Being a mom is a tough job. We make sure our children eat healthy foods, all organic, exercise and do well in school. But for some reason when we hear LICE we freak out. We run to the drug store and clear off the shelves of all the lice treatment products. I am so use to reading labels I began to read the what was in the treatment kit. OMG! Poison and more Poison! I googled and below is some of what I found along with all natural treatment at Lice Lifters.
Lindane, permethrin, pyrethrin and malathion are just some of the dangerous toxins used in popular lice treatments like Ovide, Nix, RID and Kwell. A study by French medical researchers, published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, found exposure to insecticidal shampoos doubled children’s risk of developing leukemia. No, it’s not a conclusive connection, but why take the risk? A 1993 study in Missouri found children treated with Kwell — which contains lindane — are five times more likely develop brain cancer than children not treated for lice. Reports made to the FDA's Med Watch Program on the use of various lice treatments include accounts of seizures, behavioral changes, neuromuscular complaints, birth defects, attention disorders, chronic skin eruptions, cancer and death. Approximately two-thirds of the reports were related to the use of lindane. What fun! We tend to presume that the chemicals found in our everyday products, food and water are thoroughly tested and regulated, or that “other” and “inert” ingredients are harmless. Basic, sound presumptions — but mistaken.
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