Topics: Aluminium • Anti-perspirant • Deodorant • Parabens • Propylene Glycol• Alzheimers Deodorant and anti-perspirants are used to prevent embarrassing social situations. Naturally, smelling nice is part of good personal hygiene. Most deodorants and anti-perspirants contain aluminium,parabens and propylene glycol. There are growing links between the chemicals found in such products and chronic diseases such as Alzheimers and breastcancer. aluminium is widely used and you may not be aware of the level of contact with aluminium. It is in anti-perspirants and deodorants. It is in soft drink cans (made of aluminium). It can also be found in medicine such as buffered aspirins and is used for many cooking utensils. In deodorants and anti-perspirants it comes in the form ofaluminium chloride or aluminium sulphate, it helps to stop you from sweating. However, sweating is an extremely important function of the body and it serves the purpose of maintaining the body temperature as well as eliminating toxins. So the idea of stopping perspiration is in opposition to the bodys natural health maintaining system. It makes no sense to stop perspiration since perspiration is a vital function. Dr Chris Exley from Keele University, a researcher into the toxicity of aluminium, and awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship in the field The Bioinorganic Chemistry ofaluminium and Silicon said: Aluminium is a metalloestrogen, it is genotoxic, is bound by DNA and has been shown to be carcinogenic. The confirmed presence of aluminiumin breast tissue biopsies highlights its potential as a possible factor in the aetiology of breast cancer
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 02:59:16 +0000
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