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screw the vax debate!!! edited to include the correct link!
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Re: screw the vax debate!!! edited to include the correct link!
I'm guessing it's this one... The whole debate over J&J baby products gets pretty heated over there.
http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/62079234.aspx
http://pandce.proboards.com/index.cgi#general
This was my favorite. If she know it is so extreme, then why keep screaming it at people? And is "Yeah to each his own!" a super passive aggressive way of saying "You are a bad mom but it's not my kid so whatevs!" or what?
Currently Reading: Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes
The cell phone thread was actually my first guess. But then I saw the bath products thread had gotten more heated, so I went with that one.
Either way... OMG! ONOZ!
http://pandce.proboards.com/index.cgi#general
"I don't use any products with lavender on my boys because of this study that shows lavender and tea tree essential oils can boost estrogen levels and hamper androgens:
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20070131/lavender-oil-may-spur-breasts-boys
That said, I don't think J&J actually uses essential oils, just fragrance, but I don't think there's any reason to use it. I generally use fragrance free products on my kids though, especially since my baby has sensitive skin."
Epic.
Well, she's not entirely off on using fragrance-free products since they are more likely to cause skin problems, but the other stuff is nuts. Below is why I avoid applying lavender oil/extract to my skin.
lavender extract and oil
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Widely-used plant that's a member of the mint family. It is primarily a fragrance ingredient, although it may have antibacterial properties. There is no research showing it has any benefit for skin (Sources: Phytotherapy Research, June 2002, pages 301?308). In fact, it can be a skin irritant but there is a conflicting research on just how much of a photosensitizer lavender can be. It appears lavender oil all by itself isn't a photosensitizer, but when exposed to oxygen (as it would be when applied to your skin), one of it's fragrant components, linalyl acetate forms substances that lead to allergic contact dermatitis in and out of sunlight (Sources: The New Ideal in Skin Health: Separating Fact from Fiction, Thornfeldt, Carl M.D., Allured Books, 2010, pages 286?287;Contact Dermatitis, January 2008, pages 9?14; Hautarzt, February 2002, pages 93?97; and Contact Dermatitis, August 1999, page 111).
Research also indicates that other components of lavender, specifically linalool, can be cytotoxic, meaning that topical application causes skin-cell death (Source: Cell Proliferation, June 2004, pages 221?229). Lavender leaves contain camphor, which is known as a skin irritant. Because the fragrance constituents in lavender oil oxidize when exposed to air, lavender oil pro-oxidant. This enhanced oxidation also increases its irritancy on skin (Source: Contact Dermatitis, September 2008, pages 143?150). Lavender oil is the most potent form, and even small amounts of it (0.25% or less) can be problematic. It is a must to avoid in skin-care products, but is fine used as an aromatherapy agent for inhalation or relaxation (Source: Psychiatry Research, February 2007, pages 89?96; and www.naturaldatabase.com).
http://www.cosmeticscop.com/cosmetic-ingredient-dictionary/definition/841/lavender-extract-and-oil.aspx
I figured. I thought it was funny that she threw that in at the end, as if her kid's sensitive skin is an afterthought.
I included the other part because people never believe me when I say lavender can be harmful to the skin, that's all.
Don't you know that there are studies on the internet that say that putting things that are purple like lavender on your boy wil make them gay. If they are gay then they will use drugs and have sex with your copy of Glamour. Here are links to websites that agree with me written my similarly brain-dead twats so I a therefore right,
Don't forget, lavender could cause boobies on your sons!
good man boobies aren't offensive and therefore will be acceptable for them to breastfeed in public.