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Since testing is not mandatory, how can you say that everything has been tested?
Testing on the PRODUCTS has not been done, but there are guidelines about the chemical components individually. That's where most of the bullshit comes from to begin with. Some idiot with no understanding of studies/science/statistics reads a report about, say, chlorine bleach. Now common sense we all know that you don't drink bleach, it smells bad, it can ruin your clothes. But did you know that it is also used (and recommended) for clearing bacteria out of your well? Yes, I intentionally am not using shampoo ingredients, but that isn't the point. So this person reads the article about how much damage bleach will cause if ingested, touches your skin too long, whatever. They immediately jump to the conclusion that if they put bleach in their well, it will kill them. They aren't able to make the conclusion that you aren't filling your well with bleach, merely putting in one or two cups, and then not using the water to drink for a couple of days. After those couple of days, perfectly safe.
Or how about flouride? It's in practically every tube of toothpaste you buy. But if you read something soley on the dangers of flouride, it will tell you that too much is bad for you. So yes, testing has been done on flouride, and toothpaste uses safe amounts, nowhere near the amounts necessary to do you harm.
That's why I used the hair straightening system. I think it is a Brazilian Hair straightening, not really sure. It contains formaldihyde (sp?). For the person getting their hair straightened once a year, the product follows the safety guidelines from previous studies on how much formaldihyde is "safe," and determined this product was safe for people to use to give their hair that sleeky, straight look that lasts for like a year. What was NOT considered, and why these products are being given warnings, I am pretty sure by the FDA or some other government group was the effect that the formaldihyde would have on the stylists, who come in contact several times a week, if not every day.
Look, I know no product is perfect, but I stand by my statement that there haven't been thousands of people damaged by their hair care products. Are there some that have needed to be removed from the shelves? No doubt. But the site you used may present lots of articles by people saying one thing or another are bad, and the sites they direct you to, such as the National Library of Health, HAVE done studies on those components. Your website looks at those studies and then comes up with a number after it looks up all the ingredients. The NLH, with my quick search doesn't list how much of the chemical can be hazardous. However, it does indictate that the studies on those chemicals have been done.
Again, drink bleach from the bottle? Potentially fatal. Put a cup or two (depending on your well) to purify your drinking water? After 24 hours, safe to drink. Drink straight flouride? Bad idea. Don't know what it does, but it isn't good. Use it in your toothpaste, not a problem.
People can, over time become sensitive to certain things. Personally, I'm allergic to most perfumes (including ones I like, which sucks). I wasn't always, but in my early twenties, it developed with Benneton's Colors perfume (loved the stuff). Once I figured that out, I also found out that many women's fragrances cause the same reaction; coughing, difficulty breathing, headache to name a few. Most MEN'S fragrances don't have the same effect, although over the years with men's fragrances changing as they have, a lot more do bother me. That indicates something was in women's perfume that wasn't in men's, but now is starting to be used.
Now am I going to say that fragrances are harmful to ALL? Nope. I will say they can be harmful to me. Over time I have learned which will and won't make me sick, many just by the name (vanilla is a big offender). I also found that Bath and Body works body sprays rarely have that reaction on me. So what does that mean? It means I developed an allergy, not that the products are dangerous.
These tests are done with large doses, and then smaller and smaller until a determination can be made if it is safe. Think about x-rays. Do you receive so much radiation after a chest x-ray, you leave the lab glowing green and suffering from radiation poisoning? Nope. It would seem a person can have about 33 x-rays a year and still be considered "safe."
http://www.chacha.com/question/how-many-xrays-can-i-get-before-i-get-radiation-poisoning-and-die
But the x-ray tech stands behind glass because they are doing 33 x-rays a day, and exposed to much higher levels of radiation. By the way, x-ray tech isn't considered a "high risk" job.
You want to use products that rate ok on that site, go for it. Me, I buy a big bottle of moderately price shampoo and one of conditioner each month, choosing the ones that work best for my hair. But they need to last a month and when they don't, I'm gonna fall back on the "cheapies." Shit when my hair was short, sometimes I would just use plain old soap to wash my hair and no conditioner. Helped it to stand up better. Now, it is down to my butt and I need to be able to get a comb through it when I get out of the shower and with a natural curl wave to my thick course hair, that is not an easy feat without lots of products. Decent shampoo, conditioner, leave in conditioner and...no more tears detangler, cause sometimes there is knots and it hurts without the no ouch stuff.
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