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• What’s In My Hair?! Part 14 Tetrasodium EDTA

  Posted on April 5th, 2011 How to pass

  Tetrasodium EDTA is an extremely important ingredient for most soaps, shampoos, and cleansers. The reason its found in so many beauty cleansers and products being that this particular chemical is one of the best in cleaning away unwanted things. Tetrasodium EDTA is a chemical most often used as a chelating agent, which is a chemical agent that when used removes metallic ions from a substance – which directly translates to its ability to make hard water into soft water, so that the water is far easier to lather up. Hard water is water that has passed through far too many aging pipes to get to you and has along the way collected iron and calcium ions, making it ‘hard’ or unable to clean.

  Soaps, cleansers, shampoos, these body/hair cleaners work to pull dirt, oil, and other body pollutants away from the skin and body. They also however attract the metal ions in the hard water preventing them from attracting as much dirt and oil as they can. A chelating agent like Tetrasodium EDTA neutralizes the metallic ions in the hard water allowing the cleaner to do its job the way it was intended.

  Because of its usefulness as a chelating agent, Tetrasodium EDTA can also be found in other automobile and household cleansers. It is also used as a preservative because of its chelating agent properties. As it can remove metallic ions from the water and air it is exposed it, it can help preserve formulas it is added to because it improves the formulas stability when it is exposed to air, and helps prevent microbial growth in the products.

• What do we know about marijuana? Part 5

  Posted on April 5th, 2011 How to pass

  What is the most popular drug in US today? If you answered “marijuana” you are absolutely right. This simple but powerful substance is used by a vast number of people on daily basis – the categories of users are so diverse that there is really no way to characterize a typical marijuana smoker. People of all ages, genders, various ethnicities, diverse professions, different backgrounds – all indulge in the activity of enjoying cannabis. However, it is still an illegal drug, and both law and those people who do not smoke view this substance like a gateway that opens up the path to other, more serious drugs abuse. Is that really the case?

  According to various polls and researches, most people who use marijuana have never used any other illegal drug. People who smoke pot as a way of relaxing after a hard day at work, or to assist with a medical condition, or just to sleep better at night, have no intentions of getting hooked up on heroin, cocaine, Percocets, or anything else. It is both a personal choice and a proper education of an individual. If someone knows that heroine, for instance, is highly addictive, causes a lot of damage to the body and the brain, but marijuana, on the other hand, is “safe” to try, develops no addiction and the effects of it are quite mild and with practically no harm to health, that person would be more inclined to try pot rather than something else. A better understanding of what is what is the key to people staying away from “hard” drugs, and by no means marijuana would lead the way and make a person addicted to the things that person did not choose to use.

• Only The Best Ingredients Wrap Up

  Posted on April 1st, 2011 How to pass

  Our Premium Detox 7 Day Comprehensive Cleansing Program is the most efficient and complete detoxifying product on the market today.  Most of the ingredients in this program on their own are excellent agents to help you rid your body of toxins that have been lingering around in your system and have yet to find their way out.  Combined in one capsule all of these powerful detoxifiers will help remove these toxins in a fraction of the time that your body would naturally rid itself of the impurities that have been building up in your body.

  This all natural supplement is the best way to get back on track to a healthier lifestyle.  Every spring people spend hours, days and even weeks cleaning out the garage in a ritual known as spring cleaning.  Why don’t they do it for their bodies, as well?  When we take medicine or any other type of drug our bodies retain a certain amount of residue from these substances and they can accumulate over the years to unhealthy levels.  Even smog from the air or heavy metals from the water we drink can leave behind unwanted toxins.  The Premium Detox 7 Day Comprehensive Cleansing Program will help with your “spring cleaning” of your blood, urine, and saliva.  Some of the ingredients have been used for centuries by various cultures for treatment of a myriad of ailments.  These are all natural ingredients.  Whether it is slippery elm bark or ligustrum berry or Resheii mushrooms, all of these ingredients by themselves act as excellent detoxifying agents in their own right but combined they make the most powerful cleansing program available today.

• What do we know about marijuana? Part 4

  Posted on March 31st, 2011 How to pass

  What else is there to know about cannabis? One could be surprised to learn how many researches and scientific experiments were devoted to this substance, just so we can familiarize ourselves to it and feel better about using it. So let us look into another common belief that might be controversial about this drug.

  It is apparent that you should not drive under the influence, whether it is alcohol, marijuana or some strong legal prescriptions. Cannabis use is linked to lack in motivation, slowing down the reflexes and awareness, and a general impairment of the ability to function normally. However, studies have shown that regular exposure to high doses of marijuana over an extended period of time does not result in any drastic impairments, and reduction in person’s general ability to function is not worse than that of people regularly exposed to other drugs.

  As far as driving under influence is concerned, marijuana use creates little or no car-handling impairments that can be compared to the effects of alcohol on the same abilities. Consistent tests had evaluated psychomotor performance, change in perception, reaction speed and other factors. As was expected, all of the factors were not as affected by cannabis at the same level as they were by alcohol: consistently less than those produced by low to moderate doses of alcohol and many legal prescriptions. A close look into the change of behavior showed that use of cannabis makes drivers more cautious, whereas consumption of alcohol tends to bring out risky inclinations while operating a motor vehicle.

• What’s In My Hair?! Part 13 Guar Hydroxypropytrimonium Chloride

  Posted on March 30th, 2011 How to pass

  Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride is a modified form of Guar Gum. Most often used in cosmetics and personal care products because of its uses as a thickener and conditioner. This chemical is derived mainly from plants with very good conditioning and thickening properties. The addition of this chemical to the shampoo helps your hair greatly as it lessens static build up in the hair making for fewer fly-away hairs, and it is excellent for detangling your hair.

  This chemical is also water soluble meaning it can be absorbed by water making it light as a chemical and easily combined with other chemicals. Studies done recently have proven that the effects of this chemical on hair for short and long term periods went a long way in making the hair easier to comb and made the hair far more manageable. This test was done on both un-touched, and bleached hair.

  The chemical is also sometimes referred to as Conquat – GLX. In its natural state it has an off-white slightly yellowish tint color, and is usually found in powdered form. Because of it’s mild tone in color it is ideal as a thickening agent to be used in shampoos and conditioners without changing their basic color and scents. When added to water it becomes very viscous making it not only thick, but easier to stick to something, like a lotions ability to either stay where you put it or slide easily off. And because it does not cause any excessive build-up it is ideally used in cleansers and moisturizers.

• Only The Best Ingredients Gelatin Part 33

  Posted on March 29th, 2011 How to pass

  We have finally arrived at the last ingredient found in our Premium Detox 7 Day Comprehensive Cleansing Program.  It’s gelatin.  Gelatin is used in many food products as well as pharmaceuticals.  Gelatin is made from the collagen that is found in animal skin and bones. Recently some gelatin has been produced using fish by-products because of religious concerns over the use of certain animal parts.  It is colorless and translucent and has little to no taste to it.  Gelatin is also used in photography and in the manufacturing of cosmetics.  It is used as a gelling agent in food and pharmaceuticals.  You may recognize some of the food items tat contain gelatin such as marshmallows, gummy candies, candy corn, Peeps, gelatin desserts and some low fat yogurts.  Gelatin is a mixture of proteins and peptides, which are two or more amino acids that are linked together.  Although gelatin is almost 99 percent protein, it has less nutritional value than many other sources of protein.  Gelatin turns into a liquid form when heated and into a solid when it is cooled.  When water is added, it turns into a semi-solid gel.  Gelatin is also used to stabilize, thicken or add texture to foods like jams, cream cheese, margarine and yogurt.  It also creates volume is some foods without adding any calories.  In pharmaceutical usage, gelatin is generally used to form the shell of the capsules in which the ingredients are provided to ensure that the capsules are easy to swallow.  Some studies suggest that gelatin can help to promote healthy joints and relieve pain and stiffness in athletes who have suffered joint stress.

• What do we know about marijuana? Part 3

  Posted on March 28th, 2011 How to pass

  Since you smoke it – it is gotta be the same! Whatever you smoke – cigarettes or joints – it is inevitable to get yourself a lung cancer or something horrible like that. This is what most people believe, but is this true?

  First of all, people who smoke marijuana do it much less frequent than people smoking regular cigarettes. Once a day versus once an hour makes a big difference! And most people do not smoke every day anyway, so lower frequency also minimizes the exposure to toxins, even if you mix it with tobacco. Commercial cigarettes consist not only from tobacco, but also a plethora of chemicals that makes them taste better, burn faster, extinguish quicker, and so on. All that foreign stuff is as harmful as the tobacco itself, if not more. So if you roll your own cigarettes you probably eliminate a good half of toxins that your body does not need at any rate. Additionally, there is some scientific evidence – studies have proven that there is no connection between marijuana use (even the long-term) and lung or UAT cancers. Also, tobacco smoke is more destructive to bronchial tubes than cannabis, so such long-term effects as emphysema are not connected to marijuana use at all.

• What’s In My Hair?! Part 12 Panthenol

  Posted on March 25th, 2011 How to pass

  Panthenol is a viscous and clear liquid that is soluble in water. It is used in cosmetics because of its ability to moisturize, as well as its natural humectants and emulsifying attributes. Panthenol is often used in shampoos and conditioners because it can coat the hair and seal the surface of the hair to protect it from outside influences. It makes the strands appear shiny and healthy after it binds to the hair shaft.

  It is also used in many other cosmetics like skin cream and moisturizers, and is often recommended as a moisturizer for skin that was recently tattooed. It has excellent skin penetration and is used for the treatment of mild burns because it can hydrate whilst also reducing itching and inflammation.

  Panthenol is a derivative of vitamin B5, so it sometimes referred to as pro-vitamin B, and is considered safe for use on the outside of the body, as well as the inside in very small amounts. Ingestion of this ingredient will cause no harm internal when the amount ingested is small. Also, in a 50-year study of the topical uses of Panthenol it was shown to have no negative side-effects, either for short term or long term use.

  Panthenol is great for hair because of its moisturizing capability. It actually penetrates the hair shaft to improve the overall condition of the hair and its structure. Panthenol does not “nourish” hair. It coats it to make it slippery. This makes Panthenol essential as an ingredient in a Hair Detox Shampoo. Allowing other ingredients to get into the hair shaft, and lock in place.

• Only The Best Ingredients Titanium Dioxide Part 32

  Posted on March 23rd, 2011 How to pass

  Yes, that is correct!  There is titanium in our Premium Detox 7 Day Comprehensive Cleansing Program.  But there is no need to worry about cracking your teeth on the tablets.  It is not that type of titanium.  It is titanium dioxide.  Titanium dioxide is a compound found in many products we use on a daily basis including some of the food we eat.  The primary purpose of titanium dioxide used in many products is for pigment, or color.  Titanium dioxide is found in tooth paste to give it that bright white color.  Out of all of the substances produced worldwide, titanium dioxide is in the top fifty produced.

  Some other food products that use titanium dioxide to produce a nice white coloration are sour cream, cottage cheese, ice cream and some other dairy products.   The main benefit of titanium dioxide used in food processing is to improve the physical appearance of the product for marketability purposes.  Nobody wants to ingest something that doesn’t look appealing to the eye.  Cottage cheese would look a dingy yellowish color if not for the titanium dioxide.  Whole skim milk is a pale yellow color and part skim milk is almost a light blue color.  Who wants to drink that?  The same ingredient that makes cottage cheese whit also makes white paint white. Go figure.  Titanium dioxide is completely safe to ingest, so there is no need to worry.  In food titanium dioxide is listed as a manufacturing aid, not an ingredient and therefore is not required to be listed as an ingredient on the table of content. Titanium dioxide has been tested by the EPA and has been deemed non-toxic and safe for consumption.

  (To Be Continued)

• What do we know about marijuana? Part 2

  Posted on March 22nd, 2011 How to pass

  Some people believe that smoking marijuana harms our brain causing memory loss, messes with logic and reduces overall intelligence. Those who smoke deny it, those who do not smoke it – truly believe that cannabis is much worse than they describe it, and constant use leads to permanent mental impairment. Let us look into this myth.

  When a person is “stoned,” he or she even looks different and you wonder what is wrong with them. Laboratory studies have proved that marijuana creates instant but temporary changes in thoughts, perception and information processing. Scientists determined that when a person is intoxicated with marijuana, the short term memory is affected but the long term memory is not. In other words, the drug does not interfere with you remembering things that you learned or that happened before you smoked, but while being under the influence – you may not learn and remember new information as well. The diminished ability to learn and recall new information lasts only for the period of time when a person is intoxicated with cannabis. Moreover, there is scientific proof that this particular “side effect” does not last beyond the period of intoxication – once you are sober, everything is back to normal and the ability to remember or forget is restored to the pre-smoking time. Even a long term marijuana use does not impair any brain cognitive functioning or permanently damages any learning abilities.

  Urban myths about marijuana harmful abilities are arisen from first impressions and fear of unknown. Science, once again, clears everything up and there is nothing left but facts.