Comments on: EWG Misleads Consumers about Parabens

By: Best of the Beauty Brains 2008 | Beauty Secrets Blog

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[...] Lots went on in our beauty industry. Some you may care about follow. 1. Mercury in mascara? 2. More trouble for Jan Marini 3. Getting rid of cosmetic animal testing is harder than we think 4. The chemical-free cosmetic myth 5. When natural ingredients attack 6. 7 reasons there aren’t more preservative free cosmetics 7. Logical does not mean true 8. Hypocrisy in the beauty industry 9. Natural bias on the Beauty Brains 10. EWG misleads consumers about parabens [...]

By: Terry

Terry — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:06:32 +0000

I visited the Sylvester Cancer Research Hospital in Miami, seeking a second opinion for my dear neighbor.
The ONCOLOGY nurse of 18 years, spent 9 hours with me, while my neighbor received platelets.
She warned me of websites, funded by the BIG multi-BILLION dollar pharmaceutal/cosmeceutical companies. She was HONEST and quite informative.
Why do other countries have research linking synthetic, toxic cehmicals to cancer? What is the motive for a BILLION dollar PROFIT making industry to CURE CANCER or even tell us how to PREVENT IT? Where does all that money go? Why do our CHILDREN and PETS have cancer? Why does the industry SELF regulate? Why do companies fight labeling what is in their product? What is the motive for HEALTHCARE when DISEASE care is so lucrative? Why are MAMMOGRAMS promoted instead of THERMOGRAPHY? Anyone ever check the American Cancer Society’s background? Try Prevent Cancer Coalition’s website.
For you non-believers, take the risk.
The nurse I spoke too said the synthetic, toxic products used on our skin, our children’s skin IS related to cancer. NON STICK coatings, plastic, antibiotics in meat and poultry, GMO/GE food, hair dye, radiation via XRAYS, nano make-up, IS related to getting cancer. Why would SHE lie to me?
There are so many websites funded by BIG PHARMA/COSMECEUTICALS to keep us taking their drugs, using toxic products so they PROFIT. CAVEAT EMPTOR! EWG is NOT the enemy…it’s our own ignorance. Research outside of the USA and learn what is truly killing us off.

By: Left Brain

Left Brain — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:24:44 +0000

@Magda – Everything contains chemicals. There is no such thing as “chemical free”.

The problem with what your suggesting is that the alternatives haven’t been tested for safety. By avoiding certain products you could be unwittingly increasing your risk.

The regulation of any chemical is not based on science but on politics. Pointing to what the EU does versus the US doesn’t tell you anything about how safe an ingredient is.

By: Magda Rod

Magda Rod — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:49:56 +0000

Interesting discussion. I go with the better safe than sorry approach as well. Using chemical free cosmetics is a no brainer for me. This is an area wheret we actually have control over what we expose ourselves and our family to. If sparing my tween the chemicals in her daily personal care routine(we’re talking shampoo,lotion and toothpaste-not even make up) can ,even potentially, reduce her risk of developing breast cancer later in life-why wouldn’t I make the lower risk choice? I see this as vitally important. AVOID RISK when possible,it’s common sense.
Ask yourself:Why does the EU forbid over 1000 chemicals that are allowed to be used in American made cosmetics? The FDA is not protecting us-looks like that’s our job until we can get more legislation to do so.

By: Kevin Katechis

Kevin Katechis — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:58:29 +0000

The EWG is an organization with a warped agenda that bases its “findings” on psuedo science. They gain credibility because they are delivering a message that is in vogue right now. Thank you for shedding light on org.