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Sunday, June 20, 2010
40 fantastic uses of baking soda.
40 fantastic uses for baking soda
Most of us know that baking soda can be used for more than just making homemade cookies and other dough rise. It's not uncommon to see an open box of this leavening agent deodorizing refrigerators, for example. But did you know that there are at least 40 different ways to use baking soda?
Baking soda makes a perfect stand-in for many personal care, cleaning, and deodorizing products. The list of benefits is long: It is inexpensive, free of toxic chemicals, versatile, and effective.
Wondering how baking soda, aka sodium bicarbonate, works its magic? It helps regulate pH — keeping a substance neither too acidic nor too alkaline. When baking soda comes in contact with either an acidic or an alkaline substance, its natural effect is to neutralize that pH. Beyond that, baking soda has the ability to retard further changes in the pH balance, known as buffering.
This dual capability of neutralizing and buffering allows baking soda to do things such as neutralize acidic odors (like in the refrigerator) as well as maintain neutral pH (like in your laundry water, which helps boost your detergent's power). It's a simple reaction, but one that has far-reaching effects for a number of cleaning and deodorizing tasks.
And so without further ado, here are some of the many creative ways you can use baking soda.
Personal Care
1. Make toothpaste
A paste made from baking soda and a 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution can be used as an alternative to commercial non-fluoride toothpastes. (Or here’s a formula for a minty version.) You can also just dip your toothbrush with toothpaste into baking soda for an extra boost.
2. Freshen your mouth
Put one teaspoon in half a glass of water, swish, spit, and rinse. Odors are neutralized, not just covered up.
3. Soak oral appliance
Soak oral appliances (like retainers, mouthpieces, and dentures) in a solution of 2 teaspoons baking soda dissolved in a glass or small bowl of warm water. The baking soda loosens food particles and neutralizes odors to keep appliances fresh. You can also brush appliances clean using baking soda.
4. Use as a facial scrub and body exfoliant
Give yourself an invigorating facial and body scrub. Make a paste of 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water. Rub in a gentle circular motion to exfoliate the skin. Rinse clean. This is gentle enough for daily use.
5. Skip harsh deodorant
Pat baking soda onto your underarms to neutralize body odor.
6. Use as an antacid
Baking soda is a safe and effective antacid to relieve heartburn, sour stomach, and/or acid indigestion. Refer to baking soda package for instructions.
7. Treat insect bites and itchy skin
For insect bites, make a paste out of baking soda and water, and apply as a salve onto affected skin. To ease the itch, shake some baking soda into your hand and rub it into damp skin after bath or shower.
8. Make a hand cleanser and softener
Skip harsh soaps and gently scrub away ground-in dirt and neutralize odors on hands with a paste of 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water or 3 parts baking soda with gentle liquid hand soap. Then rinse clean.
9. Help your hair
Vinegar is amazing for your hair, but baking soda has its place in the shower too. Sprinkle a small amount of baking soda into your palm along with your favorite shampoo. Shampoo as usual and rinse thoroughly — baking soda helps remove the residue that styling products leave behind so your hair is cleaner and more manageable.
10. Clean brushes and combs
For lustrous hair with more shine, keep brushes and combs clean. Remove natural oil build-up and hair product residue by soaking combs and brushes in a solution of 1 teaspoon of baking soda in a small basin of warm water. Rinse and allow to dry.
11. Make a bath soak
Add 1/2 cup of baking soda to your bath to neutralize acids on the skin and help wash away oil and perspiration. It also makes your skin feel very soft. Or just focus on soothing your feet. Dissolve 3 tablespoons of baking soda in a tub of warm water and soak feet. Gently scrub.
Cleaning
12. Make a surface soft scrub
For safe, effective cleaning of bathroom tubs, tile, and sinks — even fiberglass and glossy tiles — sprinkle baking soda lightly on a clean damp sponge and scrub as usual. Rinse thoroughly and wipe dry. For extra cleaning power, make a paste with baking soda, coarse salt, and liquid dish soap — let it sit then scour off.
13. Hand-wash dishes and pots and pans
Add 2 heaping tablespoons baking soda (along with your regular dish detergent) to the dish water to help cut grease and foods left on dishes, pots, and pans. For cooked-on foods, let them soak in the baking soda and detergent with water first, then use dry baking soda on a clean damp sponge or cloth as a scratch-less scouring powder.
14. Freshen sponges
Soak stale-smelling sponges in a strong baking soda solution to get rid of the mess (4 tablespoons of baking soda dissolved in 1 quart of warm water). For more thorough disinfecting, use the microwave.
15. Clean the microwave
Baking soda on a clean damp sponge cleans gently inside and outside the microwave and never leaves a harsh chemical smell. Rinse well with water.
16. Polish silver flatware
Use a baking soda paste made with 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water. Rub onto the silver with a clean cloth or sponge. Rinse thoroughly and dry for shining sterling and silver-plate serving pieces.
17. Clean coffee and tea pots
Remove coffee and tea stains and eliminate bitter off-tastes by washing mugs and coffee makers in a solution of 1/4 cup baking soda in 1 quart of warm water. For stubborn stains, try soaking overnight in the baking soda solution and detergent or scrubbing with baking soda on a clean damp sponge.
18. Clean the oven
Sprinkle baking soda onto the bottom of the oven. Spray with water to dampen the baking soda. Let sit overnight. In the morning, scrub, scoop the baking soda and grime out with a sponge, or vacuum, and rinse.
19. Clean floors
Remove dirt and grime (without unwanted scratch marks) from no-wax and tile floors using 1/2 cup baking soda in a bucket of warm water — mop and rinse clean for a sparkling floor. For scuff marks, use baking soda on a clean damp sponge, then rinse.
20. Clean furniture
Clean and remove marks (even crayon) from walls and painted furniture by applying baking soda to a damp sponge and rubbing lightly. Wipe off with a clean, dry cloth.
21. Clean shower curtains
Clean and deodorize your vinyl shower curtain by sprinkling baking soda directly on a clean damp sponge or brush. Scrub the shower curtain and rinse clean. Hang it up to dry.
22. Boost your liquid laundry detergent
Give your laundry a boost by adding 1/2 cup of baking soda to your laundry to make liquid detergent work harder. A better balance of pH in the wash gets clothes cleaner, fresher, and brighter. Or you can add 1/2 cup of baking soda to the rinse cycle for fresher sheets and towels or to neutralize gym clothes and odoriferous clothing.
23. Clean and freshen sports gear
Use a baking soda solution (4 tablespoons baking soda in 1 quart warm water) to clean and deodorize smelly sports equipment. Sprinkle baking soda into golf bags and gym bags to deodorize and clean golf irons (without scratching them!) with a baking soda paste (3 parts baking soda to 1 part water) and a brush. Rinse thoroughly.
24. Remove oil and grease stains
Use baking soda to clean up light-duty oil and grease spills on your garage floor or in your driveway. Sprinkle baking soda on the spot and scrub with a wet brush.
25. Clean batteries
Baking soda can be used to neutralize battery acid corrosion on cars, mowers, etc., because its a mild alkali. Be sure to disconnect the battery terminals before cleaning. Make a paste of 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water and apply with a damp cloth to scrub corrosion from the battery terminal. After cleaning and reconnecting the terminals, wipe them with petroleum jelly to prevent future corrosion. Please be careful when working around a battery — they contain a strong acid.
26. Clean cars
Use baking soda to clean your car lights, chrome, windows, tires, vinyl seats, and floor mats without worrying about unwanted scratch marks. Use a baking soda solution of 1/4 cup baking soda in 1 quart of warm water. Apply with a sponge or soft cloth to remove road grime, tree sap, bugs, and tar. For stubborn stains use baking soda sprinkled on a damp sponge or soft brush. Eliminate odors by sprinkling baking soda directly on fabric car seats and carpets. Wait 15 minutes (or longer for strong odors) and vacuum up the baking soda.
Deodorizing
27. Deodorize your refrigerator
Place an open box in the back of the fridge to neutralize odors.
28. Deodorize trashcans and recyclables
Sprinkle baking soda on the bottom of your trashcan to keep stinky trash smells at bay. Clean your recyclables container periodically by sprinkling baking soda on a damp sponge. Wipe clean and rinse. Also, sprinkle baking soda on top as you add recyclables to the bin.
29. Deodorize drains and garbage disposals
To deodorize your sink and tub drains and garbage disposal and keep lingering odors from resurfacing, pour 1/2 cup of baking soda down the drain while running warm tap water — it will neutralize both acid and basic odors for a fresh drain. (This a good way to dispose of baking soda that is being retired from your refrigerator.)
30. Deodorize and clean dishwashers
Use baking soda to deodorize before you run the dishwasher and then as a gentle cleanser in the wash cycle.
31. Deodorize lunch boxes
Between uses, place a spill-proof box of baking soda in everyone’s lunch box to absorb lingering odors.
32. Remove odor from carpets
Liberally sprinkle baking soda on the carpet. Let set overnight or as long as possible (the longer it sets the better it works). Sweep up the larger amounts of baking soda, and vacuum up the rest. (Note that your vacuum cleaner bag will get full and heavy.) An added bonus: You'll also deodorize your vacuum cleaner.
33. Freshen closets
Place a box on the shelf to keep the closet smelling fresh.
34. Deodorize pet items
Cover the bottom of your cat box with baking soda, then fill as usual with litter. To freshen between changes, sprinkle baking soda on top of the litter after a thorough cleaning. Eliminate odors from your pet's bedding by sprinkling liberally with baking soda, wait 15 minutes (or longer for stronger odors), then vacuum up.
35. Deodorize sneakers
Keep odors from spreading in smelly sneakers by shaking baking soda into them when not in use. Shake out before wearing.
36. Freshen stuffed animals
Keep favorite cuddly toys fresh with a dry shower of baking soda. Sprinkle baking soda on and let it sit for 15 minutes before brushing off.
Miscellaneous
37. Cure all camping needs
Baking soda is a must-have for your next camping trip. It's a dish-washer, pot-scrubber, hand-cleanser, deodorant, toothpaste, and fire extinguisher, and has many other uses.
38. Extinguish fires
Baking soda can help in the initial handling of minor grease or electrical kitchen fires, because when baking soda is heated, it gives off carbon dioxide, which helps to smother the flames. For small cooking fires (frying pans, broilers, ovens, grills), turn off the gas or electricity if you can safely do so. Stand back and throw handfuls of baking soda at the base of the flame to help put out the fire — and call the fire department just to be safe.
39. Care for the septic system
Regular use of baking soda in your drains can help keep your septic system flowing freely. One cup of baking soda per week will help maintain a favorable pH in your septic tank.
40. Scrub fruits and vegetables
Baking soda is the food safe way to clean dirt and residue off fresh fruit and vegetables. Just sprinkle a little on a clean damp sponge, scrub and rinse. Here’s another way to clean your vegetables as well.
OK, so there are my 40 suggestions (with a little help from the Arm & Hammond baking soda site, thank you). Do you have any tips or tricks that I missed? Please share in the comments.
More from Care2:
Most of us know that baking soda can be used for more than just making homemade cookies and other dough rise. It's not uncommon to see an open box of this leavening agent deodorizing refrigerators, for example. But did you know that there are at least 40 different ways to use baking soda?
Baking soda makes a perfect stand-in for many personal care, cleaning, and deodorizing products. The list of benefits is long: It is inexpensive, free of toxic chemicals, versatile, and effective.
Wondering how baking soda, aka sodium bicarbonate, works its magic? It helps regulate pH — keeping a substance neither too acidic nor too alkaline. When baking soda comes in contact with either an acidic or an alkaline substance, its natural effect is to neutralize that pH. Beyond that, baking soda has the ability to retard further changes in the pH balance, known as buffering.
This dual capability of neutralizing and buffering allows baking soda to do things such as neutralize acidic odors (like in the refrigerator) as well as maintain neutral pH (like in your laundry water, which helps boost your detergent's power). It's a simple reaction, but one that has far-reaching effects for a number of cleaning and deodorizing tasks.
And so without further ado, here are some of the many creative ways you can use baking soda.
Personal Care
1. Make toothpaste
A paste made from baking soda and a 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution can be used as an alternative to commercial non-fluoride toothpastes. (Or here’s a formula for a minty version.) You can also just dip your toothbrush with toothpaste into baking soda for an extra boost.
2. Freshen your mouth
Put one teaspoon in half a glass of water, swish, spit, and rinse. Odors are neutralized, not just covered up.
3. Soak oral appliance
Soak oral appliances (like retainers, mouthpieces, and dentures) in a solution of 2 teaspoons baking soda dissolved in a glass or small bowl of warm water. The baking soda loosens food particles and neutralizes odors to keep appliances fresh. You can also brush appliances clean using baking soda.
4. Use as a facial scrub and body exfoliant
Give yourself an invigorating facial and body scrub. Make a paste of 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water. Rub in a gentle circular motion to exfoliate the skin. Rinse clean. This is gentle enough for daily use.
5. Skip harsh deodorant
Pat baking soda onto your underarms to neutralize body odor.
6. Use as an antacid
Baking soda is a safe and effective antacid to relieve heartburn, sour stomach, and/or acid indigestion. Refer to baking soda package for instructions.
7. Treat insect bites and itchy skin
For insect bites, make a paste out of baking soda and water, and apply as a salve onto affected skin. To ease the itch, shake some baking soda into your hand and rub it into damp skin after bath or shower.
8. Make a hand cleanser and softener
Skip harsh soaps and gently scrub away ground-in dirt and neutralize odors on hands with a paste of 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water or 3 parts baking soda with gentle liquid hand soap. Then rinse clean.
9. Help your hair
Vinegar is amazing for your hair, but baking soda has its place in the shower too. Sprinkle a small amount of baking soda into your palm along with your favorite shampoo. Shampoo as usual and rinse thoroughly — baking soda helps remove the residue that styling products leave behind so your hair is cleaner and more manageable.
10. Clean brushes and combs
For lustrous hair with more shine, keep brushes and combs clean. Remove natural oil build-up and hair product residue by soaking combs and brushes in a solution of 1 teaspoon of baking soda in a small basin of warm water. Rinse and allow to dry.
11. Make a bath soak
Add 1/2 cup of baking soda to your bath to neutralize acids on the skin and help wash away oil and perspiration. It also makes your skin feel very soft. Or just focus on soothing your feet. Dissolve 3 tablespoons of baking soda in a tub of warm water and soak feet. Gently scrub.
Cleaning
12. Make a surface soft scrub
For safe, effective cleaning of bathroom tubs, tile, and sinks — even fiberglass and glossy tiles — sprinkle baking soda lightly on a clean damp sponge and scrub as usual. Rinse thoroughly and wipe dry. For extra cleaning power, make a paste with baking soda, coarse salt, and liquid dish soap — let it sit then scour off.
13. Hand-wash dishes and pots and pans
Add 2 heaping tablespoons baking soda (along with your regular dish detergent) to the dish water to help cut grease and foods left on dishes, pots, and pans. For cooked-on foods, let them soak in the baking soda and detergent with water first, then use dry baking soda on a clean damp sponge or cloth as a scratch-less scouring powder.
14. Freshen sponges
Soak stale-smelling sponges in a strong baking soda solution to get rid of the mess (4 tablespoons of baking soda dissolved in 1 quart of warm water). For more thorough disinfecting, use the microwave.
15. Clean the microwave
Baking soda on a clean damp sponge cleans gently inside and outside the microwave and never leaves a harsh chemical smell. Rinse well with water.
16. Polish silver flatware
Use a baking soda paste made with 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water. Rub onto the silver with a clean cloth or sponge. Rinse thoroughly and dry for shining sterling and silver-plate serving pieces.
17. Clean coffee and tea pots
Remove coffee and tea stains and eliminate bitter off-tastes by washing mugs and coffee makers in a solution of 1/4 cup baking soda in 1 quart of warm water. For stubborn stains, try soaking overnight in the baking soda solution and detergent or scrubbing with baking soda on a clean damp sponge.
18. Clean the oven
Sprinkle baking soda onto the bottom of the oven. Spray with water to dampen the baking soda. Let sit overnight. In the morning, scrub, scoop the baking soda and grime out with a sponge, or vacuum, and rinse.
19. Clean floors
Remove dirt and grime (without unwanted scratch marks) from no-wax and tile floors using 1/2 cup baking soda in a bucket of warm water — mop and rinse clean for a sparkling floor. For scuff marks, use baking soda on a clean damp sponge, then rinse.
20. Clean furniture
Clean and remove marks (even crayon) from walls and painted furniture by applying baking soda to a damp sponge and rubbing lightly. Wipe off with a clean, dry cloth.
21. Clean shower curtains
Clean and deodorize your vinyl shower curtain by sprinkling baking soda directly on a clean damp sponge or brush. Scrub the shower curtain and rinse clean. Hang it up to dry.
22. Boost your liquid laundry detergent
Give your laundry a boost by adding 1/2 cup of baking soda to your laundry to make liquid detergent work harder. A better balance of pH in the wash gets clothes cleaner, fresher, and brighter. Or you can add 1/2 cup of baking soda to the rinse cycle for fresher sheets and towels or to neutralize gym clothes and odoriferous clothing.
23. Clean and freshen sports gear
Use a baking soda solution (4 tablespoons baking soda in 1 quart warm water) to clean and deodorize smelly sports equipment. Sprinkle baking soda into golf bags and gym bags to deodorize and clean golf irons (without scratching them!) with a baking soda paste (3 parts baking soda to 1 part water) and a brush. Rinse thoroughly.
24. Remove oil and grease stains
Use baking soda to clean up light-duty oil and grease spills on your garage floor or in your driveway. Sprinkle baking soda on the spot and scrub with a wet brush.
25. Clean batteries
Baking soda can be used to neutralize battery acid corrosion on cars, mowers, etc., because its a mild alkali. Be sure to disconnect the battery terminals before cleaning. Make a paste of 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water and apply with a damp cloth to scrub corrosion from the battery terminal. After cleaning and reconnecting the terminals, wipe them with petroleum jelly to prevent future corrosion. Please be careful when working around a battery — they contain a strong acid.
26. Clean cars
Use baking soda to clean your car lights, chrome, windows, tires, vinyl seats, and floor mats without worrying about unwanted scratch marks. Use a baking soda solution of 1/4 cup baking soda in 1 quart of warm water. Apply with a sponge or soft cloth to remove road grime, tree sap, bugs, and tar. For stubborn stains use baking soda sprinkled on a damp sponge or soft brush. Eliminate odors by sprinkling baking soda directly on fabric car seats and carpets. Wait 15 minutes (or longer for strong odors) and vacuum up the baking soda.
Deodorizing
27. Deodorize your refrigerator
Place an open box in the back of the fridge to neutralize odors.
28. Deodorize trashcans and recyclables
Sprinkle baking soda on the bottom of your trashcan to keep stinky trash smells at bay. Clean your recyclables container periodically by sprinkling baking soda on a damp sponge. Wipe clean and rinse. Also, sprinkle baking soda on top as you add recyclables to the bin.
29. Deodorize drains and garbage disposals
To deodorize your sink and tub drains and garbage disposal and keep lingering odors from resurfacing, pour 1/2 cup of baking soda down the drain while running warm tap water — it will neutralize both acid and basic odors for a fresh drain. (This a good way to dispose of baking soda that is being retired from your refrigerator.)
30. Deodorize and clean dishwashers
Use baking soda to deodorize before you run the dishwasher and then as a gentle cleanser in the wash cycle.
31. Deodorize lunch boxes
Between uses, place a spill-proof box of baking soda in everyone’s lunch box to absorb lingering odors.
32. Remove odor from carpets
Liberally sprinkle baking soda on the carpet. Let set overnight or as long as possible (the longer it sets the better it works). Sweep up the larger amounts of baking soda, and vacuum up the rest. (Note that your vacuum cleaner bag will get full and heavy.) An added bonus: You'll also deodorize your vacuum cleaner.
33. Freshen closets
Place a box on the shelf to keep the closet smelling fresh.
34. Deodorize pet items
Cover the bottom of your cat box with baking soda, then fill as usual with litter. To freshen between changes, sprinkle baking soda on top of the litter after a thorough cleaning. Eliminate odors from your pet's bedding by sprinkling liberally with baking soda, wait 15 minutes (or longer for stronger odors), then vacuum up.
35. Deodorize sneakers
Keep odors from spreading in smelly sneakers by shaking baking soda into them when not in use. Shake out before wearing.
36. Freshen stuffed animals
Keep favorite cuddly toys fresh with a dry shower of baking soda. Sprinkle baking soda on and let it sit for 15 minutes before brushing off.
Miscellaneous
37. Cure all camping needs
Baking soda is a must-have for your next camping trip. It's a dish-washer, pot-scrubber, hand-cleanser, deodorant, toothpaste, and fire extinguisher, and has many other uses.
38. Extinguish fires
Baking soda can help in the initial handling of minor grease or electrical kitchen fires, because when baking soda is heated, it gives off carbon dioxide, which helps to smother the flames. For small cooking fires (frying pans, broilers, ovens, grills), turn off the gas or electricity if you can safely do so. Stand back and throw handfuls of baking soda at the base of the flame to help put out the fire — and call the fire department just to be safe.
39. Care for the septic system
Regular use of baking soda in your drains can help keep your septic system flowing freely. One cup of baking soda per week will help maintain a favorable pH in your septic tank.
40. Scrub fruits and vegetables
Baking soda is the food safe way to clean dirt and residue off fresh fruit and vegetables. Just sprinkle a little on a clean damp sponge, scrub and rinse. Here’s another way to clean your vegetables as well.
OK, so there are my 40 suggestions (with a little help from the Arm & Hammond baking soda site, thank you). Do you have any tips or tricks that I missed? Please share in the comments.
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cell phone adverse effects on humans
Don't use the cell phone close to body. always use it on speaker.
Never use it during travel since it switches towers more when we are travelling.
Never use it during travel since it switches towers more when we are travelling.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Research on in door plants in every room.
May 6th, 2010 09:36 ET
Many years ago was told about formaldehyde in household furnishings, wash new clothing before wearing, etc., and to keep
pathoes plants in all rooms – plant absorbs air impuritie and
gives off oxygen. Switched to pyrex verses plastic containers and buying a radon detector today!
Hope foregoing is helpful.
Many years ago was told about formaldehyde in household furnishings, wash new clothing before wearing, etc., and to keep
pathoes plants in all rooms – plant absorbs air impuritie and
gives off oxygen. Switched to pyrex verses plastic containers and buying a radon detector today!
Hope foregoing is helpful.
Presidential panel: Cancer risks underestimated
Presidential panel: Cancer risks underestimated
Posted: 12:01 AM ET
By David S. Martin
CNN Medical Senior Producer
Exposure to potential cancer risks in daily life is widespread but underestimated, especially for children, a presidential panel said today.
The President’s Cancer Panel said the public remains by and large unaware of such common cancer risks as formaldehyde, benzene and radon. It’s the first time the group has focused on environmental cancer risks in its annual report to the president.
“The mere fact that the President’s Cancer Panel has this report is going to make people more aware,” said panel chair Dr. Lasalle Leffall Jr., an oncologist and professor of surgery at Howard University College of Medicine.
The panel also recommends reducing environmental cancer risks a cornerstone of cancer prevention efforts and said doctors need to do a better job considering potentially harmful chemical exposures when diagnosing patients.
The report also faults U.S. policy for allowing most of the 80,000 chemicals in use to go largely unstudied and unregulated. For example, the report says, bisphenol A (BPA) remains unregulated in consumer products such as plastic bottles, can liners and food wrap “despite the growing link between BPA and several diseases, including various cancers.”
Risks of environmental exposure are especially acute for children, who weigh less but – pound for pound - take in more food, water and air than adults. Toxic chemicals also remain active longer in children’s bodies and their developing brains are more prone to chemical exposure.
Leffall said the panel decided to publish the report on environmental cancer risks this year even in absence of proof that particular exposures cause cancer. Case in point: Cell phones. Leffall said even though science has not shown electromagnetic energy from cell phone use causes cancer, the report takes a cautious approach and recommends callers wear headsets, or text, to reduce exposure.
To lessen cancer risks, the 240-page report also recommends:
* Removing shoes before entering the home to avoid tracking in toxic chemicals such as pesticides.
* Filtering tap water.
* Using stainless steel, glass or BPA-free plastic water bottles.
* Microwaving in ceramic or glass instead of plastic containers.
* Minimizing consumption of food grown with pesticides and meat raised with antibiotics and growth hormone.
* Minimizing consumption of processed, charred or well-done meats, which contain carcinogenic heterocyclic amines and polyaromatic hydrocarbons.
* Reducing radiation from X-rays and other medical sources.
The report singled out three chemicals as dangerous: formaldehyde, benzene and radon.
Almost all homes contain formaldehyde, considered a probable human carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency. Formaldehyde is used in plywood, particle board, foam insulation, carpet and draperies, furniture, permanent press fabrics and toiletries. Exposure is highest when these are newly installed, the report said. Also, an estimated 2 million Americans are exposed to formaldehyde at work, raising their risk of dying from Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other cancers, according to the report.
Exposure to benzene is also widespread. Exhaust from cars and other vehicles contain benzene, listed as a known human carcinogen by the EPA.
Radon, which forms naturally and can collect in homes, is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, behind smoking, resulting in an estimated 21,000 deaths annually, according to the report. The report recommends periodically checking the radon levels at home.
The President’s Cancer Panel was created in 1971. Serving with Lefall is Margaret L. Kripke of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The panel’s third member has not been appointed.
Editor's Note: Medical news is a popular but sensitive subject rooted in science. We receive many comments on this blog each day; not all are posted. Our hope is that much will be learned from the sharing of useful information and personal experiences based on the medical and health topics of the blog. We encourage you to focus your comments on those medical and health topics and we appreciate your input. Thank you for your participation.
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Starbuck May 6th, 2010 09:01 ET
Gee, let's outlaw life and therefore we won't have to worry about this. These physicians are nutcakes, those who think every potential compound in the world will cause cancer. How about the medical problems caused by the resulting laws and regulations these demogods put on people in the attempt to save people from getting cancer. The above panelists should realize that stress kills and has much more effect on cancer than anything proposed above.
Are these doctors so dumb that they don't realize that formaldehyde is a natural emission of people when they breathe. Yes it is a natural compound as is radon so next let's outlaw oxygen. What idiots and you the taxpayer pays for these quacks.
Aleksandr Belov May 6th, 2010 09:25 ET
Could be cancer is a product of immune system battle?
The modern world use a lot of chemicals which can be hidden allergy for body. This hidden allergy keep immune system under stress even people don't know about. After a years of this immune system battle the body starts produce a cancer.
The simple thing to prevent cancer is identify if immune system under stress or not and use anti-allergy medication.
Jeannie Caicedo May 6th, 2010 09:27 ET
My mother has lung cancer. Three years ago she had nothing in her lungs. She's worked as a hairstylist all of her life, and recently (past 2 years) there has been a huge increase in the use of a product to straighted hair called "The Brazilian method". After my mom started reporting a feeling of nauseousness and just total body discomfort everytime someone in the salon used this product I decided to look into the ingredients. It contains formaldehyde....and anyone who is familiar with a salon setting will tell you that there isn't good ventilation. I believe this is why my mother is sick. I really hope someone starts regulating this before many women (hairstylists) begin to get sick. To me this industry already treats their workers unfairly (no health insurance, etc.),and know it's become a health hazard!
Terry May 6th, 2010 09:33 ET
Well, thanks to Corporate America, we are all doomed. Can we remove all of the Interstate Highway System and return the land to Organic Farming?
Neena May 6th, 2010 09:36 ET
Many years ago was told about formaldehyde in household furnishings, wash new clothing before wearing, etc., and to keep
pathoes plants in all rooms – plant absorbs air impuritie and
gives off oxygen. Switched to pyrex verses plastic containers and buying a radon detector today!
Hope foregoing is helpful.
Steve May 6th, 2010 09:38 ET
Finally, we're becoming more aware of the things that affect our health in this society. Recognizing the effects of environmental hazards is but one step to truly addressing runaway health care costs. If we can also focus equally on leading healthier lives through better eating, exercise, stress reduction, and personal habits, we can really tackle our health care crisis. This report is a great start to helping us get there.
Bradley Arbogast May 6th, 2010 09:39 ET
As I was reading this article I could not help but think that the President's cancer panel may be missing the point. If exposure to carcinogens were the problem then everyone would have the same cancer rate throughout their lifespan. But they don't. Cancers become more prevalent as people age. I have been investigating the biological changes which occur with aging and are responsible for not just the increase in cancers but the increase in cardiovascular disease as well. It appears that a single hormone is responsible for the increase in disease as we age. By increasing this hormone, which is safe and natural (but not any of the ones tried thus far) we may be able to reduce the risk of cancer and possibly all of the diseases of aging.
Ron Kossow May 6th, 2010 09:47 ET
Despite all of the environmental hazards smoking is by far and away the biggest hazard to one's health. It is simply not possible to eliminate all potential carcinogens from our lives. We all live in dwellings that contain plywood, carpet, toiletries, etc. Trace amounts of radon are found in everyone's basement. Likewise, everyone has some exposure to exhaust from automobiles. One can greatly reduce their cancer risk by not smoking, eating a well balanced diet, and maintaining a healthy weight.
Neena May 6th, 2010 09:50 ET
As an ingredients reader, when a brand name hand dish detergent came on the market many years ago it listed formaldehye as an
ingredients, and I called their customer service live telling them
would not use the product b/c of the formaldehyde "what was
purpose". A year later formaldehyde was not listed on label.
Sure hope it was truth in advertising...
willy May 6th, 2010 09:50 ET
i'm not a doctor, but don't our bodies constantly have foreign matter that it's battling, including cancer cells? i thought cancer starts by the cells mutating rapidly. this can be hindered thru better diet and lifestyle but in my opinon, even the healthiest people can get cancer. the good thing is we have come so far, over the past 30+ years in treating it, and allowing people to go on with their lives. years ago when people got cancer, they died. try to stay positive eat well and take care...
john May 6th, 2010 09:51 ET
Oh please govt, u know best, please protect me from LIFE!!!! I want you to be my daddy and provide for me from cradle to grave, I am worthless, I cant do it by myself, oh please please keep me safe...lol....liberals..PATHETIC!!
Juan Ayala May 6th, 2010 09:57 ET
The FDA has failed at regulating and verifying the safety of everything that is used in consumer products today. I truly believe that the FDA the food industry and pharmacudical companies are only concerned with making profits by using cheap and unsafe chemicals in everything we use and consume everyday. The only proof the FDA has that these chemicals are safe are the lab tests that are paid for by the companies that want these chemicals approved. It isnt until people get sick that the FDA realizes that certain ingredients and chemicals are harmful.
eric May 6th, 2010 09:57 ET
The problem with this discussion is they warn of that these potentially toxic chemicals (xenobiotics) can be mutagenic (e.g. cause mutations in DNA that can contribute to the formation of cancerous cells) but they don't explain that the risk of mutagenicity is highly dependent on the amount of xenobiotics you are exposed to (dose), as well as your body's capacity to absorb, distribute and get rid of the xenobiotic. The body has a very complex and efficient system that can recognize, neutralize and excrete xenobiotics, and generally, only when the dose has exceeded the bodies capacity to neutralize these them can they become potentially dangerous. There is also data that suggests that low level exposure to xenobiotics can heighten this system's capacity to deal with xenobiotics and therefore better protect us from acute higher level doses. It is also important to note that the likelihood of gaining a mutation from an exposure is dependent on the length of exposure as well as the dose. So a short exposure is much less likely to cause a mutation than a chronic exposure. The take home point is you do need to think about what you are potentially being exposed to but you need to consider it in the context of the dose and rate of exposure.
Ricefarmer May 6th, 2010 09:59 ET
A hundred years ago, a lot fewer folks lived to be my age. Very few reached a hundred (today we have 111,000 centurians alive in the USA). My longer live can be attributed to the plastic in my motocycle helmet, the solvents and chemicals used to develop and produce modern medicine, the nuclear weapon that kept my father from having to die on a Japanese beach during an invasion..... Funny how the things that save you can also kill you.
kentuckienne May 6th, 2010 10:08 ET
Starbuck: we exhale carbon dioxide, too, but that doesn't mean we should go around inhaling enormous clouds of it. Just because something is "natural" doesn't mean it isn't harmful - lead, cyanide and arsenic are all natural compounds, too.
bts8q May 6th, 2010 10:15 ET
Starbuck wrote:
"The above panelists should realize that stress kills and has much more effect on cancer than anything proposed above...Are these doctors so dumb that they don't realize that formaldehyde is a natural emission of people when they breathe. Yes it is a natural compound as is radon so next let's outlaw oxygen."
Just wow. I have never seen such a display for awhile. First, studies are done based on empirical evidence...both in animals and observational, longitudinal studies in humans. Go to pubmed.com and search "radon; cancer."
Though low levels of a given compound may be harmless, high and chronic exposure is toxic; for an example that you can understand, take alcohol, drugs...or water. Drink too much water and you will die...it does happen...look it up.
Please do some research before posting–after all, you are in front of a computer!
Valerie May 6th, 2010 10:15 ET
I am fighting cancer for the fourth time in three years. I am in a clinical trial because existing chemo doesn't work. I believe that my immune system has been compromised by continuous exposure to all those listed as well as chlorine and flouride (other countries do not allow this in their water because of the risk but we place a higher value on teeth than life). Listen to this article. Protect your children. I am trying to. Even if you just implement a few changes it could make a big difference. It could be the difference between life and death.
Dee May 6th, 2010 10:16 ET
Starbuck, you are an idiot. Carbon dioxide is ALSO a natural emission of people when they breathe. And, as we all know, it is having a detrimental effect on our environment. Just because something occurs naturally on our planet doesn't mean it's harmless. Just look at the oil slick – which we drilled out of the Earth – that is approaching our shores. We need to find better, healthier ways to produce our products, and we need to realize that our health is more important than the allmighty dollar.
Tom May 6th, 2010 10:17 ET
Farm chemicals are regulated far more than most of the chemicals that people come into contact with everyday as if the farm chemicals posed a greater risk to everybody's health than all these unregulated chemicals for which I think the average person comes into more contact with on a daily basis. I'm not against farm chemical regulation but people have a distorted sense of the danger of such chemicals in relationship to more of their daily exposure to hazardous materials that they don't even know they are being exposed to that don't have anywhere near the same oversight.
Elle May 6th, 2010 10:18 ET
Starbuck, you make me wish I was a Republican. Then I could ignore everything that makes me unhappy, too. Taxpayer stress, my a**.
Lorenzo May 6th, 2010 10:20 ET
The most dangerous cancer risk? Ignorance. All Americans should be happy that efforts are being made toward a healthier and more responsible society.
FK from Los Angles, CA May 6th, 2010 10:20 ET
Thank you, CNN, for reporting on this issue. It's amazing how many Americans are sick or dying from these "accepted" household products. It will be interesting to see how many follow ups you will do on this story. Will you give it as much prominence as Tiger Woods gets or will this be a one-off like most major stories that effect public health.
Meghan May 6th, 2010 10:23 ET
I've been saying this for years. As far as "natural" occuring compound, when it is put into a chemical it is no longer "natural" and thus becomes a greater compound than it was in its "natural" setting. So, yes, all of these "quacks" are trying to regulate "natural" occuring compounds once they combine with other chemicals that ultimately can be harmful to us. I've known too many people this year who have succumbed to this epidemic and it's about time someone recognizes other possible causes, i.e., environmental, food, water.
Mendrys May 6th, 2010 10:23 ET
Funny how common sense advice to limit exposure to formaldehyde, benz
Posted: 12:01 AM ET
By David S. Martin
CNN Medical Senior Producer
Exposure to potential cancer risks in daily life is widespread but underestimated, especially for children, a presidential panel said today.
The President’s Cancer Panel said the public remains by and large unaware of such common cancer risks as formaldehyde, benzene and radon. It’s the first time the group has focused on environmental cancer risks in its annual report to the president.
“The mere fact that the President’s Cancer Panel has this report is going to make people more aware,” said panel chair Dr. Lasalle Leffall Jr., an oncologist and professor of surgery at Howard University College of Medicine.
The panel also recommends reducing environmental cancer risks a cornerstone of cancer prevention efforts and said doctors need to do a better job considering potentially harmful chemical exposures when diagnosing patients.
The report also faults U.S. policy for allowing most of the 80,000 chemicals in use to go largely unstudied and unregulated. For example, the report says, bisphenol A (BPA) remains unregulated in consumer products such as plastic bottles, can liners and food wrap “despite the growing link between BPA and several diseases, including various cancers.”
Risks of environmental exposure are especially acute for children, who weigh less but – pound for pound - take in more food, water and air than adults. Toxic chemicals also remain active longer in children’s bodies and their developing brains are more prone to chemical exposure.
Leffall said the panel decided to publish the report on environmental cancer risks this year even in absence of proof that particular exposures cause cancer. Case in point: Cell phones. Leffall said even though science has not shown electromagnetic energy from cell phone use causes cancer, the report takes a cautious approach and recommends callers wear headsets, or text, to reduce exposure.
To lessen cancer risks, the 240-page report also recommends:
* Removing shoes before entering the home to avoid tracking in toxic chemicals such as pesticides.
* Filtering tap water.
* Using stainless steel, glass or BPA-free plastic water bottles.
* Microwaving in ceramic or glass instead of plastic containers.
* Minimizing consumption of food grown with pesticides and meat raised with antibiotics and growth hormone.
* Minimizing consumption of processed, charred or well-done meats, which contain carcinogenic heterocyclic amines and polyaromatic hydrocarbons.
* Reducing radiation from X-rays and other medical sources.
The report singled out three chemicals as dangerous: formaldehyde, benzene and radon.
Almost all homes contain formaldehyde, considered a probable human carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency. Formaldehyde is used in plywood, particle board, foam insulation, carpet and draperies, furniture, permanent press fabrics and toiletries. Exposure is highest when these are newly installed, the report said. Also, an estimated 2 million Americans are exposed to formaldehyde at work, raising their risk of dying from Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other cancers, according to the report.
Exposure to benzene is also widespread. Exhaust from cars and other vehicles contain benzene, listed as a known human carcinogen by the EPA.
Radon, which forms naturally and can collect in homes, is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, behind smoking, resulting in an estimated 21,000 deaths annually, according to the report. The report recommends periodically checking the radon levels at home.
The President’s Cancer Panel was created in 1971. Serving with Lefall is Margaret L. Kripke of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The panel’s third member has not been appointed.
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Starbuck May 6th, 2010 09:01 ET
Gee, let's outlaw life and therefore we won't have to worry about this. These physicians are nutcakes, those who think every potential compound in the world will cause cancer. How about the medical problems caused by the resulting laws and regulations these demogods put on people in the attempt to save people from getting cancer. The above panelists should realize that stress kills and has much more effect on cancer than anything proposed above.
Are these doctors so dumb that they don't realize that formaldehyde is a natural emission of people when they breathe. Yes it is a natural compound as is radon so next let's outlaw oxygen. What idiots and you the taxpayer pays for these quacks.
Aleksandr Belov May 6th, 2010 09:25 ET
Could be cancer is a product of immune system battle?
The modern world use a lot of chemicals which can be hidden allergy for body. This hidden allergy keep immune system under stress even people don't know about. After a years of this immune system battle the body starts produce a cancer.
The simple thing to prevent cancer is identify if immune system under stress or not and use anti-allergy medication.
Jeannie Caicedo May 6th, 2010 09:27 ET
My mother has lung cancer. Three years ago she had nothing in her lungs. She's worked as a hairstylist all of her life, and recently (past 2 years) there has been a huge increase in the use of a product to straighted hair called "The Brazilian method". After my mom started reporting a feeling of nauseousness and just total body discomfort everytime someone in the salon used this product I decided to look into the ingredients. It contains formaldehyde....and anyone who is familiar with a salon setting will tell you that there isn't good ventilation. I believe this is why my mother is sick. I really hope someone starts regulating this before many women (hairstylists) begin to get sick. To me this industry already treats their workers unfairly (no health insurance, etc.),and know it's become a health hazard!
Terry May 6th, 2010 09:33 ET
Well, thanks to Corporate America, we are all doomed. Can we remove all of the Interstate Highway System and return the land to Organic Farming?
Neena May 6th, 2010 09:36 ET
Many years ago was told about formaldehyde in household furnishings, wash new clothing before wearing, etc., and to keep
pathoes plants in all rooms – plant absorbs air impuritie and
gives off oxygen. Switched to pyrex verses plastic containers and buying a radon detector today!
Hope foregoing is helpful.
Steve May 6th, 2010 09:38 ET
Finally, we're becoming more aware of the things that affect our health in this society. Recognizing the effects of environmental hazards is but one step to truly addressing runaway health care costs. If we can also focus equally on leading healthier lives through better eating, exercise, stress reduction, and personal habits, we can really tackle our health care crisis. This report is a great start to helping us get there.
Bradley Arbogast May 6th, 2010 09:39 ET
As I was reading this article I could not help but think that the President's cancer panel may be missing the point. If exposure to carcinogens were the problem then everyone would have the same cancer rate throughout their lifespan. But they don't. Cancers become more prevalent as people age. I have been investigating the biological changes which occur with aging and are responsible for not just the increase in cancers but the increase in cardiovascular disease as well. It appears that a single hormone is responsible for the increase in disease as we age. By increasing this hormone, which is safe and natural (but not any of the ones tried thus far) we may be able to reduce the risk of cancer and possibly all of the diseases of aging.
Ron Kossow May 6th, 2010 09:47 ET
Despite all of the environmental hazards smoking is by far and away the biggest hazard to one's health. It is simply not possible to eliminate all potential carcinogens from our lives. We all live in dwellings that contain plywood, carpet, toiletries, etc. Trace amounts of radon are found in everyone's basement. Likewise, everyone has some exposure to exhaust from automobiles. One can greatly reduce their cancer risk by not smoking, eating a well balanced diet, and maintaining a healthy weight.
Neena May 6th, 2010 09:50 ET
As an ingredients reader, when a brand name hand dish detergent came on the market many years ago it listed formaldehye as an
ingredients, and I called their customer service live telling them
would not use the product b/c of the formaldehyde "what was
purpose". A year later formaldehyde was not listed on label.
Sure hope it was truth in advertising...
willy May 6th, 2010 09:50 ET
i'm not a doctor, but don't our bodies constantly have foreign matter that it's battling, including cancer cells? i thought cancer starts by the cells mutating rapidly. this can be hindered thru better diet and lifestyle but in my opinon, even the healthiest people can get cancer. the good thing is we have come so far, over the past 30+ years in treating it, and allowing people to go on with their lives. years ago when people got cancer, they died. try to stay positive eat well and take care...
john May 6th, 2010 09:51 ET
Oh please govt, u know best, please protect me from LIFE!!!! I want you to be my daddy and provide for me from cradle to grave, I am worthless, I cant do it by myself, oh please please keep me safe...lol....liberals..PATHETIC!!
Juan Ayala May 6th, 2010 09:57 ET
The FDA has failed at regulating and verifying the safety of everything that is used in consumer products today. I truly believe that the FDA the food industry and pharmacudical companies are only concerned with making profits by using cheap and unsafe chemicals in everything we use and consume everyday. The only proof the FDA has that these chemicals are safe are the lab tests that are paid for by the companies that want these chemicals approved. It isnt until people get sick that the FDA realizes that certain ingredients and chemicals are harmful.
eric May 6th, 2010 09:57 ET
The problem with this discussion is they warn of that these potentially toxic chemicals (xenobiotics) can be mutagenic (e.g. cause mutations in DNA that can contribute to the formation of cancerous cells) but they don't explain that the risk of mutagenicity is highly dependent on the amount of xenobiotics you are exposed to (dose), as well as your body's capacity to absorb, distribute and get rid of the xenobiotic. The body has a very complex and efficient system that can recognize, neutralize and excrete xenobiotics, and generally, only when the dose has exceeded the bodies capacity to neutralize these them can they become potentially dangerous. There is also data that suggests that low level exposure to xenobiotics can heighten this system's capacity to deal with xenobiotics and therefore better protect us from acute higher level doses. It is also important to note that the likelihood of gaining a mutation from an exposure is dependent on the length of exposure as well as the dose. So a short exposure is much less likely to cause a mutation than a chronic exposure. The take home point is you do need to think about what you are potentially being exposed to but you need to consider it in the context of the dose and rate of exposure.
Ricefarmer May 6th, 2010 09:59 ET
A hundred years ago, a lot fewer folks lived to be my age. Very few reached a hundred (today we have 111,000 centurians alive in the USA). My longer live can be attributed to the plastic in my motocycle helmet, the solvents and chemicals used to develop and produce modern medicine, the nuclear weapon that kept my father from having to die on a Japanese beach during an invasion..... Funny how the things that save you can also kill you.
kentuckienne May 6th, 2010 10:08 ET
Starbuck: we exhale carbon dioxide, too, but that doesn't mean we should go around inhaling enormous clouds of it. Just because something is "natural" doesn't mean it isn't harmful - lead, cyanide and arsenic are all natural compounds, too.
bts8q May 6th, 2010 10:15 ET
Starbuck wrote:
"The above panelists should realize that stress kills and has much more effect on cancer than anything proposed above...Are these doctors so dumb that they don't realize that formaldehyde is a natural emission of people when they breathe. Yes it is a natural compound as is radon so next let's outlaw oxygen."
Just wow. I have never seen such a display for awhile. First, studies are done based on empirical evidence...both in animals and observational, longitudinal studies in humans. Go to pubmed.com and search "radon; cancer."
Though low levels of a given compound may be harmless, high and chronic exposure is toxic; for an example that you can understand, take alcohol, drugs...or water. Drink too much water and you will die...it does happen...look it up.
Please do some research before posting–after all, you are in front of a computer!
Valerie May 6th, 2010 10:15 ET
I am fighting cancer for the fourth time in three years. I am in a clinical trial because existing chemo doesn't work. I believe that my immune system has been compromised by continuous exposure to all those listed as well as chlorine and flouride (other countries do not allow this in their water because of the risk but we place a higher value on teeth than life). Listen to this article. Protect your children. I am trying to. Even if you just implement a few changes it could make a big difference. It could be the difference between life and death.
Dee May 6th, 2010 10:16 ET
Starbuck, you are an idiot. Carbon dioxide is ALSO a natural emission of people when they breathe. And, as we all know, it is having a detrimental effect on our environment. Just because something occurs naturally on our planet doesn't mean it's harmless. Just look at the oil slick – which we drilled out of the Earth – that is approaching our shores. We need to find better, healthier ways to produce our products, and we need to realize that our health is more important than the allmighty dollar.
Tom May 6th, 2010 10:17 ET
Farm chemicals are regulated far more than most of the chemicals that people come into contact with everyday as if the farm chemicals posed a greater risk to everybody's health than all these unregulated chemicals for which I think the average person comes into more contact with on a daily basis. I'm not against farm chemical regulation but people have a distorted sense of the danger of such chemicals in relationship to more of their daily exposure to hazardous materials that they don't even know they are being exposed to that don't have anywhere near the same oversight.
Elle May 6th, 2010 10:18 ET
Starbuck, you make me wish I was a Republican. Then I could ignore everything that makes me unhappy, too. Taxpayer stress, my a**.
Lorenzo May 6th, 2010 10:20 ET
The most dangerous cancer risk? Ignorance. All Americans should be happy that efforts are being made toward a healthier and more responsible society.
FK from Los Angles, CA May 6th, 2010 10:20 ET
Thank you, CNN, for reporting on this issue. It's amazing how many Americans are sick or dying from these "accepted" household products. It will be interesting to see how many follow ups you will do on this story. Will you give it as much prominence as Tiger Woods gets or will this be a one-off like most major stories that effect public health.
Meghan May 6th, 2010 10:23 ET
I've been saying this for years. As far as "natural" occuring compound, when it is put into a chemical it is no longer "natural" and thus becomes a greater compound than it was in its "natural" setting. So, yes, all of these "quacks" are trying to regulate "natural" occuring compounds once they combine with other chemicals that ultimately can be harmful to us. I've known too many people this year who have succumbed to this epidemic and it's about time someone recognizes other possible causes, i.e., environmental, food, water.
Mendrys May 6th, 2010 10:23 ET
Funny how common sense advice to limit exposure to formaldehyde, benz
Friday, April 23, 2010
Lemon health benefits.
Face cleansing and scrubbing:
Before sleeping, add sugar to a slice of lemon and massage your face and wash it the next morning. It opens up the pores and also skins glows.
Apply to hair and leave it for 20 minutes. This acts as a good conditioner.
It also purifies the blood.
Before sleeping, add sugar to a slice of lemon and massage your face and wash it the next morning. It opens up the pores and also skins glows.
Apply to hair and leave it for 20 minutes. This acts as a good conditioner.
It also purifies the blood.
Juice Recipes. (Banana Lassi)
Ingredients:
Bananas: 3
Yogurt: 1.5 cups.
Honey: 5 table spoons
Lemon: 1
Ice cubes: 4 or 5.
Water as needed.
First cut bananas into small pieces and add yogurt and grind them. Add lemon juice, honey and water to it. Add ice before serving.
Bananas: 3
Yogurt: 1.5 cups.
Honey: 5 table spoons
Lemon: 1
Ice cubes: 4 or 5.
Water as needed.
First cut bananas into small pieces and add yogurt and grind them. Add lemon juice, honey and water to it. Add ice before serving.
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