DId you know - Will Ur Deodorant Kill U?

BO - body odour. Everyone would have suffered from it at least one time or another, either by being 'producer' of the pungent smell or a recipient of its specially while taking public transport.

What is different between deodorant and anti-perspirant?
Deodorant reduce body odour by making the skin too acidic for bacteria to live on. Anti-perspirants work by entering the sweat glands and reacting with the protein molecule present in sweat to form a gel-like substance. This gel-like substance then blocks the sweat glands, reducing perspiration.

ANti-perspirant have been linked to breast cancer and prostate cancers due to the fact they block the pores and prevent the release of toxins from the body. Deodorant are linked to myriad of health problem ranging from the big C to Alzheimer's disease, fertility disorder and dermatitis.

Do your deodorant and anti-perspirants contain these harmful ingredients?
Most of us do not read the label when buying a product meant fir external use. Even if u do, do u know to look for? Here is a list of harmful ingredient for u to cross check against your existing BO-reducing solution:

Aluminium-containing compounds
Aluninium remains in the body after being absorbed through the skin.

Parabens
Paraben such as benzyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl derived from petrochemical derivative called toluene. Long term exposure lead to reproductive difficulties. Paraben know to act like estrogens, promoting growth of cancerous cells.

Triclosan
A skin irritant and may cause dermatitis. Triclosan also messes with the thyroid functions and hormone systems and another cancer causing agent found in ur daily BO-reducing agent

Talc
Used as absorbent or colour additive, talc will be a carcinogen if contain asbestiform. However, the quantity of asbestiform fibre in cosmetic grade talc is unregulated, so you won't know if the talc mentioned in the label contains any of them.

Triethanalamine(TEA) and diethanolamine(DEA)
TEA causes eye-related allergies while DEA linked to our liver and kidney cancer.

Propylene glycol
Increase the risk of users developing kidney or liver damage, eye and skin irritation, dermatitis, gastrointestinal, nausea, headache, vomiting and central nervous depression.

Food, drug and cosmetic (FD&C) colours
Frequently cause skin allergies and have been linked to learning and visual disorder, byperactivity and nerve damage in children.