Is use of chemicals for hygiene really worth it?

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My skin always got red after using it and it almost looked like a rash.
Peppermint causes the blood to go to the surface of the skin and if you are allergic I can imagine that that would be a real bad combination.

this is why and water mines down quite a lot.

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I believe that 98% of the reports on household chemicals "causing cancer" and posing other hazards, are simply lies told in order to allow crooked lawyers to file lawsuits against companies.

I use bleach for disinfecting, trichloroethane for stain removal, my air conditioners have real R-12 Freon, and I drive Diesel cars. I use real soap in the shower; and kerosene to get oil or grease off hands & arms. I don't want to stink, so I use deodorant with aluminum chloride in it. It works, and I don't stink . I don't get sick, and I'm (God willing) in perfect health and have regular physicals. And of course I have good asbestos kitchen mitts, and asbestos pads above the furnace in the attic. I don't want burnt hands in the kitchen, or a house fire.

Gimme chemicals or gimme death!

Charles

I have some experience working with cleaning chemicals. 10months as a dishwasher; cleaned bathrooms & other things to. 25months cleaning floors at WalMart, cleaned bathrooms sometimes. 3months as a custodian at a sporting goods store; cleaned bathrooms, dusted shelves ect. I HATED the dishwasher job partly because I have skin allergens & the chemicals were hell on my skin. Certain chemicals can cause lots of problems with my sinuses to. I don't think a lot of chemicals are usually needed for basic home cleaning. The basic soup & water works really well for most things. I don't like using dusting chemicals because they can give me headaches or make me sneeze; I find a rag that's slightly damp with water works quite well instead even for electronic stuff if you have things turned off or unplugged; dry it with a different rag rite after

I have some friends who have cut everything like cosmetics chemicals, normal soaps, food additives etc out of their lives. They have never felt better.

When they come across these chemicals say when they are away from home they can notice a noticeable difference of how the feel due to the crap ending up in their bodies.

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I don't think chemicals are worth it. I prefer the recycling committee. That's what I think of the bacteria and other organisms living in my fishtanks decomposing as much cleaner than bleach and stuff. Once they're done, you get rich soil for new plants to grow, for new fish to eat and so forth. I think it's really a question of keeping things in balance. And for getting sick, well, it's good to get a cold every now and then, I think. Helps keep your immune system up to date.

Yeah, I thought about it. It doesn't make much sense though, but since someone started the thread I'll just keep going.

If you are talking about a specific chemical than maybe we can have a discussion.
So what are "chemicals" exactly? Using such a vague word means the discussion doesn't have a lot of meaning.

Let my prove my point, do you agree or disagree with the following.
1. Stuff causes cancer.
2. Stuff is bad or toxic
3. Stuff is not natural

Muddy the waters with some anecdotes and opinions, use words like "natural" etc. and you're on your way to having a meaningless discussion.

jackbus01, you want us to narrow it down to just one chemical ingredient, hmmm?
It may be vague, but narrowing it down more at this point would result in being too specific.

I wonder about deodorant. What's in it regular deodorant and is there a better alternative to it?

Well to quote what i wrote earlier;

(not my actual writing but taken from the net somehwere)

"Water is the most abundant ingredient in antibacterial soaps because it is used as a carrier and a diluent for the other ingredients. Deionized or distilled water is used in cleansing products because the ions found in hard wat...er can interfere with certain detergents. Formulas may contain 40-80% water. Although the FDA has not yet officially ruled which active ingredients will be allowed by law, there are two ingredients commonly used in the industry at this time as antibacterial agents. One is 3,4,4'-trichlorocarbanilide (commonly called trichlocarban), which is used in bar soaps. The other, more common ingredient, is 2-hydroxy-2',4,4'-trichlorodiphenyl ether (commercially known as triclosan), which is used in liquids. These ingredients work by denaturing cell contents or otherwise interfering with metabolism of microbes. They are functional at levels as low as 0.5%. Both are effective against a broad range of microorganisms."

Surely this cannot be good for our health using anti-bacterial soap?

Besides what it does to our cells directly it also leads to more resistant types of bacteria with prolonged use if i am correct.

There two articles are sourced:

http://www.naturalnews.com/031192_soap_chemicals.html
Click for more.

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My friend uses this because he has sensitive skin. Healthy eco friendly deodarant without parabens (which cause cancer for peoples information), no alcohol and no animal testing.

http://www.crystalspring.co.uk/natural- ... a32c463531

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