Comments on: Accidental Discovery Shows Moisturizers Can Cause Skin Cancer in Mice

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:12:46 +0000

I am a little shocked that scientists in this report would dismiss the idea that moisturizers with sodium laureth sulfate are cancer causing for humans. There are NUMEROUS studies that show their conclusion to be false. Two places you can go to research all the toxins and cancer causing elements in many of our cosmetics are national geographic’s site www.thegreenguide.com (search on cosmetics) and the environmental working group’s site www.ewg.org Additionally, Doris Rapp, the well known and well-respected researcher on allergies and our families, has written a book called Our Toxic World. Her compilations show beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are the architects of our own increases in cancers, ADD, ADHD, auto-immune diseases, chronic fatigue, and many other things that plague our people today. WE DID IT TO US. Many cosmetics today contain elements that age us while claiming to make us look younger. In fact, NOT using most of the commercial products would keep your skin younger than USING them.

By: Constance

Constance — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:43:52 +0000

Personally, it was suggested to use olive oil to hydrate my baby’s skin and it is just great! 100% natural - no hidden estrogen to give the body the wrong signals and it is soaked up as quick as the more common baby oils.

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:03:05 +0000

There have been many reports recently about sodium LAURETH sulfate, a prime ingredient in mild skin lotions and “no-more-tears” shampoos, because the U.S. does not require companies to list the byproducts of industrial processing, only the initial ingredient. In Europe, companies are required to use a more expensive post process to remove traces of carcinogenic byproducts.

What I wonder is whether there could be carcinogenic byproducts in sodium LAURYL sulfate as well, or whether there are s-laureth-s-like processing byproducts as a result of buffering.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:32:44 +0000

We’re bombarded by information telling us how there’s no “safe” level of sun exposure. This isn’t the case.

Humans were exposed to sunlight near constantly for ten thousand years without sunscreen and skin cancer was rare. Why? We ate healthy diets. We built our tans gradually. Insomnia and depression were rare. Both of these things can be triggered by low levels of sun exposure. Recent science had discovered that the RDA for vitamin D is too low and that optimal blood levels need to be revised. Vitamin D is a steroid precursor hormone and performs multiple functions within the body. D is needed for calcium absorbtion.

As a whole we have become a pale and pasty skinned society, unfamiliar with fresh natural foods. Our produce sits on trucks and shelves and in refrigerations not picked daily from our yard and cooked. Refrigeration has protected us from disease but made us food-foolish.

Our immune systems are not challenged by germs as infants and toddlers bathed in antibacterial soap despite the knowledge that the way vaccine works is because the human immune system learns to fight what it is exposed to. Ever notice that toddlers instinctively put everything in their mouths? Notice that Caucasians have the palest skin and the highest rates of skin cancer and oseoporosis? They aren’t getting enough sun exposure or building up their tan levels.

Sooner or later, these generations will have lost the ability to make these hormones.

Skin cancer, depression, chronic fatigue system, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, poor immune function, and many other conditions are becoming more not less common as we slather on sunscreens, huddle in AC, avoid the sun, eat insta food stored too long and grown with tons of pesticides.

By: Dewey

Dewey — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:01:08 +0000

The cancer was caused by ultraviolet light exposure. This is just poor science. These mice are bred to grow cancerous cells. Why weren’t the mice given applications of the creams after each dose of UV light?

The best way to avoid skin cancer is to stay out of the sun!!!

By: chris

chris — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:56:46 +0000

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/ is a great database for the hazards of cosmetics including sunscreen and moisturizers . The information is collected by the Environmental Working Group and the products are rated 0 (low hazard) to 10 (high hazard). Its interesting to see some big names with appealing product names to have such high scores. For example, Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv Intensive Lifting Hand Cream scored a 10; Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion, Moisturizer, Dry Skin scored a 9; Bikini Zone Medicated Creme, L’Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream, and Aveeno Positively Radiant Moisturizing Lotion scored an 8.
This database is very well organized and easy to use; however when selecting low hazard products, keep in mind the “data gap” percentage which is how much has not yet been tested fot that product. This is definitely a site to bookmark!

By: Jojo

Jojo — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:50:49 +0000

So if mouse skin is SO DIFFERENT from human skin, why are they testing for skin cancer on mice? Are they simply trying to nip a huge outbreak of mouse skin cancer?

And whether or not any type of skin cancer is curable (”and the mice also developed a very curable type of cancer called squamous cell carcinoma, not the more lethal melanoma.”), it is only so if the person gets to a doctor in time. What do the 50 million or so people in the USA who do not have health insurance do? They certainly are not going to be the ones who are able to visit a doctor for preventative care!

By: Jerome

Jerome — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:25:01 +0000

Perhaps it’s time for people to start using natural, non chemical and safe products, rather than synthetic death wax?

By: Sally

Sally — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:40:17 +0000

Skin cancer is a killer! Somebody should grab www.moisturizercancer.com and turn it into a one-stop consumer assistance site. It should provide answers to all these questions: What products are safe and which should be avoided? Which ingredients are dangerous? In what concentrations? What alternative products are there (that are safe but accomplish the same thing)? Who can I complain to? How can I get a refund for a moisturizer I’ve bought? What should I tell or ask my doctor? What signs of problems should I be on the alert for? There’s a crying need for quality consumer education on this!