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Lotion-- What are the risks of scented lotions?

Do the ingredients in lotions further impact your health?

Do tanning lotions have a negative impact on skin and other health issues?

Can what lotion you use contribute to other health issues you are having?

Are they short term or long term?

Is what you put on your skin really that important?

In the "lotion" article I plan to contribute to the risks and damages of certain lotions. What are the risks of scented lotions and does what you put on your skin impact other aspects of your health? In critiquing this article, I will address the risks of certain lotions types instead of just talking about what lotions are made of and so on.

Here are the articles I found to help me compile my critique of this article:

articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/06/21/is-your-moisturizer-causing-skin-cancer.aspx

http://www.breastcanceroptions.org/cosmetics_and_fragrances_pose_high_risks_0.aspx

articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/09/25/the-hidden-danger-in-lotions-and-sunscreens.aspx

Outline Place under Parabens Rough Draft
 * Subtopic added: Potential health risks of certain lotions, or added sub-sub topic under 'Potential health risks': 'long term impacts,' 'risks of specific lotions'
 * Long term impacts of all lotions, may potentially cause skin cancer.
 * Irradiated mice who were treated with the moisturizers exhibited a significant increase in their rate of tumor formation and increase in tumor size per mouse. Treatment of the mice with Dermabase, Dermovan, Eucerin, or Vanicream for 17 weeks increased the total number of histologically characterized tumors by 69 percent.
 * The use of lotions along with tanning oils goes along with the quote presented above.
 * Many skin lotions and tanning oils contain mineral oil.
 * Mineral oil is actually a derivative of petroleum, the same stuff you put in your car's engine. Because it's very viscous (slippery), many products use mineral oil as the main ingredient, as it allows the lotion to be spread easily across your skin. This despite the fact that it's a known carcinogen! It's also comedogenic which means it blocks your pores and your skin's natural respiration process. Blocked pores can lead to blackheads and pimples. And, because mineral oil can create an impenetrable film on your skin, it may also block the absorption of any beneficial ingredients that might exist in the product.
 * Lotions with mineral oil can be tumorigenic.
 * The featured study, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, found that commonly used moisturizing creams containing mineral oil are tumorigenic when applied topically to UVB-pretreated high-risk mice. What this means is that these creams and lotions can increase the rate at which skin tumors form. The study tested four common skin lotions: Dermabase, Dermovan, Eucerin Original Moisturizing Cream, Vanicream.  What these creams have in common is that they all contain mineral oil. Mice that were at high risk of developing skin cancer received a topical application of 100 mg of one of the creams once a day, five days a week for 17 weeks. The researchers concluded that the rate of tumor formation significantly increased, as did the tumor size per mouse. In fact, the number of histologically characterized tumors increased by a whopping 69 percent!
 * Most breast cancers are caused by parabens, which are found in... and contribute to the creation of tumors because of females ER.
 * Briefly, the breast cells of some women have what are known as estrogen receptors (ER).
 * To retard microbial spoilage, cosmetics in makeup kits contain synthetic chemical preservatives known as parabens (methyl-, ethyl-, benzyl-, propyl-, butyl- isopropyl- or isobutyl-). Studies have shown that parabens have estrogenic activity on ER+ breast cells.
 * Parabens also are found in many other cosmetics that are in widespread use by girls and women. These include: foaming cleanser, body mist, body lotion, lipstick, body cream, facial cream, body and shower gel, skin cream, hand lotion, moisturizers, and lip gloss. These products also contain proprietary ingredients that are known estrogen producers.
 * Lotions can negatively impact the bodies natural process of providing moisturizer, and the skins barrier. Can cause this process to stop.
 * Practices at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians--Christina Marino
 * Moisturizers work by using ingredients that are occlusive and/or humectant agents.
 * Occlusive agents work by physically blocking the loss of water from the skin. Humectant agents attract water to the skin.
 * Significant water exposure causes the loss of the soluble natural moisturizing factors and some of the protective lipids paradoxically resulting in TEWL. • Persistent hydration of the skin from exposure to water results in: o Penetration of foreign substances and contribute to allergic and irritant contact dermatitis and o Changes in the normal ecological environment in/on the skin, which can support the overgrowth of pathological organisms on the skin. 4 Soaps and cleansers are considered mild irritants.
 * Most moisturizers contain 65-85% water in a lotion form with water acting as an agent to disperse the active and inactive ingredients. The high water content also serves to allow absorption of some components and evaporation of the moisturizer. The water acts as a temporary hydrating agent.

Potential Health Risks

What you put on your skin may impact just more than the exterior of your body. In a lab experiment, mice were coated with Dermabase, Dermovan, Eucerin, or Vanicream for 17 weeks. The results of this experiment had shown a significant increase in the formation of tumors. This also increased the size of the tumors in each mouse. The use of lotions and tanning oils will increase your chances of this. Many skin lotions and tanning oils contain mineral oils, which isn't a good sign. Mineral oil is a derived from petroleum, which is what you put in your cars engine. The reason for the usage of this product is due to the fact that it is slippery and easy to spread around. Petroleum is known as a carcinogen, which means that it is capable to cause cancer in living tissue. Petroleum is also comedogenic, which means that it blocks the pores on your skin and prevents its natural process of sweating. With having this product clogging your pores, it means that there is a more increased chance of blackheads and pimples. Since mineral oil is able to create a film on your skin which is unable to be absorbed, it may block your skins natural process of absorbing ingredients, which are beneficial to your skin that may exist in the product. Lotions that contain mineral oil may also increase your risk of tumors. In a study published by Journal of Investigative Dermatology, they found that when they placed lotions containing mineral oils on UVB-pretreated high-risk mice, it increased the chances of the formation of tumors. In this study, they tested the four most common skin lotions, Dermabase, Dermovan, Eucerin Original Moisturizing Cream, Vanicream. Each one of these lotions contains mineral oil, which is plausible to create the formation of tumors. In this study, mice that were at high risk of developing skin cancer were applied with 100 mg of one of these lotions once a day, for five days each week, for seventeen weeks. With the conclusion of this study, they found that the rate of formation of tumors increased along with the tumor size.

Your skin is the largest and thinnest organ on your body, which means that the items your rub on your skin will end up right in your bloodstream and will be distributed throughout your body. Putting harmful lotions on your skin, containing parabens, is possibly worse than eating these chemicals. This is so because they go right into your bloodstream, there is no filtering. Once these chemicals find their way into your body, they often sit there for a period of time while more and more of this same chemical build up. This is because you will most likely lack the enzymes needed to break it down.

Parabens

Most breast cancers are caused by parabens, which are found in many cosmetic products, including lotions. This contributes to the creation of breast cancer due to females ER. The breast cells that women have are called estrogen receptors, or ER. Cosmetics used contain chemical preservations, which are known as parabens. Studies have shown that parabens have estrogenic activity on ER+ breast cells. Paragons are found in a widespread amount of cosmetics used by females for example, body mists, skin cream, hand lotions, moisturizers, lip gloss and so on. Each of these products contain proprietary ingredients that are known as estrogen producers.

It has been known that if you are a breast cancer survivor, your usage of cosmetics containing carcinogens or ingredients with proven estrogenic activity should be very limited. The usage of these products after previous breast cancer diagnosis will increase your chances of it returning, and further harm your body.

Impacting bodies natural process

Lotions are mainly intended to help the skin, but it can also harm your skin. Christina Marino, who practices at Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, has conducted much research on this aspect. Moisturizers contain ingredients that are either occlusive or humectant. Occlusive agents are used to help block the loss of water from the skin. Humectant agents are used to attract water to the skin. With significant water exposure to the skin, it can cause the loss of soluble natural factors in your skin. With persistent moisturization to the skin, from exposure to water will result in: penetration of foreign objects, it may contribute to an allergic reaction, or irritant contact dermatitis. Changes in the skins normal ecological environment in or on the skin, can support the overgrowth of pathological organisms. Lotions contain 65-85% of water. Water acts as an agent to disperse the active and inactive ingredients in the lotion. A high water content also serves as a way for the absorption of some components and evaporation of the moisturizer. Water acts as a temporary hydration agent.