Comments on: Free Burt’s Bees Lip Balm http://chiotsrun.com/2009/01/05/free-burts-bees/ A chronicle of an organic garden. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:01:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Susy http://chiotsrun.com/2009/01/05/free-burts-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-7510 Susy Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:11:03 +0000 http://chiotsrun.com/?p=2891#comment-7510 Isn't it amazing that something we see as so benign could be so bad for us. I'm sad that the agencies that are supposed to keep us safe from these things are not doing their job. So sorry for your husbands illness from chapstick, thanks for letting know of the dangers! Isn’t it amazing that something we see as so benign could be so bad for us. I’m sad that the agencies that are supposed to keep us safe from these things are not doing their job. So sorry for your husbands illness from chapstick, thanks for letting know of the dangers!

]]> By: darlene http://chiotsrun.com/2009/01/05/free-burts-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-7509 darlene Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:04:10 +0000 http://chiotsrun.com/?p=2891#comment-7509 My husband has been using chap stick all his life About a year ago he started coughing and very short of breath. This has been going on for a year now and getting worse each day.He is now on short term disability. We have been to 6 different doctors no one knows what is wrong. The last doctor we are at now thinks it may be from using chap stick. He has a lot of dark spots on both lungs. They have done biospy 3 different times and his lungs has collaspe twice. We do not have a solid answer yet all the doctors keep telling us that its a rare lung diease and could be from using chap stick. As of now no answer to what it may be with no treatment. My husband has been using chap stick all his life About a year ago he started coughing and very short of breath. This has been going on for a year now and getting worse each day.He is now on short term disability. We have been to 6 different doctors no one knows what is wrong. The last doctor we are at now thinks it may be from using chap stick. He has a lot of dark spots on both lungs. They have done biospy 3 different times and his lungs has collaspe twice. We do not have a solid answer yet all the doctors keep telling us that its a rare lung diease and could be from using chap stick. As of now no answer to what it may be with no treatment.

]]> By: Marie Winter http://chiotsrun.com/2009/01/05/free-burts-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-5754 Marie Winter Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:07:56 +0000 http://chiotsrun.com/?p=2891#comment-5754 Acrolyn is a carcinogenic used to bleach paraffin candles. It also acts as a solidifier in veg and soy wax candles. This is the same ingredient found in many petro-chemical based lip products. I recently discovered some fabulous beeswax candles made in Canada: Pheylonian Beeswax Candles. Look them up at www.philoxia .com. And don't buy the cheap imitations. By law, there can be as little as 10% beeswax in a candle for it to be sold as 100% beeswax. (Of course, the rest is paraffin). Burning paraffin candles emits deadly chemicals, fluoro carbons and dioxins. Look up "paraffinoma" on the web. It is a yucky cancer caused by exposure to paraffin. Acrolyn is a carcinogenic used to bleach paraffin candles. It also acts as a solidifier in veg and soy wax candles. This is the same ingredient found in many petro-chemical based lip products. I recently discovered some fabulous beeswax candles made in Canada: Pheylonian Beeswax Candles. Look them up at http://www.philoxia .com. And don’t buy the cheap imitations. By law, there can be as little as 10% beeswax in a candle for it to be sold as 100% beeswax. (Of course, the rest is paraffin). Burning paraffin candles emits deadly chemicals, fluoro carbons and dioxins. Look up “paraffinoma” on the web. It is a yucky cancer caused by exposure to paraffin.

]]> By: Renee Snook http://chiotsrun.com/2009/01/05/free-burts-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-5148 Renee Snook Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:10:43 +0000 http://chiotsrun.com/?p=2891#comment-5148 I was quite shocked after reading your article about the ingredients in lip balm and what it can do to your body. We are currently "going natural" with our ways of thinking, cooking and living our lives. With that, we are also adopting a child from Ethiopia. Your article has made a huge difference in our ways of thinking especially with a new life coming into the family. We certainly want to give our new daughter every opportunity we can possibly give her and now that will extend to the better choices in personal care products that we will be using on her (and ourselves). Thank you for sharing such important information. Here's to living a better, more "healthy and natural" life! I was quite shocked after reading your article about the ingredients in lip balm and what it can do to your body. We are currently “going natural” with our ways of thinking, cooking and living our lives. With that, we are also adopting a child from Ethiopia. Your article has made a huge difference in our ways of thinking especially with a new life coming into the family. We certainly want to give our new daughter every opportunity we can possibly give her and now that will extend to the better choices in personal care products that we will be using on her (and ourselves). Thank you for sharing such important information. Here’s to living a better, more “healthy and natural” life!

]]> By: samantha http://chiotsrun.com/2009/01/05/free-burts-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-2569 samantha Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:48:10 +0000 http://chiotsrun.com/?p=2891#comment-2569 i really think this is a good idea, starting the whole "detox wave". i have never tried this but its sounds like you enjoy it! i have perticularly dry lips and so far nothing has worked very well. its so annoying having to keep reapplying chapstick. having to worry are you kiss ready or going to hurt someone with your dry scratchy lips! thanks for the chance! i really think this is a good idea, starting the whole “detox wave”. i have never tried this but its sounds like you enjoy it! i have perticularly dry lips and so far nothing has worked very well. its so annoying having to keep reapplying chapstick. having to worry are you kiss ready or going to hurt someone with your dry scratchy lips!

thanks for the chance!

]]> By: Carol http://chiotsrun.com/2009/01/05/free-burts-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-2227 Carol Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:11:11 +0000 http://chiotsrun.com/?p=2891#comment-2227 I know this is an old post, but I don't have your email address. You probably already have a great shampoo solution, but I wondered if you have heard of this company: http://www.chagrinvalleysoapandcraft.com/ They have shampoo bars, lotion bars, etc. and they're local-ish (probably more for you than for me). I haven't tried them, but they look interesting. I know this is an old post, but I don’t have your email address. You probably already have a great shampoo solution, but I wondered if you have heard of this company: http://www.chagrinvalleysoapandcraft.com/ They have shampoo bars, lotion bars, etc. and they’re local-ish (probably more for you than for me). I haven’t tried them, but they look interesting.

]]> By: Susy http://chiotsrun.com/2009/01/05/free-burts-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Susy Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:22:11 +0000 http://chiotsrun.com/?p=2891#comment-1047 We have a Winner #5. You can still comment on this post, but you won't be in on the prize - sorry. We have a Winner #5. You can still comment on this post, but you won’t be in on the prize – sorry.

]]> By: Jeremy http://chiotsrun.com/2009/01/05/free-burts-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-1042 Jeremy Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:11:47 +0000 http://chiotsrun.com/?p=2891#comment-1042 Great post. I'd love to get you some of our lip balms to sample and review. If you are interested, drop me a line and we'll get them out to you. Great post. I’d love to get you some of our lip balms to sample and review. If you are interested, drop me a line and we’ll get them out to you.

]]> By: Susy http://chiotsrun.com/2009/01/05/free-burts-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-1030 Susy Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:11:59 +0000 http://chiotsrun.com/?p=2891#comment-1030 Thanks for the site Lucy. I have that open in my browser most of the time. I've enjoyed looking up the products I use on there (and the ones I'm thinking about using). Thanks for the site Lucy. I have that open in my browser most of the time. I’ve enjoyed looking up the products I use on there (and the ones I’m thinking about using).

]]> By: Lucy http://chiotsrun.com/2009/01/05/free-burts-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Lucy Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:57:15 +0000 http://chiotsrun.com/?p=2891#comment-1007 I've been trying to "green" my personal care products as well. It's amazing what chemicals are in make-up and skin care products. I found this site to be very helpful: http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php I’ve been trying to “green” my personal care products as well. It’s amazing what chemicals are in make-up and skin care products. I found this site to be very helpful:
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php

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