Is Sodium Hydroxide In Your Body Care Products?

 

Label from toothpaste box

I used to get relaxers, so I could make my hair straight. The active
ingredient in hair relaxer is sodium hydroxide, and it's so strong it
can make hair as kinky as a Brillo Pad bone straight. I stopped 
relaxing my hair, because I would get scabs on my scalp from the
burns I'd get from the relaxer. Sodium hydroxide is also one of the
main ingredients in drain cleaner. Crazy isn't it?

This is why I find it extremely disturbing that companies are putting

sodium hydroxide in products that don't need it. Over the past year, 

I've seen sodium hydroxide in hand soap, facewash, toothpaste, and 

even lotion!

On medlineplus.gov, they describe sodium hydroxide as a very 

strong chemical. They also characterize it as a poisonous ingredient.

I think companies should warn you when a product you're applying

to your body contains sodium hydroxide, but until this happens, 

you're going to have to read the ingredient list if you want to stay

away from it.

Unnecessary Additives in Chicken

 

It would be so nice if real food was really real. Unfortunately,
I think those days are over. I assumed the chicken I bought

might have chicken broth in it, but I was appalled to see how

many other things had been added to the chicken tenderloins.

Why was carrageenan, sea salt, and natural flavor added to raw

chicken? According to the USDA, additives are not allowed on

fresh chicken. I called Kroger's customer service to get some

answers.

Me: "I bought some of your chicken tenderloins, and I want to

         know why you have carrageenan in your chicken?"

Customer Service: "First of all, I apologize for that; what's the

         barcode?"

Me: "Carrageenan is one of the ingredients listed on the package." 

After that, the lady proceeds to read me a scripted paragraph about

carrageenan telling me its been used in food for years, and how it's

GRAS (generally recognized as safe). She went on...and on...and on.

When she was done reading, I asked her what was in the natural 

flavor, and she said it was proprietary information. She said if I was

concerned about any food allergies, she could tell me what allergens

were in the natural flavor. I'm surprised that wasn't "proprietary

information" too. 

Dollar Tree Gummy Bear Candy Mess

I love Dollar Tree, but this one was the dirtiest, most unorganized
store I had ever seen. This gummy bear candy mess not only looked

trashy, but it also looked like it had been there for a while.

Dollar Tree Gummy Bear Candy Mess

I love Dollar Tree,

but this store was a mess.

When I saw this place

I did not think success.

The most unorganized Dollar Tree

that I've seen.

I know it sounds cruel,

and it might just sound mean.

This gummy bear candy mess

looks really foul.

It also looks like

it has been there a while.

Candy spilled on the shelf

creates an eyesore.

I wonder if corporate 

has been in this store?

Raid Product Redesign and Shrink

 

I've been using this Raid bug spray for a while, so when I saw the 
can had been redesigned I automatically wondered what else had 
changed. 

The name of the product changed; it went from Raid Ant & Roach

Killer to Raid Essentials Ant, Spider & Roach Killer. The ingredients

are the same. Oh...the original product had 11 ounces, and now it

only has 10. Did Raid think I wasn't going to notice the missing 

ounce? I would rather pay a little more for the extra ounce, than to

have it taken away. When are brands like Raid going to realize this?

The next time you see a redesign of a product examine it, so 

you can find out what the company has taken away from it.

Poisonous Chewing Gum

I saw this gum with a familiar name...This product is geared 
toward children, but I wouldn't even chew it myself. This

poisonous gum contains six sugar substitutes, and three of

them cause harm to humans!

I'm not gonna list every ingredient on the gum package, but

I will give you an overview of why you need to stay away from 

this product. 

According to Healthline.com, some people believe aspartame

can cause tardive dyskinesia (TD), cancer, depression, ADHD,

weight gain, lupus, and other ailments. Carrageenan causes

inflammation, which can lead to cancer. Sucralose can have 

harmful effects on your metabolism and overall health.

Although the FDA claims acesulfame k is safe, the (CSPI)

Center for Science in the Public Interest, says there's a link

between acesulfame k and cancer.

BHT is a preservative that in studies causes cancer and tumors,

according to the website Ewg.org.

Draxe.com says carmine is a red coloring that's made from 

crushed bugs, and some people are allergic to it.

If you want to protect yourself and your family, please read

the package of everything you chew, eat and drink.

What's Really In Your Frozen Fish?

I haven't bought wild caught frozen fish for a while, because I kept
having issues with it. On two separate occasions (from two different

stores) I bought fish that was supposed to be good according to the

best by dates, but they both smelled like ammonia.

I decided to try wild caught fish again, and it would've been nice to

find some caught in America, but no such luck. This fish was all the

way from China, so I told myself, "OK it's from China...at least I'm

gonna be eating something healthy." When I got home, I noticed

that each piece of fish had 520 mg of sodium! That's a lot of salt.

This fish was full of sodium tripolyphosphate. According to 

merriam-webster.com, sodium tripolyphosphate is used as a

food additive, and as a component in some detergents, and 

suspected of contributing to water pollution. 

On accessdata.fda.gov, they say sodium tripolyphosphate is

GRAS (generally recognized as safe). This substance is

generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with

good manufacturing practice.

It's a shame you have to read the entire food package to 

find out if the healthy food you bought really is healthy.

A Mint You Can Eat While Wearing Your Mask

 

Have you ever wanted to eat a mint while wearing a mask, but the
mint ends up burning your eyes? The only mints I've been able to

eat while wearing a mask is Tic Tac Wintergreen Mints. They taste

good, help my itchy throat, and they do not burn my eyes if I'm 

wearing a mask.

A Mint You Can Eat While Wearing Your Mask

You put a mint in your mouth

Then you slap on the mask

Your eyes start to burn,

so you chew it up fast...

But there is a mint 

you can safely pick...

Tic Tac Wintergreen Mints 

they do the trick.