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Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:05 am  |
This was found on a website put up by the Green Earth Society whose aim was to discredit good cosmetic preservatives.
In their second paragraph they state the following:
Candida albicans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherechia coli, Aspergillus niger and Stephylococcus aureus are the most commonly used preservatives, however, they could potentially cause serious infections on the skin and in the body.
Now there will be a lot of people who will believe this. The only problem is, ALL of the things listed as "preservatives" in this paragraph are BACTERIA, MICROBES, FUNGUS and things that preservatives are supposed to prevent and kill !!
See the entire article here: http://www.greeenearthsociety.com/article_10.asp?language=en
This is terrible misinformation and its this type of internet trype that causes unnecessary consumer fear and apprehension over perfectly good and generally regarded as safe cosmetic chemicals.
This simply points out that you must carefully read everything, and do further research if it doesn't make sense or the claim is too wild to be true.
John |
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President and Chief Formulator for "Never Over The Hill Cosmetics" |
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Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:53 am |
Had to re-read that bizarre sentence, to make sure I had read it right! 
I suppose the most charitable take would be that as the website is in Chinese and English, perhaps someone screwed up on the English translation? Or not... |
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Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:00 am |
Yes, honestly I suspect that this was a typo or a translation error. But it does go to show you how easy it is to "start" something on the internet which can obtain a life of its own and cause more damage than good.
John |
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Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:50 am |
| Thanks John. If the anti-preservative people had their way we would all be putting mud on our faces. |
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Skin: Over 60, ex combination now sensitive, Cellcosmet |
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Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:55 am |
I put mud on my face. What is wrong with that?  |
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Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:03 am |
chimera, nothing wrong with that at all. As long as you rinse thoroughly and cleanse afterward it should work well for you. Some of the mask formulas that I make have various clays from all over the world in them. That is essentially mud.
John |
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Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:04 pm |
| Yay John!! Thank you for bringing websites such as this one to the fore front. |
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Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:19 pm |
| What a bad typo! They're kicking themselves. |
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Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:09 am |
| Thanks for the info. |
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Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:38 am |
| Thanks, John. Great example of the "all natural, but not entirely rational" bandwagon embedding fear and loathing in the skincare industry. |
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Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:40 pm |
| Thanks John. |
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38 y/o, blonde, blue, light combination skin concerned w/lines & large pores. We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. |
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Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:35 am |
| John C. Hill wrote: |
This is terrible misinformation and its this type of internet trype that causes unnecessary consumer fear and apprehension over perfectly good and generally regarded as safe cosmetic chemicals.
This simply points out that you must carefully read everything, and do further research if it doesn't make sense or the claim is too wild to be true.
John |
Thank god for search engines as people can look up terms used in the article and see that there is something wrong with terms used. Research research research! |
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