Deodorant. Most people use them because they think that sweat is bad and that you should cover it up with deodorants and fragrances. What we end up doing is poisoning ourselves with chemicals.
We use deodorants and fragrances to smell nice and to have a nice appearance, but is it really all that good for you? The 30 second ads on t.v show people spraying lots of deodorant all over themselves to show how we should apply it. But what happens if you are spraying it with other people around and they are allergic to it? You have just poisoned your friend.
Recent studies have shown that there are also ingredients in deodorant and fragrances that can cause breast cancer. One of the main ingredients in deodorant is aluminium. Aluminium based-compounds are what blocks the sweat from getting to the skin’s surface. Some research has shown that aluminium compounds may be absorbed into the skin and blood and change the estrogen receptors in breast cells which may cause breast cancer. Estrogen Receptors are a group of very important proteins found inside cells and are essential for good health.
An example of a deodorant that has bad chemicals is Dove. It has two chemicals, aluminium and tet-ra klooroh ethaleen. Tet-ra klooroh ethaleen is known to cause damage to the liver and increase the risk of getting cancer. It is most commonly used in industrial cleaning products.
Also the cost of deodorant and smelling fragrances is ridiculous for something that lasts 5-6 weeks and then you throw it out into our landfills which just causes damage to our environment. Everyone in the world who uses something to smell good combined spends on average 18 billion dollars in a year.
Can you put a price on your life?
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