| Extract
from "The Organic Advisory Line"
1992 |
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| alkaline
substances: |
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| Alkaline
substances are often used in skin and hair
care products to neutralise excess amounts
of acid within a product. A common alkali
used in such a way is ammonium chloride,
which has been cited to cause skin rashes.
This substance is also used in the making
of fire extinguishers. |
| artificial
fragrances: |
| Over
the past century success in reproducing
the natural aromas in the form of synthetic
fragrances has today formed an industry
in itself. It is important to understand
that the chemicals easily invade the body
through inhalation and not only through
what we eat. When we consider that a fragrance
can represent a cocktail of up to 200 chemicals,
all personal care items that contain artificial
fragrances are nothing short of a recipe
for disaster. Why then are they used? Cost
is the primary reason. To cite a simple
example, the natural rose oil can cost thousands
of dollars per kilogram, whereas a low quality
chemical substitute can be added at less
than 1% of the price. |
| mineral
phosphates: |
| Home
used products such as shampoos and cleaning
products account for almost 30% of phosphates
in our sewerage system. Phosphates strongly
contribute to the outbreak of the highly
toxic blue green algae, a substance that
is poisoning our waterways and killing marine
life. Toxic blue green algae is 10 times
more lethal than strychnine and 200 times
more lethal than cyanide. |
| added
enzymes: |
| Enzymes
are protein molecules that maintain the
life process within a living organism. Unfortunately
the crude industrial methods that are prevalent
nowadays such as intensives heat treatments
often render a product lifeless. As a consequence,
enzymes need to be added to generate a rebirth
for the product. It could be dangerous to
allow a substance to enter the human body
in a lifeless form, as it has not been created
to handle such an event. For example, the
junkfood that we are often persuaded to
eat would be rather difficult to eat if
it were not treated with added enzymes prior
to our consumption. We are very proud to
say Organic Formulations Skin, Body and
Hair Care require no added enzymes, as all
of our products contain the life force that
can be found in nature itself. |
| bleaching
and brightening chemicals: |
| Bleaching
and brightening chemicals have little or
no place in an effective home care product.
They are used simply as a marketing tool
to highlight (brighteners) or remove (bleaches)
colours in order to persuade the consumer
that they have purchased a superior product.
The most common bleaches are chlorine and
peroxide, each having its own destructive
effect on the environment and our health.
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| fillers |
| As
the word suggests, fillers are used to add
size or weight to a product to give a '
value for money 'impression. Organic Formulations
refuses to make such concessions and is
committed to supplying people with effective
products rather than persuasive appearances.
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| tar
derivitives: |
| Coal
tar is used to seal wooden light poles,
to make roadways and is used in many of
our personal care items (commonly used in
the making of artificial colours). Coal
tar has an element called PAH that is suspected
to be carcinogenic. Anti-dandruff shampoo
contain tar derivatives and is said to that
after just one hair wash it is possible
to absorb as much PAH as a coal oven worker
after a full days work. Coal tar is widely
known to cause cancer in animals and can
be the cause of skin rashes and hives. It
is often used in the personal care industry
as a solvent |
| artificial
colours: |
| Colours
are another in a long line of chemicals
witnessed in modern society that are fundamentally
used to attract more consumer dollars and
nothing more. Often such constituents as
FD & C yellow or FD & C green could
be used to make a product appear as though
it contained the natural ingredients of
honey or seaweed for example. Two examples
are FD & C blue no.1 which has been
shown to cause tumours in animals and FD
& C red no.40 which is made from carcinogenic
substances. Both considered safe when released
on the market yet later were found to have
detrimental side effects. |
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