I was interested to read this article on ovarian cancer and talcum powder from ‘When Women Inspire’:
This reminded me of my mother’s warning a few years back to never use talcum powder in the ‘Midlands’ area (Dot was a funny old girl, and she wasn’t talking about Birmingham or Wolverhampton either). She was quite well read, and would always tell me of interesting articles she had come across. The article she had read was quite similar to this one, in that somebody was suing a different company about a similar occurrence. At one point this had led to talcum powder being taken off our local supermarket’s shelves, although at the moment I see it has crept back.
Mum soon followed this up with another article regarding underarm deodorant, where excised breast cancers under the microscope had been shown to contain parabens from deodorants. I must admit to using just good old fashioned soap, water and aqueous cream these days, as to use anything else seems a little bit risky…
What with lipsticks containing lead and also parts of badgers’ nether regions, parabens in deodorants, and asbestos in talcum powder, I’m of the opinion that a simple bar of soap poses the least risk. What do you think?
But this got me thinking… what nasties are in a bar of soap?
Now I want to check out what’s in soap! Thank you for sharing about the post and also what your mom told you. And it’s not just the products containing chemicals, it’s also the packaging that’s bad for the environment… so much needs to change!
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Yes, but will it change? That is the question…
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We also use the simple brand. Both my husband and I have migraines and msg is in so many things. They don’t have to list msg unless there is a certain amount and there are so many different names msg can be called. The Headache Book goes into detail for those who suffer migraines from excitotoxins. This is a great post. I had never heard about the talcum-powder. Love ❤️ Joni
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Thanks Joni. Sam and I used to suffer with migraines until we cut out caffeine, cheese and chocolate many years ago.
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Sigh. Liquid soaps and shampoos rely–I’m working from memory instead of double checking–on tropical oils that are devastating wildlife habitat and rain forests. So whatever they may or may not be doing to us, they’re doing bad things to the planet. I’ve started using bar shampoo from our local health-nut store. It’s fine.
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I use the ‘Simple’ brand whenever possible. I dread to think what the planet will be like in the future.
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You and me both. And–for a thin ray of hope–an increasing number of other people.
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Reblogged this on Magical BookLush and commented:
Stevie turner a great writer, blogger and author tells us the things that cause cancer. It is a must to read this post. Being an ex cancer patient I know what it feels like when people get cancer and big companies don’t make it easy for us to be cancer-free. Read this post and follow this brave lady on https://steviet3.wordpress.com. Do read it. Life is more important than time.
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Thank you Suzan for your support!
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You are most welcome and thank you so much for writing on such an important issue. The world needs to know about this. 🙂✌
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Great post, Stevie. This is a very influential post. People should know about cancer and the things that cause it especially when I have been through it. Thank you for sharing this story. 🙂✌
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Yes people should know, but unless it happens to them they tend to be rather blase about the whole thing.
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That’s true. I am really happy you are making them aware of such a dangerous and common issue. They shouldn’t neglect the danger these chemicals are causing on their body.
*if the grammar or anything is wrong I am sorry. I am still a little drowsy by all the meds*
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I’m impressed that you’re bi-lingual. Is English your first or second language?
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Thank you so much for the compliment. It actually turns out to be my first language. I was born in India but went to Africa when I was 2 years old. So I know English so well that I am the walking dictionary in my society. The bad thing is i suck at my mother tongue. 🙂✌😊
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It didn’t sound like it when you spoke. Clever girl!
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Yeah I know, it’s got a bit rough. I will end up making a new video like that and this time I won’t be laughing so you can hear my real accent. I have a major problem of changing accents with mood. I know so many accents because I used to live in different countries and studied in more than than 3 different education boards that include British, American and French board. So I can talk in many accents very fluently and also speak French and almost all local languages of Africa.
Might sound bogus to you but I swear it’s true. 🙂✌😁
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Wow, I’m impressed!
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Are you?? I highly doubt that because people don’t believe me that often. 😂😍🙂✌
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I’m impressed that you can speak many languages.
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Thank you. I am glad you are impressed. 😊☺✌
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Soap, most of it, is synthetic. Why do soap and toothpaste and packaged ingredients contain substances that can only be pronounced by patron chemical engineers?
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Absolutely. Whatever are we unwittingly ingesting by using these products?
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That was supposed to be petro chemical engineers. Gotta love our i devices…
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I hate predictive messaging.
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Thanks for re-blogging.
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I use talcum power in my shoes, but I have never used it anywhere else. I will depend on the soap, as to whether it contains toxins or not. If it is fragrances and coloured, it will have bad things in it. I am highly allergic so it is plain white and fragrance-free for me.
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I’m highly allergic too. The ‘Simple’ soap is good for me.
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A good place to find out what’s in our personal products is EWG’s Skin Deep website. You can search by brand names, product types or even by ingredients!
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Thanks for that information. Very useful!
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You’re welcome!
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No doubt there’ll be a scare about soap soon. Maybe not carbolic, though 😉
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You’re probably right, Clive!
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I stopped using baby powder years ago because of the rumors around it, and while I still use commercial deodorant out of necessity, I’m looking for something natural without aluminum, yet still works.
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I think you can get deodorant without aluminium. I find that since going through the menopause I don’t need to use it at all.
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Baby powder has been banned from our daughter’s house and her two babies seem to have survived without it! Soap is fine for the shower and the bath – why do we need plastic bottles of shower gel? But as for what chemicals are in what products and what they cause – it is a minefield.
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Chemicals are in many things now – the foods we eat and the toiletries we use. We have to be more mindful of that fact I think.
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