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jusbnme:
I'm not sure if this has been discussed yet or not?  But I noticed a new brand of shaving products at Target today called "Every Man Jack."  They have everything including pre-wash, shave gel/cream, face scrub, post lotion, and even soaps and hair products.  Of course I had to check it out so I took a look at the shaving products they offer.  It has all natural ingredients that sound good.  I also took notice that it stated on the back it was "paraben free."  I had remembered hearing something about parabens a while back but couldn't remember what exactly the issue was.  So I checked out the regular products that where around this "Every Man Jack."  Most of which I use to, or usually still, use.  One for example was the Nivea line for men.  I noticed on the ingredients that it has these "parabens" in it.  The line of "Jack" products was reasonably priced so I figured what the heck.  I bought the pre-wash, the gel, the post lotion, and scrub.  I'll post up a review once I use it in a while.  But I just wanted to check to see if anyone had any feedback on the "parabens."

schro:
I don't know but in Poker, a Pair of Bens is a pretty good hand!!  :*))

jusbnme:

--- Quote from: schro on September 11, 2007, 09:18:05 AM ---I don't know but in Poker, a Pair of Bens is a pretty good hand!!  :*))

--- End quote ---

 :D ;D :D
This place wouldn't be the same without our one and only schro.   O0

sifudave:
He slays me.   ;D

According to the web, there are concerns of Allergic reactions, Breast cancer & especially Estrogenic activity from Parabens.

"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in their report "Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment: Agents of Subtle Change?" reported that the chemical preservatives called parabens—methyl, propyl, butyl and ethyl (alkyl-p-hydroxybenzoates)—displayed estrogenic activity in several tests. This means that these chemicals mimic your body´s own hormones and can have endocrine-disrupting action when they are rubbed into your body or washed down the drain into your drinking water. These disruptors interfere with your body´s endocrine system: your hypothalamus, your ovaries, your thyroid—virtually every system in your body. The EPA also stated that "continual introduction of these benzoates (parabens) into sewage treatment systems and directly to recreational waters from the skin leads to the question of risk to aquatic organisms." Scientists in Europe found other endocrine-disrupting body care chemicals in the bodies of fish that humans are eating, and in human breast milk."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben
http://www.terressentials.com/truthaboutparabens.html

JDog:
This is the first I have heard of this. Thanks for the heads up.


Seems everything and anything is dangerous for you these days eh.

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