asica74
02.10.05, 11:43
Nie znalazlam podobnego tematu, wiec zaczynam nowy. Moze nie jest to
dokladnie o kosmetykach, ale wciaz w podobym zakresie wiec pozwalam sobie
wkleic email jaki przyslala mi moja znajoma. Sama tamponow nie uzywam, wiec
nie wypowiadam sie na ponizszy temat. Same ocencie:
If you are a woman and use pads, but especially if you use tampons, read this
and pass it on to your friends. For the men receiving this email, please
forward it to your friends, significant others, sisters, mothers, daughters,
etc. Thanks!
Check the labels of the sanitary pads or tampons that you are going to buy
the next time and see whether you spot any of the familiar signs stated in
this email. No wonder so many women in the world suffer from cervical cancer
and womb tumors. Have you heard that tampon makers include asbestos in
tampons? Why would they do this? Because asbestos makes you bleed more, if
you bleed more, you're going to need to use more.
Why isn't this against the law since asbestos is so dangerous? Because the
powers that be, in all their wisdom (not), did not consider tampons as being
ingested and, therefore, did not consider them illegal or dangerous. This
month's Essence magazine mentions manufacturers of a cotton tampon
alternative. The companies are: Organic Essentials @1-800-765-6491 and Terra
Femme @ 1-800-755-0212.
A woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado sent the following:
"I am writing this because women are not being informed about the dangers of
something most of us use: Tampons. I am taking a class this month and I have
been learning a lot about biology and women, including feminine hygiene.
Recently we have learned that tampons are actually dangerous (for other
reasons than TSS). After learning about this in our class, most of the
females wound up feeling angry and upset with the tampon industry, and I for
one, am going to do something about it. To start, I want to inform everyone I
can, and email is the fastest way that I know how.
HERE IS THE SCOOP: Tampons contain two things that are potentially harmful:
Rayon (for absorbency), and dioxin (a chemical used in bleaching). The tampon
industry is convinced that we, as women, need bleached white products in
order to view the product as pure and clean. The problem here is that the
dioxin, can lead to very harmful problems for a woman. Dioxin is potentially
carcinogenic (cancer-associated) and is toxic to the immune and reproductive
systems. It has also been linked to endometriosis and lower sperm counts for
men. For both sexes, it breaks down the immune system.
Last September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that there
really is no "acceptable" level of exposure to dioxin given that it is
cumulative and slow to disintegrate. The real danger comes from repeated
contact (Karen Couppert "Pulling the Plug on the Tampon Industry"). I'd say
using about 4-5 tampons a day, five days month, for 38 Years is "repeated
contact", wouldn't you? Rayon contributes to the danger of tampons and dioxin
because it is a highly absorbent substance.
Therefore, when fibres from the tampons are left behind in the vagina (as
usually occurs), it creates a breeding ground for the dioxin. It also stays
in a lot longer that it would with just cotton tampons. This is also the
reason why TSS (toxic shock syndrome) occurs. WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES?
Using feminine hygiene products that aren't bleached and that are all cotton.
Other feminine hygiene products pads/napkins) contain dioxin as well, but
they are not nearly as dangerous. So, what can you do if you can't give up
using tampons? Use tampons that are made from 100% UNBLEACHED cotton.
Unfortunately, there are very few companies that make these safe tampons.
They are usually only found in health food stores.
Countries all Over the world (Sweden, Germany, British Columbia, etc.) have
demanded a switch to this safer tampon, while the US has decided to keep us
in the dark about it. In 1989, activists in England mounted a campaign
against chlorine bleaching. Six weeks and 50,000 letters later, the makers of
sanitary products switched to oxygen bleaching (one of the green methods
available) (MS magazine, May/June 1995).
WHAT TO DO NOW: Tell people. Everyone. Inform them. We are being manipulated
by this industry and the government, let's do something about it! Please
write to the companies: Tampax (Tambrands); Playtex; O.B.; Kotex. All the 800
numbers are listed on the boxes. Let them know that we demand a safe product:
ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS...
