Spain:Toxic Compounds Detected in Popular Lip Balm Brands

[Arnie Pye]

@Sly Saint

I buy Johnson's baby lotion and it has none of the ingredients you mention, unless it's hidden in a name I don't recognise :

Ingredients
[PR-018677] Aqua, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Polysorbate 20, p-Anisic Acid, Titanium Dioxide, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Bitartrate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum

 

[Sly Saint]

@Sly Saint

I buy Johnson's baby lotion and it has none of the ingredients you mention, unless it's hidden in a name I don't recognise :

Ingredients
[PR-018677] Aqua, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Polysorbate 20, p-Anisic Acid, Titanium Dioxide, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Bitartrate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum

well I am surprised, particularly as it's Johnsons.
the only downside that stands out is the parfum.

Fragrance - icky
Also-called: Fragrance, Parfum;Parfum/Fragrance | What-it-does: perfuming
Exactly what it sounds: nice smelling stuff put into cosmetic products so that the end product also smells nice. Fragrance in the US and parfum in the EU is a generic term on the ingredient list that is made up of 30 to 50 chemicals on average (but it can have as much as 200 components!).

If you are someone who likes to know what you put on your face then fragrance is not your best friend - there's no way to know what’s really in it.


Also, if your skin is sensitive, fragrance is again not your best friend. It’s the number one cause of contact allergy to cosmetics. It’s definitely a smart thing to avoid with sensitive skin (and fragrance of any type - natural is just as allergic as synthetic, if not worse!).

Johnson's Baby Lotion ingredients (Explained) (incidecoder.com)

 

[Sly Saint]

Cooking oil, particularly vegetable oil, is rather grim stuff : https://www.todayyoushouldknow.com/articles/how-is-vegetable-oil-made

If I wanted to use a food-based oil on any part of my skin I would try either coconut oil or good quality olive oil

The seed oil discussion has exasperated nutrition scientists, who say decades of research confirms the health benefits of consuming such oils, especially in place of alternatives such as butter or lard.

“I don’t know where it came from that seed oils are bad,” said Martha Belury, an Ohio State University food science professor.

In a Senate hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, nominated to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, called for a closer review of the products.

“I think seed oils are a good example of where we could benefit from a consolidation of the scientific evidence,” he said.

What are the claims about seed oils and health?
Critics of seed oils make a range of claims that many scientists say are not borne out by research.

Some critics contend that the way the oils are produced leaves behind toxic byproducts of a chemical called hexane. Hexane is considered hazardous in a gas form, but Decker said the hexane used as a liquid solvent to extract the oil is evaporated off and that the residue that remains “is very low and would not present a risk.”

Another common claim is that the seed oils’ high omega-6 and low omega-3 composition causes an imbalance that may increase the risk of chronic conditions by boosting inflammation in the body.

Belury, who has studied fatty acids for three decades, says that claim is based on an oversimplification and misunderstanding of the science. Studies have shown that increased intake of linoleic acid, the most common omega-6, does not significantly affect concentrations of inflammatory markers in the blood, she said.

Are seed oils bad for you? Nutrition scientists respond to RFK Jr’s ‘poison’ claim

 

[Arnie Pye]

The problem for me in discovering that my beliefs about certain products might be wrong is the following :

a) I decide, on the basis of things I've read or heard, that X is probably bad for me and I decide to avoid it in future,

b) I find an alternative to X - call it A - that doesn't cause me problems. I can afford it, and it works for me. So I continue using A.

c) Some time later it turns out that X isn't bad for me after all, but I'm already happy with A and so I can't be bothered to change.

d) I continue to avoid X and carry on with A.