Comments on: BPA in toilet paper and pizza boxes?

By: Danica

Danica — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:38:33 +0000

Did Sinclair say “throw them in the trash”??? What does she think happens to them when she throws them in the trash? Good lord people…things just don’t disappear when you put them in the trash!!!! No matter where you take those cans, the BPA will end up in our atmosphere (trash incineration) or in our waterways (runoff from landfills) or in our bodies (from the air/water/food consumption), so why not save some starving humans with those tomatoes? I’m sure the starving poor care more about eating right now than the possible cancer they might get them in 50 years…dead people aren’t hungry. DONATE THEM.

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By: savvybrown

savvybrown — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:05:27 +0000

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By: The Truth About BPA in Cosmetics

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By: 7 Foods Even Food Safety Experts Won’t Eat

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By: eczema and food allergies update

eczema and food allergies update — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:40:26 +0000

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By: Sinclair

Sinclair — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:42:00 +0000

Well, the lids often do contain BPA, but at least it is far less than the whole container. And, unless it is something like tomatoes with their acidity, or something that was jarred in high heat, I don’t think the lids are going to affect some products too much. (I would prefer NONE, but if there is some, I will still take glass jars with questionable lids over all plastic containers.)

However, as far as cosmetics go, I rarely use any kind of makeup, and when I do, it is mineral makeup. I use lip balm from Merry Hempsters Vegan lip balm, and it is in plastic, but I have seen some chapsticks now being packaged in paper tubes (Organic Essence in the EcoTube: http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/Naturally-Beautiful/Organic-Essence-Eco-Tubes.aspx), so now I can buy those instead of plastic.

I don’t use lotion. I use olive oil for all moisturizing. I keep it in a glass bottle with a glass dropper and rubber lined lid.

I don’t use any perfume (or parfum). I occasionally use essential oils for scent, mixed with olive oil as the carrier.

I don’t use commercial deoderant or antiperspirant. I use my own concoction of baking soda and cornstarch. Kept in a glass jar with metal (non-BPA lined) lid. Shea butter is good to mix with it to make it creamy enough to stick under-arm, but sometimes I just use olive oil for that as well.

When we bring home some products that came in plastic, we transfer them to glass bottles and jars and put our own label on them so we know what they are.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:35:54 +0000

I wish we can ALL take back canned goods to show them that we are not going to take toxins in our foods and that we are NOT guinea pigs that they can dump the stuff on. You are right. I wish I can do that. And you know what? I just may and talk to the supermarket manager about it. I called my dentist and asked him about BPA in dental appliances. He researched and got back to me that there’s no BPA in the dental appliance that we are using from the company he’s using. But he said, he’s going to investigate further about BPA in his practice. That was reassuring.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:29:52 +0000

Good things happen when we are all “riled” up so keep it up!! I’m with you. I’m determined to find out what else contain BPA…..how about cosmetic containers. Our skin might be absorbing BPA through creams and lotions bottled in plastic. How about the rest of glass bottle lids….pickles, sauces, olives, and all of them and not just baby foods and canning jar lids. We are all switching to glass jars left and right and can you imagine if the lids contain BPA?