Personal Hygiene Products: Are they safe?

I came across this full page ad about Lysol. It was once recommended for women to use for personal hygiene, not just for household cleaning. Tap on it to read more clearly. It is shocking to think what was acceptable to use as a normal hygiene product not that long ago.

This is interesting about Tampon Use over the last 40 years or more... Reported by

Organic Consumers Association:

Regarding Procter and Gamble’s ultra-absorbent Rely tampons. 
According to the book Soap Opera: The Inside Story of Procter and Gamble, the company dismissed consumer complaints about the tampons for years. A 1975 company memo disclosed that Rely tampons contained known cancer-causing agents and that the product altered the natural organisms found in the vagina. Rely tampons were taken off the shelves in 1980, but many women claim they left a legacy of hysterectomies and loss of fertility.

Among health-conscious women, the toxicity of mainstream tampons has long been an issue of concern. "Just as I say heck no to Cottonseed oil, it is for the same reason I say heck no to sticking toxic cotton up into my nethers," writes Meghan Telpner. "Did ya know that 84 million pounds of pesticides are sprayed on 14.4 million acres of conventional cotton grown each year in the US."

She continues:

The rayon/viscose used in Tampax is made from wood pulp. Last I checked, there were no such thing as rayon trees and trees don't magically turn into rayon- it takes hundreds of chemicals. The chlorine bleaching of wood pulp is where the greatest danger lies. The process creates chlorinated hydrocarbons, a hazardous group of chemicals with byproducts that includes dioxins, some of the most toxic substances known. Parts per million my cooch! There are no safe levels dioxins, they are impossible to break down and so keep building up in our tissues

What about the tampons used now?

There are numerous present day products normally used by women. However, one may want to take heed of current warnings.

This is news from Revolution News: 

 "A team of Argentine scientists found traces of glyphosate in 85% of personal care and feminine hygiene products containing cotton and commonly purchased in drugstores and supermarkets," writes Revolution News.

"The study looked at a sampling of products from pharmacies and supermarkets in the area of La Plata, and analyzed cotton swabs, gauze and articles for feminine use. The results from all commercial products detected 85% glyphosate and 62% AMPA (metabolite or derivative of glyphosate). Almost 100% of the cotton produced in Argentina is transgenic and glyphosate applications are made while the cocoon is open."

"Glyphosate has even been found to promote cancer at parts per trillion concentrations, meaning that even low-level exposure from tampons might lead to deadly cancers in women. (The GMO industry says women who are concerned about GMOs are "anti-science" and too stupid to understand technology.)

It is inarguable that the human vagina readily absorbs chemicals found in tampons. When those tampons are made from GMO cotton -- the vast majority of cotton that's commercially grown -- they almost always contain glyphosate that gets absorbed through vaginal walls and enters the bloodstream.

This means that even beyond glyphosate contamination in food, women must now consider the possibility that they are being poisoned from glyphosate in the vagina via genetically modified cotton used in tampons and other hygiene products."  http://www.naturalnews.com/051669_tampons_glyphosate_GMO_cotton.html#ixzz43Vh22eWL

If it is made from cotton, it is probably laced with chemicals. Look for products specifically labeled, "made from organic sources!" 

There are many new products sold in health food stores that do not have any harmful ingredients. Since pads and tampons are used every month, and tampons are now so frequently used even by very young girls first starting their menses, this is so very important! Read labels on EVERYTHING.

Live naturally,

Stephen