Are fruit seeds and fruit seed extracts healthy for your body?

Natural ingredients are traditionally used for natural and organic cosmetic companies. However, coming from nature does not always mean non toxic. Many fruit seed families are very toxic. As many people know, 1/4 cup of apple seed can be a lethal dose, if ingested. Grapefruit seed extract contains cyanide and is not safe to use as a preservative. This is a prime example that many product ingredients coming from nature or considered to be “natural” are quite toxic to humans.

A recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta stated that many adults have high levels of toxic chemicals in their bodies because of synthetic ingredients in many personal care products. (Natural Foods Merchandiser Magazine, June 2001)

Typical preservatives used in the cosmetic industry include methylparaben, ethylbaraben and propylparaben and their derivatives. They disable enzyme activity (in the bacterial wall) to prevent fungal contamination. This action continues when the product travels into the skin tissue, then on to the blood stream, and ultimately residing in the major organs. The preservative action is so stable, it continues to work while inside the body, limiting the normal enzyme activity of the body. How do we know this? Autopsies performed on cancerous tumors have shown residues of methyl-, ethyl- and propylparabens. (Household and Personal Products Industry Magazine, September 2002)