dish soap & mercury (was RE: what produts contain mercury?

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Oh dear. Most of the stuff on this list I knew about, but DISH SOAP?

Ack! Really? Oh dear. Um..... I guess this stuff does not have to

list the ingredients like food does. (I just checked my dish soap

and it doesn't say what it is made of.) So, how do I verify this?

Call the manufacturer? Stop using anything except Dr. Bronner's?

Any suggestions?

Moria

>I can't say I have heard of it in lipstick per se, I have heard the generic

>term " cosmetics, " and more specifically mascara. This, of course, doesn't

>mean it doesn't have it. There is (was?) a page done by the EPA that had

>items listed that one wouldn't normally think of as mercury containing. I

>have the page saved, but the address doesn't seem to work right now. My last

>access to it was March 19. I will give the link, but I couldn't bring it up

>tonight. Also the list of things, this is not the entire page. And I notice

>this one says " eye cosmetics. "

>

>http://www.epa.gov/region01/steward/neeat/mercury/invent.html

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>OVER-THE-COUNTER PHARMACEUTICALS CONTAINING MERCURY

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>Thimerosal

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>Phenylmercuric acetate used as preservatives

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>Phenylmercuric nitrate

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>Opththalmic products and contact lens solutions

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>Nasal sprays (as preservative)

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>Topical anti-microbials and disinfectants (e.g., Merthiolate, tincture of

>Merthiolate)

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>Diuretics (mersalyl, salts, mercumatilin, mercuramide, mercurophylline,

>mercaptomerin, merethoxylline)

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>Eye cosmetics

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>Hemorrhoidal ointments (use discontinued in 1995)

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>Homeopathic remedies (listed as ‘mercurius' on label)

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>Merbromin/water solution (used in plastic/reconstructive surgery as

>disinfectant and marker)

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>Mercuric chloride peritoneal lavage in cancer surgery (uncommon in US)

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>Skin bleaching creams (OTC use discontinued in early 1970's, but some

>prescription formulations still available)

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>Teething powder (discontinued in 1950's)

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>Human and veterinary vaccines (now being reviewed by FDA)

>GENERAL USE PRODUCTS CONTAINING MERCURY

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>Ajax Powder

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>Alconox soap

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>Boraxo Pads

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>Comet Cleaner

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>Derma Scrub

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>Dove soap

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>Ivory dishwashing liquid

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>Joy dishwashing liquid

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>Kodak Fixer

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>Kodak Developer

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>Lysol Direct

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>'s Oil Soap

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>Soft Cide Soap (Baxter)

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>Soft Scrub

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>Sparkleen detergent

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>Sunlight dishwashing detergent

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>Plus, Many greeting cards, gift gadgets, etc have batteries containing

>mercury