Report: Shampoo Scents Make 3 Boys Grow Breasts

[The Straight Story]

Report: Shampoo Scents Make 3 Boys Grow Breasts

BOSTON -- Researchers think scented oils that are found in some shampoos, soaps and lotions can cause temporary breast growth in young boys, but only in rare cases.

A preliminary study released Wednesday said the oils appeared to disrupt the boys' hormonal balance.

The federally funded study comes from the University of Colorado and the National Institutes of Health and is reported in the latest edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Three boys, ages 4, 7 and 10, developed the condition while using products containing lavender and tea tree oils. All three were normal again when they stopped using the product with the natural oils.

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I think the scent of my shampoo makes me fat.

[Horse with no Name]

1. You'd have to also wonder

If they were drinking milk that had hormones in it or other genetically altered food.

[Cobalt Violet]

2. I could sniff tea tree oil all day.

But I wonder why they would fund such a study.

[Rosemary2205]

3. deoderant causes cancer.

a friend who is an ultra libbie decided the chemicals in deoderant cause cancer so she gave it up..........for about 3 weeks. After that the stink got the best of her. :)

To be honest, I doubt there's much about our modern lifestyle that can in any way be good for us. It's just not possible at this point to completely rid ourselves of chemicals.

[ChickMagic]

15. That's a misconception

The metals in deodorant can be radiopaque on a mammogram and look like a small tumor. The day of the mammo, don't wear deodorant until after the test.

[angstlessk]

18. Use baking soda for deodorant and alum for antipersperant..and you can grow

your boobs separately.

[Toucano]

4. I think the scent of my shampoo makes me lazy. n/t

[tabasco]

13. OMG me too.

Finally an explanation!

[tridim]

5. I remember they used to say the same thing about pot

and like everything else the squares said about pot, it was a lie.

[CabalPowered]

6. Of all the compounds in shampoo, they think lavender and tea tree oil

causes male breast growth. LOL!

[kimmerspixelated]

7. exactly!

Both Lavendar and Tea Tree oils are healing elements if anything. I would look at this as propaganda from the big corps, trying to tear down the organic markets!

[Sapere aude]

8. Hell maybe they should sell the stuff as breast augmentation formula

[tinfoilinfor2005]

20. I'll take a case.

:)

[cynatnite]

9. Anyone else think some RW nutjob heads will be exploding over this? n/t

[yardwork]

10. lavender oil and tea tree oil have been used for centuries

Probably thousands of years of use. Nobody ever noticed before now that they cause boys to grow breasts?

More likely - they don't.

[bigtree]

11. self-experiment: day one

tingling. good.

[glitch]

17. Lol! nt

[begin_within]

12. No, it was from eating too many of the "Wilmas" in the Flintstone vitamins.

[peacetalksforall]

14. A federally funded study - does that mean they had to hold back on

Katrina help because the budget went to this or does this mean that they paid a private company (read friend) to conduct the study.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

16. Sure glad it wasn't something like imidazolidinyl urea or the isothiazolinone

Or worse yet, 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol that was causing these changes in the boys.


I've never trusted those new-fangled natural shampoos.

[Gloria]

19. Thank God propylene glycol is in everything we use!!!!!!

:sarcasm:

I've stopped using all makeup and shampoos, conditioners etc. Aubrey has the best all round natural creams, shampoos, and powders.
Sesame oil and jojoba for the face only, please!

[Ian David]

21. Who cares? Which fragrance makes your penis grow bigger? n/t

[The Straight Story]

24. If you find out

Send me a few truckloads of it so I can soak for a year :)

[Porcupine]

22. Don't tell my daughters!!! I have preteens. Oh the horror.......nt.

.

[NoSheep]

23. Thank god they're back to normal. I feel like I'm reading the Nat'l Inquirer.