The Chemicals Within

I'm not sure about "Method." I read the label and it's a little scary when they tell you if it gets on your skin, to wash it off immediately, and of course, call 911 if it's ingested and wash out your eyes for 15 minutes. The ingredients did not make me feel safe. Maybe the reason they didn't test it on aminals is because they would have to reveal the results.

I'm not sure about "Method." I read the label and it's a little scary when they tell you if it gets on your skin, to wash it off immediately, and of course, call 911 if it's ingested and wash out your eyes for 15 minutes. The ingredients did not make me feel safe. Maybe the reason they didn't test it on aminals is because they would have to reveal the results.

I'm not sure about "Method." I read the label and it's a little scary when they tell you if it gets on your skin, to wash it off immediately, and of course, call 911 if it's ingested and wash out your eyes for 15 minutes. The ingredients did not make me feel safe. Maybe the reason they didn't test it on aminals is because they would have to reveal the results.

I'm not sure about "Method." I read the label and it's a little scary when they tell you if it gets on your skin, to wash it off immediately, and of course, call 911 if it's ingested and wash out your eyes for 15 minutes. The ingredients did not make me fell happy. Maybe the reason they didn't test it on aminals is because they would have to reveal the results.

I have been buying non-animal tested products for years and now use "Method" from Target for dish soap, detergent, etc. Anything non-animal tested is not only good for the soul but has nothing toxic enough in it to harm you. This needs to become important to people and at this point is not with most of the people I know.

Erica Asahan wrote:

Most definitely! Eversince I found out that clorox and/or other fragrant chemicals can trigger my asthma, I started using all none scented and organic cleaning and laundry detergent. And I think in doing so, I get less sick.

his story on common household products that could be affecting our health finally brought an explosive issue out from under the radar. Are we unwittingly killing ourselves with all these chemicals and additives we can???t spell? Missing from the story were the environmental links to the leading cause of death among US women aged 20-59 ??? breast cancer.

In a Breast Cancer Fund study that reviewed and analyzed nearly 350 scientific studies on environmental links to breast cancer, compelling scientific evidence pointed to some of the 100,000 synthetic toxic chemicals in use today ??? in shampoos, soaps and household detergents ??? as contributing to the development of breast cancer, either by altering hormone function or gene expression.

We all need to start demanding more attention on this issue from Washington!

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Did you know there are many chemicals in your home at this moment? I started working with a company that showed me all the bad stuff in the household. I changed out all those bad things so that my family would be safer and healthier. I have definitely gone GREEN this year. My job is to educate other people and make them aware that the government does not provide us with all the facts!

I suffer from Dry Mouth Syndrome and must drink water from plastic bottles daily. I have avoided certain brands of Spring Water since I began buying bottled water because of an after taste from the plastic in the water.
I fell this week and was in so much pain I took a prescription pain medication. Then I remembered the recent death of an actor who mixed his prescription medications incorrectly. When I called a pharmacist, he told me to hold off taking one of my routine bedtime medications for another four hours. It is sad that we have to learn from national tragedies about the dangers of food and prescription medications the U.S. Government is supposed to be protecting us from.

I would like to correct some information in the written magazine. I have read this article and seen there are some compounds such as PBDE and BPA. In fact, their chemical structure is a little bit different than shown. Rings of the compounds are aromatic and should be benzene rings rather than hexane rings. All carbon atoms of the rings should be double bounded.....

I feel that if there are that many unanswered questions about the safety, ethics, or any other subject, then you probably already have your answer. Since there HAVE been studies showing negative effects, stop using them. It is better to be safe than sorry. I am pharmacist and know first hand, there isn't always a definitive answer...there has to be a certain amount of scientific evidence before a sound answer can be given; though that rarely happens. Not to mention the fact that studies are expensive, and who do you think funds a lot of those studies...trying to prove that the chemicals ARE safe...you guessed it, the companies who use them. Think they are going to publish results truthfully or won't skew the data in their favor? Happens all the time. So don't wait for someone to hand feed you an answer, just take the initiative and boycott those products yourself, contact the manufactuerers yourself and let them know how you feel. If there aren't consumers to buy the products, something will have to change!

I feel that if there are that many unanswered questions about the safety, ethics, or any other subject, then you probably already have your answer. Since there HAVE been studies showing negative effects, stop using them. It is better to be safe than sorry. I am pharmacist and know first hand, there isn't always a definitive answer...there has to be a certain amount of scientific evidence before a sound answer can be given; though that rarely happens. Not to mention the fact that studies are expensive, and who do you think funds a lot of those studies...trying to prove that the chemicals ARE safe...you guessed it, the companies who use them. Think they are going to publish results truthfully or won't skew the data in their favor? Happens all the time. So don't wait for someone to hand feed you an answer, just take the initiative and boycott those products yourself, contact the manufactuerers yourself and let them know how you feel. If there aren't consumers to buy the products, something will have to change!

comment: My daughters were born in Houston, Texas in 1980 and 1981 both of them were born very healthy. At the age of 2months their livers failed and they both almost died. they were in Texas Childrens hospital in Houston one of the best in that time. I have never found out why or how both of my daughters livers failed. It was determined by the many Doctors there it was not genetic and they had never seen anything like this before. Now, I wonder if it was due to chemicals.. I have wanted closure on this for almost 28 years now.

Just look at all the strange illnesses that affect our children today. Since we started bringing in cheap imports and using chemicals to make things last longer, seems like we have two new diseases every year. Please Newsweek, when you post an artical, give us an answer. Is this stuff bad or not, or do you not want to offend a sponser?

All you have to do is look at all the different types of physical problems our young children have since we started bringing in cheap imports and using more chemicals to make things last longrer. We pay with our health. Next time you post an artical, please have some kind of conclusion. We need something specific to work with instead of a lot of maybes. Is this stuff bad or not !!?

As long as major dollars are involved (for the big corporations) then safety and health will ALWAYS come second! This has been demonstrated repeatedly. People shouldn't kid themselves otherwise.