Guest guest Posted November 9, 1998 Report Share Posted November 9, 1998 >Reply-<kuhne.johansen@...> >From: " Aasmund Johansen " <kuhne.johansen@...> > " DUSAN STOJKOVIC " <dusan@...> >Subject: VS: Important! >Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 09:27:53 +0100 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1161 > > >---------- >Fra: CAMJACK1@... >Til: >Emne: Important! >Dato: 2. november 1998 19:25 > > >Sorry guys....but I thought this was important. > >Many tampon makers would include asbestos in the tampon. Why? Because >asbestos >makes you bleed more...if you bleed more, you're going to need to use more. >Why wasn't this against the law since asbestos is so dangerous? > >Because the powers that be, in all their wisdom (not), did not consider >tampons as being ingested, and therefore wasn't illegal or considered >dangerous. > >This month's Essence magazine has a small article about this and they >mention >two manufacturers of a cotton tampon alternative. The companies are Organic >Essentials @ (800) 765-6491 and the Black-owned terra femme @ (800) >755-0212. > >A woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado @ Boulder sent this: >HERE'S THE SCOOP: Tampons contain two things that are potentially harmful: > >Rayon (for absorbency) and dioxin (a chemical used in bleaching the >products). >The tampon industry is convinced that we, as women, need bleached white >products - they seem to think that we view the product as pure and clean. >The >problem here is that the dioxin produced in this bleaching process can lead >to >very harmful problems for a woman. > >Dioxin is potentially carcinogenic (cancer-associated) and is toxic to the >immune and reproductive systems. It has been linked to endometriosis as >well >as lower sperm counts for men - for both, it breaks down the immune system. >Last September the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that >there >really is no set " acceptable " level of exposure to dioxin - given that it >is >cumulative and slow to disintegrate, the real danger comes from repeated >contact ( Houppert " Pullng the Plug on the Tampon Industry " ). I'd say >using about 5 tampons a day, five days a month, for 38 menstruating years >is > " repeated contact " , wouldn't you? > >Rayon contributes to the danger of tampons and dioxin because it is a >highly >absorbent substance and therefore when fibers from the tampons are >left behind in the vagina (as usually occurs), it creates a breeding ground >for the dioxin, and stays in a lot longer than it would with just cotton >tampons. This is also the reason why TSS (toxic shock syndrome) occurs. > >WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES? Using feminine hygiene products that aren't >bleached (which causes the dioxin) and that are all cotton (the rayon will >leave fibers and " breeding grounds " in the vagina). > >Other feminine hygiene products (pads/napkins) contain dioxin as well, but >they are not nearly as dangerous since they are not in direct contact with >the >vagina. The pads/napkins need to stop being bleached, but obviously tampons >are the most dangerous. > >So, what can you do if you can't give up using tampons? Use tampons that >are >made from 100% cotton, and that are unbleached. Unfortunately, there are >very, >very few companies that make these safe tampons. They are usually only >found >in health food stores. Countries all over the world (Sweden, Germany, >British >Columbia, etc.) have demanded a switch to this safer tampon, while the U.S. >has decided to keep us in the dark about it. > >In 1989, activists in England mounted a campaign against chlorine >bleaching. >Six weeks and 50,000 letters later, the makers of sanitary products >switched >to oxygen >bleaching (one of the green methods available) (Ms. magazine, May/June >1995). > >Personally I think it's time that the U.S. switches, and we need to make >our >voices heard. > >WHAT TO DO NOW: Tell people. Everyone. Inform them. We are being >manipulated >by this industry and the government. Let's do something about it! Tell >everyone to write to the companies - Tampax (Tambrands), Playtex, O.B., >Kotex. >Call the 1-800 numbers on the boxes. > >LET THEM KNOW THAT WE DEMAND A SAFE PRODUCT - ALL-COTTON, UNBLEACHED >TAMPONS. > >Chlorine and asbestos-free 7th Generation brand tampons and pads are also >available through Whole Foods and other natural foods stores, or through >the >Harmony catalog: 800-869-3446. > >peace... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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