So very true... Thank you Catherine! n/t

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Posted by Shelly on January 29, 2005 at 20:03:34:

In reply to: Henna does NOT cause cancer (but don't forcefeed your rat huge quantities of pure Lawsone) posted by CAtherine Cartwright-Jones on January 29, 2005 at 10:38:55:

: The original article was "Opinion concerning Lawsone Colipa nC146
: adopted by the SCCNFP during the 16th plenary meeting of 13 March
2001
: (http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/sccp/out139_en.pdf)" and was
: based on a study of rats forcefed huge quantities of pure
lawsone. It
: was bad for their livers. Duh. Ingesting large quantities of pure
: lawsone does not have much relevance to putting henna on your hair
: ..... see article below. Henna has Lawsone, yes, but applying it
to
: the skin is NOT the same as eating huge quantities of pure
lawsone.
: Also, that original study has been repudiated a coupla times, in
the
: papers listed below..
:
: Since, much better studies have been done, finding that henna is
NOT
: going to cause cancer, and is vastly safer than commercial hair dye
: ..... here are the articles that refute the earlier study:
:
: An assessment of the genotoxicity of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone,
the
: natural dye ingredient of Henna. By: Kirkland, David; Marzin,
Daniel.
: Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology & Environmental Mutagenesis,
: Jun2003, Vol. 537 Issue 2, p183, 17p; DOI:
: 10.1016/S1383-5718(03)00077-9; (AN 9908604)
:
: Synthesis of Iodinated Naphthoquinones Using Morpholine-Iodine
: Complex. By: Perez, Alice L.; Lamoureux, G.; Herrera, A.. Synthetic
: Communications, 9/15/2004, Vol. 34 Issue 18, p3389, 9p, 5 diagrams;
: DOI: 10.108 1/SCC-200030621; (AN 14385356)

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: : The original article was "Opinion concerning Lawsone Colipa nC146 : : adopted by the SCCNFP during the 16th plenary meeting of 13 March : 2001 : : (http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/sccp/out139_en.pdf)" and was : : based on a study of rats forcefed huge quantities of pure : lawsone. It : : was bad for their livers. Duh. Ingesting large quantities of pure : : lawsone does not have much relevance to putting henna on your hair : : ..... see article below. Henna has Lawsone, yes, but applying it : to : : the skin is NOT the same as eating huge quantities of pure : lawsone. : : Also, that original study has been repudiated a coupla times, in : the : : papers listed below.. : : : : Since, much better studies have been done, finding that henna is : NOT : : going to cause cancer, and is vastly safer than commercial hair dye : : ..... here are the articles that refute the earlier study: : : : : An assessment of the genotoxicity of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, : the : : natural dye ingredient of Henna. By: Kirkland, David; Marzin, : Daniel. : : Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology & Environmental Mutagenesis, : : Jun2003, Vol. 537 Issue 2, p183, 17p; DOI: : : 10.1016/S1383-5718(03)00077-9; (AN 9908604) : : : : Synthesis of Iodinated Naphthoquinones Using Morpholine-Iodine : : Complex. By: Perez, Alice L.; Lamoureux, G.; Herrera, A.. Synthetic : : Communications, 9/15/2004, Vol. 34 Issue 18, p3389, 9p, 5 diagrams; : : DOI: 10.108 1/SCC-200030621; (AN 14385356)
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