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Complementary Medicine / Re: Beware of Paraben Preservatives in Products
« on: 25/02/2006 16:35:31 »
It's good to see that some people don't take everything at face value. The study that claimed to have found parabens in breast cancer tissues had some major flaws. The biggest was probably the fact that they found parabens in all the blank controls! Any reputable scientist would stop the experiment there, as the whole point of a blank control is exactly that - to prove that you are not finding what you are looking for in places where it shouldn't exist or, in other words, to check that there is no contamination in the experimental method. There is, therefore, a very strong argument that the parabens found were actually introduced as contaminants during the experimental procedure. This was extremely bad science, and a total failure of the principle that scientific papers are properly refereed before publication. Parabens are amongst the safest preservatives available in personal care. There is absolutely no need to avoid products containing them.