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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Mascara Overview
  • Chemicals Found in Mascara
    • Parabens (methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, isobutyl, or E216)
      • Uses
      • Effects on Body
      • Also Found In
      • Also Listed As
    • Triethanolamine
      • Uses
      • Effects on Body
      • Also Found In
    • Propylene Glycol
      • Uses
      • Effects on Body
      • Also Found In
    • Phenoxyethanol
      • Uses
      • Effects on Body
      • Also Found In
    • PTFE (Teflon)
      • Uses
      • Effects on Body
      • Also Found In
• News Articles
  • Nutrition Supplement Regulation Takes Effect in Canada
  • Comparison of Drug Mark-ups Across Variety of Pharmacies

Links:

General Information –
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/
http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/06/22/Body-Absorbs-5-Lbs-of-Make-Up-Chemicals-Per-Year.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/22/the-rise-of-organic-makeup.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/09/25/the-hidden-danger-in-lotions-and-sunscreens.aspx
Triethanolamine MSDS –
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/t5291.htm
Propylene Glycol -
http://antiagingchoices.com/harmful_ingredients/propylene_glycol.htm
Phenoxyethanol MSDS –
http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-2_Phenoxyethanol-9926486
European Study on Parabens –
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/scdocs/doc/opinion_afc16_ej83_parabens_v2_en1,4.pdf
British Journal of Pharmacology Article on Parabens –
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121665122/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Supplement Regulation in Canada –
http://healthfreedoms.org/2010/03/15/supplements-yanked-from-canadian-pharmacies/
Drug Mark-up Comparisons -
http://web.archive.org/web/20050326070849/web.wxyz.com/extras/040205-drugchart.html
http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/generic.asp

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Table of Contents

• What is Teflon?
• Why you would want to use PTFE
• Common uses of PTFE
• History and accidental discovery of PTFE
• FDA approval
• How PTFE is made
• Harmful effects on the body
  • Bird studies
  • Temperatures when different substances are released from PTFE and their effects
  • Articles and studies
• Alternative cookware

Links:

General Info – http://www.madehow.com/Volume-7/Teflon.html
The history of how Teflon was made - http://www.whitetrout.net/Chuck/Teflon/teflon.htm
EPA Study - http://www.epa.gov/oppt/pfoa/pubs/pfoarisk.pdf
Study about release of toxic chemicals at heated temperature – http://www.ewg.org/reports/toxicteflon
http://www.ewg.org/files/infographic_thermometer.pdf
Cites study finding PFOA in Blood of Newborns - http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_5992225
Dangers of PTFE – http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/08/01/teflon-part-one.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/04/19/teflon-part-two.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/10/23/teflon-part-three.aspx
Washington Post article - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/25/AR2006012502041.html

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Links:

General Info
http://worldental.org/teeth/dental-filling-placement-why-and-how/
Cavities
http://www.animated-teeth.com/tooth_decay/t2_tooth_decay_caries.htm
http://bacteriology.suite101.com/article.cfm/oral_bacteria_dental_caries
Types of fillings
http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fillings.asp#amalgam
http://www.enotes.com/nursing-encyclopedia/dental-fillings
Amalgam
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/05/16/mercury-fillings-part-one.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/08/22/FDA-has-the-Audacity-to-Claim-Mercury-is-Completely-Harmless.aspx
http://www.holisticdentalcare.com/Dentalphilosophy.htm
http://www.y2khealthanddetox.com/mercfillings.html
http://www.lenntech.com/processes/heavy/heavy-metals/heavy-metals.htm#ixzz0elniMJjR
Effects of Mercury
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/mercuryvapor/recognition.html
http://www.mercola.com/article/mercury/no_mercury.htm
http://www.tennantinstitute.com/TIIM_MAC/How_Mercury_Damages_Your_Brain.html
http://www.tennantinstitute.com/TIIM_MAC/Smoking_Teeth_%28Mercury_Poisoning%29.html
Meridians
http://tuberose.com/meridians.html
http://www.naturalworldhealing.com/Dentalinfo/tooth-organ-emotions.pdf

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