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don't askHowdy!
We are into the 197th day of 2014, supposed to be a year 'for genomic integrity,' yet good news about protecting yourself from all the potential dangers out there is not easily found!
While people from 23 countries have already visited the site for AGiR! and some interest has been expressed in the flyer campaign, because it is clear that each generation has to learn afresh, at the same time sunscreens recommended as less genotoxic (containing, at least, less benzene derivatives) are often unavailable, as already mentioned in a previous post. Additionally, it is not only the ones found via Amazon with this problem, for example, here is something recommended by another site that is simply not in stock. If it was sold out, shouldn't we see tubes of it at the beach??
In the meantime, something clearly hazardous, like that classic solution for covering gray hair, Grecian Formula, full of lead acetate, is readily purchased from Amazon (as again already mentioned in a previous post)!!
(Of note: lead combs and vinegar were not only popular in ancient Rome, perhaps contributing to the fall of their empire, but were also mentioned by Alexander Dumas in one of his musketeer books '20 years after' with an aging musketeer using this for his beard and clearly affecting his mental capacity...)
This is all very frustrating, and is certainly not a desirable situation for any protection of genomic integrity, particularly for water-sport lovers, who need safe sunscreens. The cult of youth of course leads some to directly poison the muscle fibers of their own face with botulism toxin, the popular BoTox, which seems like a very poor idea for actors, meant to communicate emotion... What can we do??
Additionally, while certain ingredients have been highlighted by various groups, in particular things that are hormone-mimetic substances (some of which are replaced by things potentially just as risky), many are still quite commonly seen in ingredient lists, while others are still under the radar, except in certain cases. For instance, it is very frustrating to have to see four types of acrylamide derivatives in skin creams for women and girls, when one knows it is the classic neurotoxin. One could almost wonder whether some sort of conspiracy against people using their intelligence is in play, with lead in expensive lipsticks (that are obviously licked off and ingested) and plasticizing neurotoxins (the acrylamide derivatives) as wrinkle fillers! I certainly don't like this idea one bit! But why otherwise would such ingredients be put into personal care products??
Silicone is another ingredient, supposedly inert, but used in personal care products quite frequently and perhaps filling our waterways eternally, with unknown consequences. Furthermore, the ingredient methylene glycol (which basically converts to formaldehyde, although there are efforts to deny this in a pseudo-scientific way that was shocking, especially in light of its creepy conflict of interest statement!) is entirely too common in ingredient lists of personal care products, and the super straight brazilian blow out process is still far too popular, even though, as documented by Sharon Neufeldt since 2010 for instance, it also leads to quite high risks of formaldehyde exposure, and thus carcinogenesis.
Hoping for some changes, even though this post has turned into a bit of a rant, unfortunately!
Thanks for your help and spread the word!
best wishes!
