By Renee Martinez
Have you ever stopped to think about the many chemicals all around us and their affect on our sons? In doing a little research, I came across this article. It’s an issue that has concerned me. I often wonder what on earth I’m putting on my body when I use skin care products with ingredients I have no idea how to say. When I was pregnant, perfumes ingredients and processed foods seemed like a bad idea. Learning about the relationship between chemicals and infertility in boys, makes me realize how little we really know about the chemicals around us.
According to Professor Richard Sharpe, of the Medical Research Council, hormone-disrupting chemicals pose a significant threat to male fertility for boys in utero. He also linked chemicals found in many food and cosmetic products to raising rates of birth defects and testicular cancer and falling sperm counts.
THE HIDDEN DANGERS IN EVERY HOME
Phthalates are used in a wide variety of products including:
Air freshener
Baby toys (plastic)
Backpacks
Beach balls
Bubble bath
Cleaning agents
Coatings for tablets
Computers
Deodorant
Disinfectant
DVD players
Electrical cables
Garden hoses
Hair gels and mousse
Hairspray
Ink
Insect repellent
Lipstick
Mobile phones
Moisturizers
Nail polish
Paint
Perfume
Plastic raincoats
Portable music players
PVC flooring
Shampoo
Shaving foam
Shower curtains
Soap
Sunscreens
Toothbrushes
Trainers
Vinyl blinds
Wallpaper (PVC)
Washing-up liquid
Wellington boots
Phthalates have been used since the 1930s to make plastics softer and more flexibleIn fragrances they help smells last longer and can mask chemical odors. Phthalates are not firmly bound into products and have found their way into the environment including remote marine locations They can be absorbed through the skin, inhaled or ingested in food
Phthalates damaged the liver and reproductive system in tests on animals.
- Health and chemicals
- Common chemicals and increased risks in boys
- Man-made chemicals and boys
- Chemicals and boys sex health
About the Author: Renee Martinez consults and speaks professionally on social media marketing, integrated marketing communications, public relations and branding. She is the president of Ruby Marketing Communications (www.rubymarcom.com), a boutique marketing communications company that specializes in providing branding, social media strategy and integration, and creative services. Her blog (www.lisac95.sg-host.com), provides resources on everything marketing and social media for her active audience.
Renee has contributed as a featured monthly columnist in the monthly jewelry industry publication, JCK on matters related to internet marketing as well as in InStore Magazine as a featured blogger where she writes about developing effective marketing strategies for the jewelry industry using social media. She is the founder of: Social Media Biz Summit (www.socialmediabizsummit.com), the first large-scale SM conference to come to Buffalo, NY; #jewelrychat, a weekly twitter chat for the jewelry industry and www.RaisingBoysWorld.com. Renee teaches social marketing courses at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY for the business school as well as offers small group social media marketing training and educational seminars for businesses in Western New York and beyond.
Renee has dabbled in internet marketing arena since the early 90′s and is not ashamed to call herself a “marketing geek”. From chatting in AOL, “sharing” music on Napster, and teaching HTML classes before it was considered “cool” to developing comprehensive social media strategies, effective public relations campaigns and managing online communities (most recently Chevy Girls Buffalo).
She enjoys being able to help people find their voice online and to create buzz about their product or service that will give them the results they desire.
Renee can be found on Twitter (@reneemmartinez) and Facebook (http:/www.facebook.com/RubyMarCom).
