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Non-Toxic Body Care
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About Sunflower Naturals

If you are new, Sunflower Naturals has been online since August 16th of 2004. The past, present and future of Sunflower Naturals - the best online resource for a large variety of natural solutions.

Sunflower Naturals was created to help provide the education needed regarding the harmful health effects of ingredients in common cleaning and body care products used in our homes every day. The site provides solutions to help reduce chemicals in the home, our bodies and ultimately the environment and returned in our food and water supplies to improve our health and the health of our planet.

Many common ingredients in conventional consumer goods cause harm at point-of-use as well as long term as the chemical build up in the water, soil and air.

Some of the chemicals that are absorbed through the skin or inhalation of contaminated air from cleaning and body care products used in the home have been shown to increase the risk of developing numerous long-term, non-communicable diseases as well as reduced fertility. These diseases include asthma/allergies, diabetes, cancer, male reproductive disorders, female reproductive disorders and often increase the risk of harm to unborn children.

News and Studies...

Microplastics discovered in human blood are 'unsettling.' Scientists are trying to figure out whether they're harmful.
They've been found in the Mariana Trench and at the top of Mount Everest, in dust and food and drinking water, in human placentas and baby bottles. Now scientists have found them in human blood.

Microplastics in human blood: Is it harmful to health?
However, laboratory experiments have shown that microplastic particles do a lot of damage to human cells. The particles do not dissolve or break down into any other substance in the body (non-degradable) and reach different parts of the body.

Obesogens: How They Are Identified and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Their Action
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are chemicals that resemble natural hormones and disrupt endocrine function by interfering with the body's endogenous hormones.

Obesogens: an emerging threat to public health
Recently, Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have been implicated in metabolic syndrome and obesity.

Aggressive behavior and serum testosterone concentration during the maturation process of male mice: the effects of fetal exposure to bisphenol A
In this study we evaluated the effect of fetal exposure to bisphenol A, which mimics estrogenic activity, on aggressive behavior and hormonal change in male mice.

The Association between Bisphenol A, Steroid Hormones, and Selected MicroRNAs Levels in Seminal Plasma of Men with Infertility
Our results suggest that BPA may negatively affect sperm quality.

Exposure to bisphenol A is associated with recurrent miscarriage
RESULTS: Exposure to bisphenol A is associated with recurrent miscarriage.

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