The Black Informant

Scientists are now looking at some of the chemicals in underarm hygiene products to see if there’s any basis for these concerns. Parabens are one group of chemicals being studied. These chemicals are used to preserve foods, medicines, and cosmetics, and they’re commonly found in underarm hygiene products.

In past studies done in test tubes and animals, scientists found that parabens behaved like weak forms of the hormone estrogen. Parabens prompted the growth of breast cancer cells in test tubes and the growth of uterine cells in mice.

But does this mean that the parabens in deodorants and antiperspirants can cause breast cancer in women?

This is not a simple question that can be answered by just one study. Many studies are needed to see if there is any connection between parabens in underarm hygiene products and breast cancer in women.

In the study reviewed here, scientists tried to take a first step toward finding an answer by looking at breast cancer cells taken from women to see if they had parabens in them. (Please click here to continue with the article)

If you do a quick search online under this topic, you will see that this claim has largely been dismissed by much of the Internet community as some sort of hoax. What I found pretty interesting is that breastcancer.org (a non-profit for breast cancer education) quietly leaves the door open to the possibility.

As I said in the past, I am not a medical doctor by no stretch of the imagination, but like many of you, I try to exercise my common sense as much as possible. If you read the full article mentioned above, you will see that some recent findings still has the jury out on this issue.

Think about this for a moment: Sweating in of itself is not a bad thing, it is how are bodies are made to cool itself down when it gets too hot. Sweating also rids the body of toxins that could infect your system. Man comes along to develop a chemical to stop that process. What then happens to all of those toxins?

You may be saying to yourself “Yeah, I understand that, but why is it that my underarm without deodorant smells like Sal’s Hoagie shop?” This is very simple–that smell is the direct result of your diet. I can personally attest to this. Years ago when my diet consisted largely of meat (especially beef), not only did I perspire more, but given the right conditions, you would have thought that Subway was right under my arm (can I get that toasted? ). After several years of gradually changing my diet, not only do I perspire less, but there is only a faint smell when I do perspire (I know that is getting a little personal, but Oh Well!).

Much of the meat that we eat today contains loads of toxins that our bodies are longing to get rid of any way possible. If you notice, there is no known study that informs the public what happens to all of those “blocked” toxins.

The following link provides a natural solution to eliminating the smell of sweat from under your arms:

Deodorant or Antiperspirants?

I personally use Crystal body deodorant or some variation of this name brand. This works fine for me, but you may want to check out some other options at your local health food store.