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Acrylic-bob · 06-06-2005, 05:59

Have you ever stopped to think about the ludicrous claims made by Cosmetic Companies for their products? Vitamins in shampoo for instance, what is the point of that if you are going to wash it off after two minutes? It makes your hair feel silky because of the silicon in it and for no other reason. And now we learn that excessive use of hair colourants can contribute to to the incidence of urinary cancers. On Saturday I was in Boots the Chemists and stood behind a young girl, of no more than eight or nine years of age, at the checkout and watched as she handed over ten pounds for a couple of very small bottles of scented detergent to wash her hair in. And I wondered why?

But it is not just the cosmetic companies who try to bamboozle us out of our hard earned cash, everyone it seems is at it. Not so long ago the soft drinks company who manufacture Lucozade launched a new product which claimed to be "more hydrating than water".

Snake Oil or Universal Panacea?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...642336,00.html

What do we think?

06-06-2005, 05:59	#1
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 2470	It's good for you....or is it? Have you ever stopped to think about the ludicrous claims made by Cosmetic Companies for their products? Vitamins in shampoo for instance, what is the point of that if you are going to wash it off after two minutes? It makes your hair feel silky because of the silicon in it and for no other reason. And now we learn that excessive use of hair colourants can contribute to to the incidence of urinary cancers. On Saturday I was in Boots the Chemists and stood behind a young girl, of no more than eight or nine years of age, at the checkout and watched as she handed over ten pounds for a couple of very small bottles of scented detergent to wash her hair in. And I wondered why? But it is not just the cosmetic companies who try to bamboozle us out of our hard earned cash, everyone it seems is at it. Not so long ago the soft drinks company who manufacture Lucozade launched a new product which claimed to be "more hydrating than water". Snake Oil or Universal Panacea? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...642336,00.html What do we think? __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 06-06-2005 at 06:04.