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  1. Triclosan and soaps
    Rev. K. L. Maines
    Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 04:10 PM

    Greetings! Since the beginning of history, God has been revealing events to come to His people. On June 19, 2008 the Lord strongly impressed on me the need for His people to educate themselves concerning the products they buy and consume. I am writing this because I believe the Lord is warning His people of days to come. There are certain chemicals found in everyday products that are going to wreak havoc on our environment and well-being. One such chemical is Triclosan. Triclosan is an excellent product when used to protect healthcare providers treating patients with contagious diseases, such as medical professionals who are working in third-world countries during serious disease outbreaks. It can be a lifesaver to medical workers under those circumstances; however, the use of triclosan has not been tightly regulated, and it is now being overused in many products you and I use every day.

    The warning cry is that this chemical and similar compounds will end up killing us if we continue to misuse and overuse them. Overuse puts us all at risk at contracting antibiotic-resistant superbugs, and individually, triclosan-based products weaken our immune systems. Please do not use or purchase triclosan-based products.

    I hope you will take the time to read this brief message about the dangers of the chemical Triclosan and similar tricloson-like products (such as Triclocarban and quaternary ammonium compounds):

    *Triclosan is found in hundreds of common everyday products, including nearly half of all commercial soaps.

    *It is used so frequently that triclosan has made its way into the human body - a Swedish study found triclosan in human breast milk in three out of five women.

    *Numerous studies have found that triclosan promotes the emergence of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.

    *Dioxin, a highly carcinogenic, endocrine disrupting compound, may be formed during the manufacturing process of triclosan, and thus is a likely contaminant. More alarmingly, researchers found that when sunlight is shined on triclosan in water and on fabric, a portion of triclosan is transformed into dioxin. Because of its ubiquitous nature, the conversion to dioxin is of major concern.

    *Triclosan is one of the most frequently detected compounds in rivers, streams, and other bodies of water, often in high concentrations. Triclosan is highly toxic to a number of different types of algae. Since algae are the primary producers in many aquatic ecosystems, high levels of triclosan may have destructive effects on aquatic ecosystems.

    *The American Medical Association took an official stance against adding antimicrobials to consumer products in 2000 and has repeatedly urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to better regulate these chemicals.
    For more information google.com: "Triclosan."

    The single most important thing you can do in your life is to establish a personal relationship with Jesus, in which He is your personal Lord and Savior. If you have not yet accepted Jesus into your life, you can do so now, by praying this prayer:

    "Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus is the Messiah and He died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. Amen."

    Blessings to you,
    Rev. K. L. Maines
    Rev. K. L. Maines
    Duly Ordained Pastor/Evangelist
    For Prayer email me at : RevMaines@aol.com

    Triclosan is found in the following products:
    Soaps:

    * Dial® Liquid Soap* Softsoap® Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap* Tea Tree TherapyTM Liquid Soap* Provon® Soap* Clearasil® Daily Face Wash* Dermatologica® Skin Purifying Wipes* Clean & Clear Foaming Facial Cleanser* DermaKleenTM Antibacterial Lotion Soap* Naturade Aloe Vera 80® Antibacterial Soap* CVS Antibacterial Soap* pHisoderm Antibacterial Skin Cleanser
    Dental Care:
    * Colgate Total®; BreezeTM Triclosan Mouthwash* Reach® Antibacterial Toothbrush* Janina Diamond Whitening Toothpaste
    Cosmetics:
    * Supre® Café BronzerTM* TotalSkinCare Makeup Kit* Garden Botanika® Powder Foundation* Mavala Lip Base* Jason Natural Cosmetics* Blemish Cover Stick* Movate® Skin Litening Cream HQ* Paul Mitchell Detangler Comb* Revlon ColorStay LipSHINE Lipcolor Plus Gloss* Dazzle
    Deodorant:
    * Old Spice High Endurance Stick Deodorant* Right Guard Sport Deodorant* Queen Helene® Tea Trea Oil Deodorant and Aloe Deodorant* Nature De France Le Stick Natural Stick Deodorant* DeCleor Deodorant Stick* Epoch® Deodorant with Citrisomes* X Air Maximum Strength Deodorant
    Other Personal Care Products:
    * Gillette® Complete Skin Care MultiGel Aerosol Shave Gel* Murad Acne Complex® Kit®* Diabet-xTM Cream* T.TaioTM sponges and wipes* Aveeno Therapeutic Shave Gel
    First Aid:
    * SyDERMA® Skin Protectant plus First Aid Antiseptic* Solarcaine®* First Aid Medicated Spray;NexcareTM First Aid* Skin Crack Care* First Aid/Burn Cream* HealWell® Night Splint* 11-1X1: Universal Cervical Collar with Microban
    Kitchenware:
    * Farberware® Microban Steakknife Set and Cutting Boards* Franklin Machine Products FMP Ice Cream Scoop SZ 20 Microban* Hobart Semi-Automatic Slicer* Chix® Food Service Wipes with Microban* Compact Web Foot® Wet Mop Heads
    Computer Equipment:
    * Fellowes Cordless Microban Keyboard and Microban Mouse Pad
    Clothes:
    * Teva® Sandals* Merrell Shoes* Sabatier Chef's Apron* Dickies Socks* Fruit of the Loom Socks* Biofresh® Socks
    Children's Toys:
    * Playskool® :o Stack 'n Scoop Whaleo Rockin' Radioo Hourglasso Sounds Around Drivero Roll 'n' Rattle Ballo Animal Sounds Phoneo Busy Beads Palo Pop 'n' Spin Topo Lights 'n' Surprise Laptop
    Other:
    * Bionare® Cool Mist Humidifier* Microban® All Weather Reinforced Hose* Thomasville® Furniture* Deciguard AB Ear Plugs* Bauer® 5000 Helmet* Aquatic Whirlpools* Miller Paint Interior Paint* QVC® Collapsible 40-Can Cooler* Holmes Foot BuddyTM Foot Warmer* Blue Mountain Wall Coverings* California Paints®* EHC AMRail Escalator Handrails* DupontTM Air Filters* DurelleTM Carpet Cushions* Advanta One Laminate Floors* San Luis Blankets* J Cloth® towels* JERMEX mops

    Source: BeyondPesticides.org

    References taken from the CDC website:http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no3_supp/levy.htm
    1Neu HC. The crisis in antibiotic resistance. Science 1992;257:1064-73.
    2.Levy SB. The antibiotic paradox. How miracle drugs are destroying the miracle. New York: Plenum; 1992.
    3.McMurry LM, Oethinger M, Levy SB. Triclosan targets lipid synthesis. Nature 1998;394:531-2.
    4.McMurry LM, Oethinger M, Levy SB. Overexpression of marA, soxS or acrAB produces resistance to triclosan in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1998;166:305-9.
    5.Suller MT, Russell AD. Triclosan and antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. J Antimicrob Chemother 2000;46:11-8.
    6.Hoang TT, Schweizer HP. Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (FabI): a target for the antimicrobial triclosan and its role in homoserine lactone synthesis. J Bacteriol 1999;181:5489-97.
    7.Russell AD, Tattawasart U, Maillard J-Y, Furr JR. Possible link between bacterial resistance and use of antibiotics and biocides. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998;42:2151.
    8.Mereghetti L, Quentin R, Marquet-van der Mee N, Audurier A. Low sensitivity of Listeria monocytogenes to quaternary ammonium compounds. Appl Environ Microbiol 2000;66:5083-6. 9.*McMurry LM, McDermott PF, Levy SB. Genetic evidence that InhA of Mycobacterium smegmatis is a target for triclosan. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1999;43:711-3.
    10.*Heath RJ, Roch CO. A triclosan-resistant bacterial enzyme. Nature 2000;406:145-6.
    11.Radosti-Slater C, Aller GV, DeWolf W, Greenwood R, Nicholas R, Payne D, et al. Mode of action of triclosan in S. aureus [abstract]. American Society for Microbiology annual meeting, Los Angeles, California, 2000 May 21-24. Abstract 101, p. 26.
    12.Meade MJ, Callahan TM. Unique mechanism of triclosan resistance identified in environmental isolates [abstract]. American Society for Microbiology annual meeting, Los Angeles, California, 2000 May 21-24. Abstract 73, p. 19.
    13.Suzangar S, Allison DG, Gilbert P. An evaluation of biocide-containing materials for their surface colonization-resistance and other properties [abstract] American Society for Microbiology annual meeting, Los Angeles, California, 2000 May 21-24. Abstract 53, p. 17.
    14.Alekshun MN, Levy SB. The mar regulon: multiple resistance to antibiotics and other toxic insults. Trends Microbiol 1999;7:410-3.
    15.Barbosa T, Levy SB. Differential expression of over 60 chromosomal genes in Escherichia coli by constitutive expression of MarA. J Bacteriol 2000;182:3467-74.
    16.Chuanchuen R, Beinlich K, Schweizer HP. Multidrug efflux pumps and triclosan resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa [abstract]. American Society for Microbiology annual meeting, Los Angeles, California, 2000 May 21-24. Abstract 31, p. 8.
    17.Akimitsu N, Hamamoto H, Inoue R, Shoji M, Akamine A, Takemori K, et al. Increase in resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to beta-lactams caused by mutations conferring resistance to benzalkonium chloride, a disinfectant widely used in hospitals. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1999;43:3042-3.
    18.*Strachan DP. Hay fever, hygiene, and household size. BMJ 1989;299:1259-60.
    19.*Braun-Fahrl*nder CH, Gassner M, Grize L, Neu U, Sennhauser FH, Varonier HS, et al. Prevalence of hay fever and allergic sensitization in farmer's children and their peers living in the same rural community. Clin Exp Allergy 1999;29:28-34.
    20.*Rook GAW, Stanford JL. Give us this day our daily germs. Immunol Today 1998;19:113-6. 21.*Matricardi PM, Rosmini F, Riondino S, Fortini M, Ferrigno L, Rapicetta M, et al. Exposure to foodborne and orofecal microbes versus airbone viruses in relation to atopy and allergic asthma: epidemiological study. BMJ 2000;320:412-7.
    22.*Aaby P, Shaheen SO, Heyes CB, Goudiaby A, Hall AJ, Shiell AW, et al. Early BCG vaccination and reduction in atopy in Guinea-Bissau. Clin Exp Allergy 2000;30:644-50.
    23.*Folkerts G, Walzl G, Openshaw PJM. Do common childhood infections "teach" the immune system not to be allergic? Immunol Today 2000;21:118-20. }



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  2. The Dangers of Triclosan
    Rev K L Maines
    Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 01:57 PM

    Greetings!    This summer the Lord  showed me a vision dream and impressed on me the need for  people to educate themselves concerning the products they buy and consume.  This is not an advertisement, and I'm not asking you for money.  I'm writing this because I believe the Lord is warning people of days to come.  I'm no one of any great power or significance.  You are an agency of influence.    I'm not looking for any credit or byline--you are free to use my name it that is your policy, but it's fine if you don't.  It's not about me, it's about the message and doing God's will.  I'm not looking for money or support. I believe the Lord has shown me a warning for His people.  I'm just obeying what the Lord has called me to do.    He warned me that the below mentioned chemical will kill us if we continue to use it outside of the medical field.  I had no idea about this chemical until the Lord spoke to me about it in a dream. 

    There are certain chemicals that are found in everyday products that are going to wreak havoc on our environment and well-being.  One such chemical is Triclosan.   Triclosan is an excellent product when used by healthcare providers who are working in third-world countries during disease outbreaks.  It can be a lifesaver to medical workers under those circumstances; however, the use of triclosan has not been tightly regulated, and it is now being overused in many products you and I use every day.  The warning cry is that this chemical, and similar compounds, will end up killing us if we continue to misuse and overuse them.    I believe this powerful dream was from the Lord.  God is warning His people not to use these products. 

     Please do not use or purchase triclosan-based products.

     

    The next day I researched it and this is what I found:

    I hope you will take the time to read this brief message about the dangers of the chemical Triclosan and similar tricloson-like products (such as Triclocarban and quaternary ammonium compounds):

     *Overuse puts us all at risk at contracting antibiotic resistant superbugs, and individually triclosan-based products weaken the immune systems.  *Triclosan is found in hundreds of common everyday products, including nearly half of all commercial soaps.

    *It is used so frequently that triclosan has made its way into the human body - a Swedish study found triclosan in human breast milk in three out of five women.

    *Numerous studies have found that triclosan promotes the emergence of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.

     

    *There is good evidence that with the continued widespread use of triclosan, antibiotic resistance will become increasingly problematic.

     

    *Dioxin, a highly carcinogenic, endocrine disrupting compound, may be formed during the manufacturing process of triclosan, and thus is a likely contaminant. More alarmingly, researchers found that when sunlight is shined on triclosan in water and on fabric, a portion of triclosan is transformed into dioxin. Because of its ubiquitous nature, the conversion to dioxin is of major concern.

    *Triclosan is one of the most frequently detected compounds in rivers, streams, and other bodies of water, often in high concentrations. Triclosan is highly toxic to a number of different types of algae. Since algae are the primary producers in many aquatic ecosystems, high levels of triclosan may have destructive effects on aquatic ecosystems.

    *The American Medical Association took an official stance against adding antimicrobials to consumer products in 2000 and has repeatedly urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to better regulate these chemicals.

     A  recent study in Environmental Health Perspectives by, Isaac Pessah, PhD, director of the U.C. Davis Children's Center for Environmental Health, looked at how triclosan may affect the brain.  Pessah's study suggests that some people may carry a mutated gene that makes it easier for triclosan to attach to their cells. That could make them more vulnerable to any effects triclosan may cause.

     

     The Lord has shown me many things.  For example, the Lord revealed to me that the Soviet Union would crumble as His judgment fell on them for abusing His people.  It came to pass.  Before the hurricane hit New Orleans, LA, I had a vision dream of water rising up so high that people had to bust out the roofs in order escape it, and some abandoned their homes to run to the stadium only to die.  This came to pass.  A more recent example, three years ago the Lord gave me a vision dream in which I saw black tornadoes rising from oil fields and the Lord warned me that gas prices would rise so high that it would wreck the US economy.  This is happening now. 

      I feel the Lord calling and pulling on me out of my comfort zone to tell  people and warn them about the dangers of Triclosan.  Please help stop the misuse and overuse of Triclosan.

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    Anonymous
    Monday, October 12, 2009 at 12:12 PM

    my face is rough. i have never use any face cleanser and i'm scared of using any because i dont want my face to tone

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    acne treatment
    Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 05:45 AM

    can you give a better acne treatment solution

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