybrains Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:07:40 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2653#comment-33347 @Amy - Because Ecoholic doesn't base their information on science and it is a book written to scare you. It is not true that all parabens have been found in breast tumor samples. Specifically methylparaben was found, not others. And the truth is that in the same study, methylparaben was found in breast tissue that didn't have tumors. Plus, Methylparaben and propylparaben are widely used as food preservatives. People actually eat parabens! The FDA has determined them to be GRAS (Generally regarded as safe). That is why we say they've been given a clean bill of health. Why does Ecoholic dispute that? The conclusions are not based on science but on something else. @Amy – Because Ecoholic doesn’t base their information on science and it is a book written to scare you.

It is not true that all parabens have been found in breast tumor samples. Specifically methylparaben was found, not others.

And the truth is that in the same study, methylparaben was found in breast tissue that didn’t have tumors. Plus, Methylparaben and propylparaben are widely used as food preservatives. People actually eat parabens! The FDA has determined them to be GRAS (Generally regarded as safe). That is why we say they’ve been given a clean bill of health.

Why does Ecoholic dispute that? The conclusions are not based on science but on something else.

]]> By: Amy http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/19/is-burts-bees-bodywash-bee-lievable/comment-page-1/#comment-33342 Amy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:41:57 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2653#comment-33342 According to the book Ecoholic by Adria Vasil, "all types of parabens (Methyl, ethyl, etc.) have been found to be estrogenic" and "have been found in breast tumor samples. Doesn't sound very safe, but you say they've been given a clear bill of health? Why? According to the book Ecoholic by Adria Vasil, “all types of parabens (Methyl, ethyl, etc.) have been found to be estrogenic” and “have been found in breast tumor samples. Doesn’t sound very safe, but you say they’ve been given a clear bill of health? Why?

]]> By: pizza http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/19/is-burts-bees-bodywash-bee-lievable/comment-page-1/#comment-30596 pizza Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:36:09 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2653#comment-30596 Lynda, I recall reading a New York Times article about the founders of Burt's Bees. They were a pair of lovers. The man (for whom the company was named) was a beekeeper and met the woman while she was hitchhiking. They pair co-owned the company until they had a falling out and the woman bought his portion for what some believe to be an extraordinarily low sum. Then she sold it to Clorox and has another business now. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/business/06bees.html?scp=1&sq=burt%27s%20bees&st=cse Lynda, I recall reading a New York Times article about the founders of Burt’s Bees. They were a pair of lovers. The man (for whom the company was named) was a beekeeper and met the woman while she was hitchhiking. They pair co-owned the company until they had a falling out and the woman bought his portion for what some believe to be an extraordinarily low sum. Then she sold it to Clorox and has another business now.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/business/06bees.html?scp=1&sq=burt%27s%20bees&st=cse

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