Nancy Canning wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Another use for glycerine > >> Nancy Canning wrote: >> >>> Propylene glycol as it is used tons and tons of products including >>> industrial cleaners, shampoo's, toothpaste, creams, etc. It is very >>> toxic, >>> the industry even has it in children's prescriptions. Wonder if this >>> type of >>> propylene glycol has less poison/carcinogenic toxicity qualities vrs >>> what is >>> out there right now? Anybody have any info? >> >> Nancy. >> >> You are mistakenly confusing ethylene glycol with propylene glycol. Both >> can be used as antifreeze or deicers, but they have very different >> metabolic fates in the body. Thus, ethylene glycol is toxic while >> propylene glycol is food safe. >> > What is Propylene Glycol? > > Propylene Glycol (PG, Polyethylene Glycol (PEG), Butylene Glycol (BG) > and Ethylene Glycol (EG) are all petroleum derivatives that act as > solvents, surfactants, and wetting agents. They can easily penetrate > the skin, and can weaken protein and cellular structure. In fact, PG > penetrates the skin so quickly that the EPA warns factory workers to > avoid skin contact, to prevent brain, liver, and kidney abnormalities. > PG is present in many stick deodorants, often in heavier concentration > than in most industrial applications. (Nyack, Dr. Vin, Ph.D., > Biochemist; personal communication). And Propylene Glycol is what is > used to carry the "active" ingredients in those transdermal patches INTO > YOUR BODY > Imagine a bottle of Anti-Freeze in a picture with shampoos, deodorants, > cosmetics, lotions and toothpastes? > The question you should be asking is .. What's Anti-Freeze doing IN my > shampoos, deodorants, cosmetics, lotions and toothpaste? > Yes, the main ingredient in anti-freeze is in all of these products. > Shocked? You should be!
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/science/30profile.html jh _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
