ALL MOTHERS SHOULD READ THIS & PASS IT ON !A study just published by the online journal Environmental Health Perspectives, highlights some disturbing trends for young girls, that are linked to increasing peer pressure to start using cosmetics, shampoos, conditioners, beauty products, fragrances and lotions, at a far earlier age than ever before.
The evidence is mounting that some of the ingredients of these products have the potential to interfere with developmental growth, and disrupt hormonal balance. Right around the world, stories abound of young girls developing breasts and coming into puberty, earlier and earlier, and I believe that parents should be paying far more attention to this issue, and be aware of the potential dangers of what their young daughters may be exposed to.
One of the real risks is the danger of developing breast cancer at a far earlier age, down the line.
Having said that, it also occurs to me as I write this, that mothers of young boys should also be aware of this issue, as they often start using a range of personal hygiene products, long before they require any. My personal pet hate was when my own young teenage son started using a highly perfumed spray deodorant, convinced his peer group would ostracize him, if he didn't! The smell would linger for hours in the bathroom, long after he'd departed the house ! It was overpowering, in a sickly sweet way and highly irritating to the nostrils!
The power of media driven commercialism to brainwash our young, into believing these products are a perfectly natural part of daily life is indeed scary.
Sadly these days, the price of modern living, with all it's so called benefits, really means that the price of freedom, is to remain ever vigilant.
In Good Health
Patricia
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