| From: angela | 31/01/2001
15:03:46 |
| Subject: aluminium in deodorants | post id:
218085 |
| Does anybody know why there is
aluminium in deodorants (both rollons and spray versions) and whether it
is harmful in the longrun? And, is there a deodorant available that does
not contain aluminium? | |
| From: Thermus aquaticus | 31/01/2001
17:46:51 |
| Subject: re: aluminium in deodorants | post id:
218237 |
| Angela, Pharmacologists dismissed aluminium as the causative factor in degenerative brain disease many years ago. It was a case of mixing up cause and effect. People with brain diseases tended to have an accumulation of aluminium in their brains because the disease alters the permeability of the blood-brain barrier which subsequently causes the build up, rather than an initial build up of aluminium causing the disease. That's not to say the soft metals are not potentially toxic, but when it comes to aluminium in deodorants.... spray away all you like without fear! | |
| From: loulou ® | 8/31/01 2:59:36
PM |
| Subject: deodorant | post id:
396474 |
| is there an alternative to
aluminium based antiperspirant? i can find lots of alum-free deodorant,
but no antiperspirant. | |
| From: Gigboy ® | 8/31/01 3:02:32
PM |
| Subject: re: deodorant | post id:
396478 |
loulou, You haven't been reading that urban myth about anti-perspirant and breast cancer have you? I can't help you with an answer, but I can say that that story is false. T. xxx | |
| From: Dr Paul {:~)} (Avatar) | 8/31/01 5:04:56
PM |
| Subject: re: deodorant | post id:
396669 |
| Hi all, in the Book "A Watermelon will not ripen in your armpit" By Prof Ben Selinger, he goes through the analysis of the assertion aluminium based antiperspirants may induce Alzheimer's Disease. There is no base in scientific analysis for such an assertion. There is no absorbance of Aluminium across the skin, effectively 0. An alternative to aluminium based antiperspirants is a salt spray which acts as an antibacterial agent. The smells are caused by bacterial infection, so if yoiu do not let the bacterial gro, you may perspire, but you do not pong. It is a good spray. Paul | |
| From: Gabrielle ® | 8/31/01 6:16:01
PM |
| Subject: re: deodorant | post id:
396799 |
| Gigboy® or Dr Paul, are you sure that there are no studies linking anti-perspirant to breast cancer. I got an email a few months ago about this - and in a way what they were saying kinda made sense. I had my doubts about it, but has it actually be proven that there is DEFINATELY no link between breast cancer and anti-perspirant. If this is so it definately would releive my mand. Gabby ;) (If there has already been a thread on this I'm sorry but I've been away for a while). | |
| From: Grant¹ (Avatar) | 8/31/01 6:20:54
PM |
| Subject: re: deodorant | post id:
396804 |
but has it actually be proven that there is DEFINATELY no link between breast cancer and anti-perspirant. No. But it also hasn't been proven that there is DEFINATELY no link between tampons & breast cancer either. That email is just one of many Urban Myths, that just keep getting forwarded to people. It is a load of rubbish. http://www.snopes2.com/toxins/breast.htm for more info. | |
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