Re: Germaben in Shealy's magnesium lotion

[Guest guest]

Thank you

Loretta

On my bottle

it says “distilled or purified water, magnesium chloride, glycerin, methylcellulose

and essential oils.”

I have written

him to ask if he does use Germaben II.

Kallie ,

From: iodine [mailto:iodine ] On Behalf Of Dr. Loretta Lanphier

Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007

11:13 PM

iodine

Subject: RE: Re: cal/mag

supp was Correction

Just a heads up about Dr. Shealy’s

magnesium lotions. He is using

Germaben II as a preservative which contains parabens and propylene glycol.

Parabens can have a estrogenic effect. I believe

there are other magnesium oils out there that use much safer preservatives.

Loretta

[Guest guest]

Germaben II

has the following ingredients

GERMABEN® II

Product Detail

Description

INCI: Propylene

Glycol (and) olidinyl Urea (and) Methylparaben (and) Propylparaben

And as I

understand it, Hulda says propylene glycol is a causative factor in

cancer.

Kallie

From: iodine [mailto:iodine ] On Behalf Of cbwillis9

Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 1:30

AM

iodine

Subject: Re: Germaben in

Shealy's magnesium lotion

More on Germaben II:

http://www.ispcorp.com/products/preservatives/content/products/germben

ii.html

My understanding is that the parabens are natural waxes on

plants, a natural preservative and normally quite edible even.

This question came up around the old Matol KM product about

20 yrs ago, and this was Dr. Jurak's answer.

Carol

[Guest guest]

I got the information

off of his website under the Magnesium Lotion ingredients.

Loretta

From: iodine [mailto:iodine ] On Behalf Of Kallie

Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 12:19

AM

iodine

Subject: RE: Germaben in

Shealy's magnesium lotion

Thank you

Loretta

On my bottle

it says “distilled or purified water, magnesium chloride, glycerin,

methylcellulose and essential oils.”

I have written

him to ask if he does use Germaben II.

Kallie ,

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[Guest guest]

Parabens are not a natural preservative—they

are synthetic chemicals. Parabens are esters of para-hydroxybenzoic acid. All commercially used parabens are

synthetically produced. Even most of the natural

health companies that produce lotions and skincare products have removed them as

ingredients. The new and up-coming

formulators have realized the need for completely safe products and the use of

essential oils such as rosemary, lemon, grapefruit seed extract and even some

vitamins such as vitamin E, A and C provide an effective and safe way to

preserve a product.

The old industry mantra has been “we

only use very small amounts”.

However, the average person in America uses 8-15 personal care

products daily. What happens is

that “very small amount” becomes more and more toxic to the body as

people use more and more products.

If you use only one product that contains parabens then “maybe”

you are safe, however, parabens are in just about everything and hardly anyone

uses just one product. The fact is

that we put way too many chemicals on and in our body. Take a look at the back of your shampoo

and conditioner—how many of those ingredients can you pronounce? And why do they make the type size so

small that you need a magnifying glass to read them? Do they have something to hide? Take a look at the ingredient lists on

some of the prepackaged food that you have in your pantry or freezer. We literally walk through a maze of

chemicals every day and have been led to believe that this doesn’t have

an effect on our health and well-being.

Unfortunately, we have been lied to. The plastic and chemical companies are becoming

richer and richer and the American public is becoming sicker and sicker. Is there a pattern here? Yes, I think so. And many of these chemicals that are in

household products, foods, utensils, home and garden fertilizers, pest control,

pots and pans and kitchen wares have an affect on the endocrine system. Not to

mention our water and air. No

wonder we have so many people with hormone concerns and difficulties.

http://www.organicanews.com/news/article.cfm?story_id=5

http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/breastcancer090604.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene_in_soft_drinks

Propylene Glycol

A cosmetic form of mineral oil found in automatic brake and hydraulic fluid and

industrial antifreeze. In skin and hair products, propylene glycol works as a

humectant, which is a substance that retains the moisture content of skin or

cosmetic products by preventing the escape of moisture or water. Material

Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) warn users to avoid skin contact with propylene

glycol as this strong skin irritant can cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage.

Sodium Benzoate is another

accepted preservative that needs attention. In

combination with ascorbic acid (vitamin C, E300), sodium and potassium benzoate

may form benzene, a known carcinogen. Heat, light and shelf life can affect the

rate benzene is formed. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently (as

of March 2006) performing tests, but the Environmental Working Group is calling

for FDA to publicly release all tests and use their authority to force

companies to reformulate to avoid the benzene forming combination.

I know what the

FDA and the American Cancer Society says about all of this. They continue to say how “safe”

all these chemicals are and they are the ones that continually approve all the

meds that eventually have to be recalled because of adverse reactions of which,

death, is included. I stopped

trusting them a long, long time ago.

Their track record stinks!

Be Well~

Loretta

Re: Germaben in Shealy's magnesium lotion

More on Germaben II:

http://www.ispcorp.com/products/preservatives/content/products/germben

ii.html

My understanding is that the parabens are natural

waxes on

plants, a natural preservative and normally quite

edible even.

This question came up around the old Matol KM product

about

20 yrs ago, and this was Dr. Jurak's answer.

Carol

[Guest guest]

More on Parabens, see esp. Occurence in nature and Toxicology:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben

I'm not disturbed about plant parabens that may be

ingested in tiny amounts.

Topic use of synthetic parabens seems like it could be problematic

and glad they have been taken out of cosmetics etc.

Carol