Paphos Life

Green Tea XXXXXXXX makes this towel so fresh, besides its tissue is enriched with natural emollients that give it a good moisturising effect

Dominic wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 5:37 am It’s a hand wipe. What do you expect to have on it if not chemicals to clean? Which chemicals are questionable?

Dominic wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:57 pm Where were you when you were given your hand wipe?

Devil wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 5:07 pm Well, not really posh. A long distance from Lamborghini or even Ferrari. No, it was merely an up-market Toyota with a five letter name.

Happy in Cyprus wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 11:05 pm Trust you to lower the tone WHL

In that regard, an earthy friend of mine used to have an interesting theory about brides returning from honeymoon with sore throats

Kili01 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 7:49 pmWhat I posted about toothpaste isn't a scare story, Just look on the boxes for the ingredients of some well known brands, you might be surprised. And this goes in the mouth, not the hands..Dee

I guess you're talking about fluorides Dee? And yet, amazing isn't it, how peeps live to be a hundred even after absorbing the 'nasty' old chemicals in toothpaste.

One of the chief culprits for inserting poisons in the mouths of innocents were NHS dentists. You may care to reflect that for decades they created tooth fillings from mercury amalgam. Now that REALLY is a poison. How many protested about that at the time? I had all my amalgam fillings removed two decades two.

Another scare story doing the rounds a year ago - on this forum too - was that unless you encapsulated your credit cards with alumnium sachets available from Amazon, nasty villains would sneak up on you in supermarket queues and skim your contactless credit cards for every last penny. I denounced this theory at the time - to some condemnation it has to be said - but I have never since heard of a single person being defrauded in this way, though I am sure someone will be a able to find links to newspaper articles highlighting real cases.

Tanny wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 6:24 am

do any of us know/worry/care what goes into that product?

in this one HIC I do care. In fact I haven't personally used any soap, shampoo or other substance on myself for 5 years and have skin and flowing locks in perfect condition, they really are unnecessary products for me. I don't use toothpaste but occasionally use a paste made from Bicarb. Its not the saving in financial terms its simply that I don't want to use chemicals all over myself that certainly do have a leeching into your system, ordinarily dry the skin (needing then to be moisturised) and leaving strange odours that are in my opinion unwelcome.

There are studies that prove certain chemicals contribute to poor long term health such as infertility (a booming business particularly in the West), asthma, skin conditions etc and the list of chemicals is growing daily making it almost impossible for the layman to understand an ingredient list. Almost designed to bamboozle.

The hand sanitiser is a terrible addition in my opinion (if necessary I will don a pair of gloves) as it affects skin.

But also to the thread there should be a difference between simple hand wipes and hand sanitisers and clearly marked. These products were initially introduced as 'baby wipes' and then if over chemicalised contribute to nappy rash. They then became a household product deemed to be 'essential'.

If a restaurant or place offering refreshments needs to offer these then use a piece of lemon and finger dip instead, or raise yourself up and go wash in the bathroom.

Tanny wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 6:24 am
If a restaurant or place offering refreshments needs to offer these then use a piece of lemon and finger dip instead, or raise yourself up and go wash in the bathroom.

Devil wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 10:03 am

Tanny wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 6:24 am
If a restaurant or place offering refreshments needs to offer these then use a piece of lemon and finger dip instead, or raise yourself up and go wash in the bathroom.

You use lemon? Its very low pH (about 2.1) must be very bad for the skin. Not to mention all the other chemicals in it, such as alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, terpenes, steroids, glycosides etc. Not to mention dihydrogen monoxide: do you dare use that on your skin?

galexinda wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 5:45 pm Also wear the plastic gloves whenever I touch anything outside the home.

A plasticizer (UK: plasticiser) is a substance that is added to a material to make it softer and ... esters provide utility in a wide range of elastomers including nitrile, polychloroprene, EPDM, chlorinated polyethylene, and epichlorohydrin.