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From: Ladyivy21 (Original Message) Sent: 7/7/2000 8:42 AM
Okay the active ingredient is listed first in all cases of use in the
following products.
Active Ingredient: TRICLOSAN
Please, please note that the operative word to find the ingredient in any of
the products "antibacterial". If you see those words on the label then you
will probably find the ingredient listed first on the back panel.
Not all of the Scotch Brite 3-M sponges have the antibacterial properties and
you will not find triclosan on that particular product. This ingredient will
ONLY be found on the sponges that are marked as "antibacterial" - not the
regular sponges.
Scotch Brite Antibacterial Sponge
Softsoap Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap
Jergans Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap
Clean and Smooth Antibacterial Hand Soap
Dial Bath Bar Soap
Colgate Total Fresh Stripe Toothpaste
Colgate Total Regular Toothpaste
Joy Dishwashing Liquid Soap
Palmolive Dishwashing Liquid Soap
These are just a random source of a few of the products that we found TODAY
in 7 minutes at our local grocery store, Fred Meyer. There are many other
products including toothbrushes, hand cleaners, Clearasil, etc. that also
carry the ingredient Triclosan. Since I didn't want to spend most of the
evening at the grocery we limited our research to a short look but you can
find more on your own time. Become label readers and pay attention to what
you are using at home around your family and your pets and understand what
those odd named ingredients really mean to we consumers. Personally, we
won't use any products that carry the words antibacterial if we can avoid it
and never will we anything with the ingredient Triclosan. To me, this is no
urban myth - this is a real potential for problems and something that is very
easy to avoid if we pay attention. One can presume that it's use in small
quantities is harmless, but if we look at how many products are actually
carrying this stuff then one would certainly have to wonder if we would not
receive a healthy amount of it when all the products were combined in one
home.
I have included just a few of the sites that I have pulled up on net
research.
TRICLOSAN
(http://www.lindachae.com/triclosan.htm)
Triclosan is the latest rage in the arsenal of antibacterial chemicals,
included in detergents, dish washing liquids, soaps, deodorants,
cosmetics,lotions, creams, and even toothpaste. In 1998, Americans snatched
up $540 million of these products, without proof that they even do what they
claim. But IS Triclosan safe?
The EPA registers it as a pesticide, giving it high scores as a risk to both
human health and the environment, and the USP recently proposed a new
monograph for the specific testing of Triclosan. It is a chlorinated
aromatic, similar in molecular structure and chemical formulation to some of
the most toxic chemicals on earth: dioxins, PCBs, and Agent Orange. Its
manufacturing process may produce dioxin, a powerful hormone-disrupting
chemical with toxic effects in the parts per trillion: one drop in 300
Olympic-size swimming pools! Hormone disrupters pose enormous long-term
chronic health risks because they interfere with the way hormones perform,
such as changing genetic material or fostering birth defects.
Triclosan is a chlorophenol, a class of chemicals suspected of causing cancer
in humans. Externally, it causes skin irritation, but since"....phenol can
temporarily deactivate the sensory nerve endings....contact with it often
causes little or no pain". Internally, it can lead to cold sweats,
circulatory collapse, convulsions, coma, and death. Stored in body fat, it
can accumulate to toxic levels, damaging the liver, kidneys, and lungs, and
can cause paralysis, sterility, suppression of immune function, brain
hemorrhages, decreased fertility and sexual function, heart problems, and
coma.
All these chemicals are persistent organic pollutants (POPs). "Employing a
strong antibiotic agent such as Triclosan for everyday use is of questionable
value as it takes a shotgun approach to killing all microscopic organisms
while also destroying the beneficial bacteria in the environment and in our
bodies. These so-called friendly bacteria cause no harm and often produce
beneficial effects, such as aiding metabolism and inhibiting the invasion of
harmful pathogens."
More....
Triclosan Poses New Danger
http://www.nutriteam.com/triclo.htm
A Triclosan Controversy
http://www.consciouschoice.com/health/triclosan1207.html
Antibacterial products may worsen problem of resistant bacteria
http://www.stjude.org/news/99archive/nrbbrockrelease990409.htm
Is Colgate-Palmolive "TotalĀ®" Toothpaste Safe?
http://www.cqs.com/total.htm
Happy researching!
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From: 1GoodBird Sent: 2/26/2001 12:05 AM
What a scary list! Things that would seem like they are so harmless, and there are dangers lurking within? I just ran into my kitchen to see what is in the liquid detergent I use for my bird dishes, and guess what? The active ingredient is Triclosan! Is NOTHING safe anymore?
Okay the active ingredient is listed first in all cases of use in the
following products.
Active Ingredient: TRICLOSAN
Please, please note that the operative word to find the ingredient in any of
the products "antibacterial". If you see those words on the label then you
will probably find the ingredient listed first on the back panel.
Not all of the Scotch Brite 3-M sponges have the antibacterial properties and
you will not find triclosan on that particular product. This ingredient will
ONLY be found on the sponges that are marked as "antibacterial" - not the
regular sponges.
Scotch Brite Antibacterial Sponge
Softsoap Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap
Jergans Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap
Clean and Smooth Antibacterial Hand Soap
Dial Bath Bar Soap
Colgate Total Fresh Stripe Toothpaste
Colgate Total Regular Toothpaste
Joy Dishwashing Liquid Soap
Palmolive Dishwashing Liquid Soap
These are just a random source of a few of the products that we found TODAY
in 7 minutes at our local grocery store, Fred Meyer. There are many other
products including toothbrushes, hand cleaners, Clearasil, etc. that also
carry the ingredient Triclosan. Since I didn't want to spend most of the
evening at the grocery we limited our research to a short look but you can
find more on your own time. Become label readers and pay attention to what
you are using at home around your family and your pets and understand what
those odd named ingredients really mean to we consumers. Personally, we
won't use any products that carry the words antibacterial if we can avoid it
and never will we anything with the ingredient Triclosan. To me, this is no
urban myth - this is a real potential for problems and something that is very
easy to avoid if we pay attention. One can presume that it's use in small
quantities is harmless, but if we look at how many products are actually
carrying this stuff then one would certainly have to wonder if we would not
receive a healthy amount of it when all the products were combined in one
home.
I have included just a few of the sites that I have pulled up on net
research.
TRICLOSAN
(http://www.lindachae.com/triclosan.htm)
Triclosan is the latest rage in the arsenal of antibacterial chemicals,
included in detergents, dish washing liquids, soaps, deodorants,
cosmetics,lotions, creams, and even toothpaste. In 1998, Americans snatched
up $540 million of these products, without proof that they even do what they
claim. But IS Triclosan safe?
The EPA registers it as a pesticide, giving it high scores as a risk to both
human health and the environment, and the USP recently proposed a new
monograph for the specific testing of Triclosan. It is a chlorinated
aromatic, similar in molecular structure and chemical formulation to some of
the most toxic chemicals on earth: dioxins, PCBs, and Agent Orange. Its
manufacturing process may produce dioxin, a powerful hormone-disrupting
chemical with toxic effects in the parts per trillion: one drop in 300
Olympic-size swimming pools! Hormone disrupters pose enormous long-term
chronic health risks because they interfere with the way hormones perform,
such as changing genetic material or fostering birth defects.
Triclosan is a chlorophenol, a class of chemicals suspected of causing cancer
in humans. Externally, it causes skin irritation, but since"....phenol can
temporarily deactivate the sensory nerve endings....contact with it often
causes little or no pain". Internally, it can lead to cold sweats,
circulatory collapse, convulsions, coma, and death. Stored in body fat, it
can accumulate to toxic levels, damaging the liver, kidneys, and lungs, and
can cause paralysis, sterility, suppression of immune function, brain
hemorrhages, decreased fertility and sexual function, heart problems, and
coma.
All these chemicals are persistent organic pollutants (POPs). "Employing a
strong antibiotic agent such as Triclosan for everyday use is of questionable
value as it takes a shotgun approach to killing all microscopic organisms
while also destroying the beneficial bacteria in the environment and in our
bodies. These so-called friendly bacteria cause no harm and often produce
beneficial effects, such as aiding metabolism and inhibiting the invasion of
harmful pathogens."
More....
Triclosan Poses New Danger
http://www.nutriteam.com/triclo.htm
A Triclosan Controversy
http://www.consciouschoice.com/health/triclosan1207.html
Antibacterial products may worsen problem of resistant bacteria
http://www.stjude.org/news/99archive/nrbbrockrelease990409.htm
Is Colgate-Palmolive "TotalĀ®" Toothpaste Safe?
http://www.cqs.com/total.htm
Happy researching!
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From: 1GoodBird Sent: 2/26/2001 12:05 AM
What a scary list! Things that would seem like they are so harmless, and there are dangers lurking within? I just ran into my kitchen to see what is in the liquid detergent I use for my bird dishes, and guess what? The active ingredient is Triclosan! Is NOTHING safe anymore?
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