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From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on mercury in dental fillings:
...Mercury in its many forms is poisonous, especially to children and pregnant women. The most heinous problems are neurological ones, which can hurt children's ability to learn, even before they're born.
[...]
many dentists and all of the associations that back them say the fillings are safe. But some medical practitioners, holistic adherents and even the World Health Organization say mercury shouldn't be considered totally safe under any conditions.
Here's the best part:
The answer as to whether you should fear your silver fillings falls to your own comfort level, dentists say.
A health study at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) finds that certain deodorising products including air fresheners, toilet-bowl cleaners, and mothballs may be harmful for your lungs.
“Because people spend so much time indoors where these products are used, it’s important that we understand the effects that even low levels might have on the respiratory system,” said researcher Leslie Elliott.
i like your site pleese send to me the toxic ingredients in cosmatices
with specifications and materials witch we con use instead of it
tankes allot
abber
Abber,
Please check out the EWG database, Skin Deep. Skin Deep is a personal care product safety guide with in-depth information on 14,841 products - 1,032 brands of lotion, lip balm, deodorant, sunscreen and other popular products - and the 7,089 ingredients that form them. With its core of 37 toxicity and regulatory databases, Skin Deep provides safety ratings and brand-by-brand comparisons that can help you choose safer products.
http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep/