Comments on: Are Personal Hygiene Products Safe? http://willtaft.com/health/are-personal-hygiene-products-safe/ For People and Planet Earth Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:17:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Will http://willtaft.com/health/are-personal-hygiene-products-safe/#comment-1154 Will Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:13:18 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/are-personal-hygiene-products-safe/#comment-1154 Fortunately, I don't have allergies like that, but I did find my skin was sensitive to to normal laundry detergent. I blame the detergent, not my skin! Thanks for that link. I may try it. The price for the 100 oz bottle is actually quite reasonable. Fortunately, I don’t have allergies like that, but I did find my skin was sensitive to to normal laundry detergent. I blame the detergent, not my skin!

Thanks for that link. I may try it. The price for the 100 oz bottle is actually quite reasonable.

]]> By: Techfun http://willtaft.com/health/are-personal-hygiene-products-safe/#comment-1149 Techfun Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:51:40 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/are-personal-hygiene-products-safe/#comment-1149 I have allergy problems with most fragrances used in cleaning products and my partner Brian has had MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) problems every since he was a baby. So we tend to avoid most kinds of personal hygiene products and just rely on lots of Ivory soap and hot water. About a year ago my partner and I switched to all <a href="https://sunandearth.com/productspage.aspx">Sun & Earth</a> laundry product - they have been great. With other detergents I'd get irritated around my ankles where my socks touched. That went away with these. Other than these products, I just try to stick to hypoallergenic and unscented items. I have allergy problems with most fragrances used in cleaning products and my partner Brian has had MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) problems every since he was a baby. So we tend to avoid most kinds of personal hygiene products and just rely on lots of Ivory soap and hot water.

About a year ago my partner and I switched to all Sun & Earth laundry product - they have been great. With other detergents I’d get irritated around my ankles where my socks touched. That went away with these. Other than these products, I just try to stick to hypoallergenic and unscented items.

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/health/are-personal-hygiene-products-safe/#comment-1118 Will Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:25:25 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/are-personal-hygiene-products-safe/#comment-1118 That is a very good point Anna. Mixing chemicals together has been shown to produce some unintended results. Mixing a cleaner with bleach with one with ammonia creates poison chlorine gas! Just as the combination or cumulative effect of different chemicals in our food or in the air can have adverse health consequences, using many different chemicals on our skin could do the same. -Will That is a very good point Anna. Mixing chemicals together has been shown to produce some unintended results. Mixing a cleaner with bleach with one with ammonia creates poison chlorine gas!

Just as the combination or cumulative effect of different chemicals in our food or in the air can have adverse health consequences, using many different chemicals on our skin could do the same.

-Will

]]> By: Anna http://willtaft.com/health/are-personal-hygiene-products-safe/#comment-1110 Anna Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:11:02 +0000 http://willtaft.com/health/are-personal-hygiene-products-safe/#comment-1110 Will, great post. I also wanted to add, and may be I am not correct, but mixing different different products may not be wise also. Everything is based on chemistry, and chemistry is when something reacts to produce something else. So if different brands have one ingredient and other brand has other, and they react, on the end you don't know what you getting on your skin - most likely they will not be harsh to start with, but you never know, may be long term side effect or rush. I found that out not by putting stuff on my skin, but once I was cleaning my bath tub and to speed up the cleaning of tiles and tub, I used one product on tub and other product on the tiles, both harsh chemicals. Guess what, I got this major rush that from now on I keep my tiles and tub clean, so I don't have to use any type of chemical. That was crazy act on my part...lol, Anna :) Will, great post. I also wanted to add, and may be I am not correct, but mixing different different products may not be wise also. Everything is based on chemistry, and chemistry is when something reacts to produce something else. So if different brands have one ingredient and other brand has other, and they react, on the end you don’t know what you getting on your skin - most likely they will not be harsh to start with, but you never know, may be long term side effect or rush. I found that out not by putting stuff on my skin, but once I was cleaning my bath tub and to speed up the cleaning of tiles and tub, I used one product on tub and other product on the tiles, both harsh chemicals. Guess what, I got this major rush that from now on I keep my tiles and tub clean, so I don’t have to use any type of chemical. That was crazy act on my part…lol, Anna :)

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