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Your Right to Know
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First Generation With Chemical Overload
 Approximately 200 chemicals in average person’s
body fat
 Not question of IF we are carrying a burden of
toxic compounds… but how
much
- Medical News Today, June 2004/ National Geographic, 2007
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Impact From Toxic Chemicals
Irritation
Irritation
Inflammation
Redness
Heat
Skin Diseases
Acne
Rosacea
Eczema
Psoriasis
Accelerated Aging
Under Eye Bags
Broken Capillaries
….Lines around eyes & lips
Wrinkles
Sagging Skin
Brown spots
Multiple Diseases
Are You or Your Family Affected?
Impact from toxic synthetic chemicals in typical personal
care products is causing long term chronic and fatal
illnesses . .
 Breast Cancer
 Heart Disease
 Alzheimer’s
 Multiple Sclerosis
 Depression
 Arthritis, joint pain
 Miscarriages
 Hormone Disruption
 Immune Deficiencies
 Obesity
 Parkinson’s
 Migraines
 Asthma
 Lupus
 Birth Defects
 Acne
 ADD, Learning & Memory
 Accelerated Aging
Effects of Dioxin Poisoning
Links to Cosmetic Related Causes
“Long term illnesses ranging from cancer to birth
defects may not be linked to their underlying
cosmetic-related causes…because symptoms of
chronic toxic effects may not occur until months
or years after exposure.”
-Senator Edward Kennedy, MA
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Products Causing Chemical Exposure
 Some synthetics in skin / hair care / household
products cause birth defects, learning disorders,
obesity, children’s cancers, sexual confusion…
 Ingredients in shampoos, dyes, detergents,
sunscreens may be mixing up your hormonal
signals
Centers of Disease Control ~National Toxicology Program,
20 years of peer-reviewed studies
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Danger to Fetuses & Children
“Not a single child today has been born without
in-utero exposure to synthetic chemicals that can
disrupt development.”
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Typical Products for Babies/Parents
Often contain chemicals that may:
• Harm childhood and sexual development
• Increase a child’s frustration / ability to cope
with school and discipline
• Cause depression / moodiness
• Create emotional disturbances
• Stimulate obesity
• Cause learning disorders
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Even Waterways Are At Risk…
90% of water samples
contaminated with triclosan,
phthalates, dioxin & bisphenol are
found at same levels after water
was treated - can not be removed
Common Antimicrobials
– Triclosan & Benzyl Peroxide
 Both contain unsafe levels of dioxin
 On EPA pesticide list
• antibacterial agent
• known hormone disruptor
• carcinogen
 Triclosan - Suspected of creating untreatable
…..‘superbugs’
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Acne Products often contain Benzyl Peroxide
Before Treatment
After Treatment
Toxic Chemical Preservatives
Parabens - methy, ethyl, propyl & butyl
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hormone disrupting preservatives
mimics estrogen, suspected of estrogen-like breast cancer
penetrates the skin and appears in blood
found in breast tumors, linked to breast cancer
suspected to cause male sterility, early breast development
Imidazolidinyl Urea, Diazolidinyl Urea & DMDM Hydantoin
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contain formaldehyde
suspected carcinogens
cause joint pain, asthma and other chronic conditions
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Toxic Cleansers …“E” ethoxylated ingredients
Nitrosamine precursors
Manufacturing process creates dioxin
DEA, MEA, TEA
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
• Accumulates and damages liver, kidneys, brain
• Suspected carcinogens
• Causes brain fog and poor memory
• Eye & skin irritation
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Harmful Cleansers / Detergents
Used in 90% of Shampoos / Ingredients that
Foam
Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES)
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)
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Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
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Accelerates aging of the skin
• wrinkles
• brown spots
• sagging
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Inflammation, irritation & dryness
Loss of hair (damages roots)
Tumors
Increase in acne, pimples & blackheads
Gingivitis, cancer sores, mouth ulcers
NOTE: Clinical research found SLS stored in heart, brain, lungs for
up to 5 -7 days after use
It’s a chemical detergent used as a floor cleaner, engine degreaser.
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Sodium Laureth Sulfate - SLES
• SLES has ALL of the issues of SLS - PLUS
• FDA survey found dioxine in all products tested
containing this ingredient including 27 children’s
bubble bath and shampoo products
Note: * Dioxine - carcinogen, hormone disruptor
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Skin Cancer
Rate of dangerous melanoma up 50% since 1980
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Directly proportional to sunscreen sales
Users stay in sun longer without getting burned…
~ nature’s warning signal
Sore that never heals
– may be skin cancer
Basal cell carcinoma
Malignant
melanoma –
cause 75% of skin
cancer deaths
Squamous Cell
Carcinoma
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Is This Public Knowledge?
 Cosmetics and toiletries industry self-regulated in US
• Varying regulations around the world
• Limited number of ingredients are regulated. . .not the products
 Growing demand for oversight and safety standards
• EU, Canada, Japan and others provide regulatory models
• Consumer demand for healthy options is market driver
 Thousands of synthetic chemicals used as ingredients
• Only a few have been tested for safety
• Consumers are ‘guinea pigs’ in real time product test
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Cosmetic Conspiracy
• Protection of patents and 50 years of research
• Large companies with $Millions in annual sales
Culpability may lead to lawsuits or loss of reputation
• Claim “non-toxic” versus FREE of toxins
• Deny harmful ingredients
…or claim just trace amounts
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ToxicFree® Foundation
Research and educational foundation
 Lobbying, educating public officials
• Significant time on Capital Hill with law makers
• Support for educational research at research centers
• Educational materials, seminars throughout the country
 Product Certification – certifies toxic free formulations
• Assures products contain NO known harmful ingredients –
e.g. carcinogens, hormone disruptors, etc.
• Examines ingredients, origin of ingredients, growing methods,
harvesting methods, preservation methods, shipping & storage
methods before certification
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California Safe Cosmetics Act
Leading the way in consumer regulation
CA Safe Cosmetic Act
 Passed in 2005 went into effect January of 2007
 Bans dioxins, phthalates, known carcinogens, hormone
disruptors and chemicals known to affect development
Legislation is expanding
 Illinois & Washington are adopting identical bills
 Chemicals from Proposition 65 list being added by
California
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You CAN Make A Difference…
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed
citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing
that ever has.”
~ Margaret Mead
YOU can make a difference
• Commit to DO NO HARM
• Protect yourself, family, friends and circle of influence
• Get involved – become educated, read and share the Toxic
Alarm Guide & join the foundation
• Read labels – refuse to use products with harmful chemicals
©ToxicFree® Foundation
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