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FDA Says Mercury in Cosmetics Is Dangerous, But Okay in Vaccines: Here’s Why

March 17, 2012 by admin in Vaccines with 18 Comments

Woman, Cobwebs, Caduceus, Death Head, HypodermicThe FDA is worried about mercury in skin cosmetics, but also says that it’s perfectly all right to inject massively greater amounts into infants!

While you mull that over, here’s the info about cosmetics:

The FDA is warning “not to use skin creams, beauty and antiseptic soaps, or lotions that might contain mercury”.  It’s in many products, including skin lighteners and products to remove age spots, freckles, blemishes, wrinkles, and even acne.  Though illegal, they’re often imported and are sold in many shops.

You can usually identify the existence of mercury in cosmetics by reading the label. It will usually be identified as mercurous chloride, calomel, mercuric, mercurio, or just plain mercury.

Charles Lee, Senior Medical Advisor at the FDA, states:

Exposure to mercury can have serious health consequences. It can damage the kidneys and the nervous system, and interfere with the development of the brain in unborn children and very young children. [Emphasis mine.]

Gaia Health has absolutely no argument with that statement. 

The FDA allows mercury to be no more than 1 part per million in cosmetics.

Gaia Health is in complete agreement with that limitation. Using these products is foolish. They are truly dangerous. Mercury is one of the most toxic elements on earth.

Notice the FDA’s grave concern for the welfare of children. They’re fully aware that mercury can adversely affect brain development, along with harming both the kidneys and nervous system. Mercury is nasty stuff.

So how does the FDA justify the use of mercury in vaccines? 

It is not true that mercury has been taken out of all vaccines given to children. Nearly all flu injections contain large doses of thimerosol, which is 49.6% mercury. That puts mercury at 50 parts per million in vaccines. And they are not placed on the skin, they are injected through the skin!

The FDA is suddenly all wound up about mercury in cosmetics, which is used mostly by adults. They’re concerned that it may exceed 1 part per million. They even warn that children may be harmed just by touching someone who’s used it.

But it’s okay to inject babies with mercury at 50 times that amount!

So, really, how does the FDA justify the use of mercury in vaccines?

If you care to try to wrap your mind around FDA-think, read their document on Thimerosal in Vaccines—if you have the stomach for it. What it amounts to is magical thinking:

  • Ignore the fact that mercury is obviously extremely toxic, even at very low doses.
  • Ignore the fact that the blood-brain barrier is largely nonexistent until a child reaches the age of 2 years.
  • Cherry pick studies and data that seem to demonstrate little harm, while ignoring everything that clearly points to the opposite.
  • Then, boldly state that mercury has been used in vaccines for decades without harm. “The autism epidemic? We don’t know what’s causing it, but we’re sure it isn’t mercury or vaccines. The neurological damage in so many children? Nope, can’t be caused by mercury or vaccines.”

The Reason for Banning Mercury in Cosmetics—But Not Vaccines

Obviously, this is criminal. But why does the FDA suddenly go after mercury in cosmetics, but continue to allow it in vaccines?

Do you believe that the FDA has just now discovered these mercury-containing cosmetic products? 

As you may have read on Gaia Health, more and more, what directs governmental actions is determined by treaties. National sovereignty has less and less meaning as nations, including the US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, and virtually every other nation on earth, with the singular exception of Russia. is signing them.

These treaties signify the rise of corporations as the true power. The purpose of these treaties is to make trade throughout the world operate under the same rules. If it’s legal in China, it will be legal in the US and France. If it’s illegal in Japan, it will be illegal in Mexico and Australia. If it’s beneficial for multinational corporations, it is being required everywhere.

Occasionally, a treaty is actually made for the benefit of people. Not often, but it still happens now and then. One such treaty is currently being negotiated on mercury. Agreements to ban its use in nearly everything are being reached, with one significant exception: vaccines.

As discussed in Mercury in Vaccines Will NOT Be Banned by UN or Treaty, the organization working towards the mercury treaty has done a little song and dance to give the impression that concerns about mercury in vaccines are being considered. But it’s nothing more than that. Big Pharma is simply too Big. The corporations in that industry may be the most powerful of all the world’s multinational corporations. They do not want mercury banned in vaccines, so it won’t be.

Most other mercury will be banned, and that includes its use in cosmetics. That’s why the FDA has just discovered mercury-containing cosmetics, but has no problem with mercury in vaccines. There’s logic behind it. It just isn’t the logic that values human lives or the welfare of babies. It’s the logic that values corporate profits over everything else.

That’s why the FDA is so worried about mercury in cosmetics while continuing to claim that there’s no problem injecting it into infants.

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  • http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk Guy Chapman

    Thank you for clarifying something, I wondered if anti vaccination cranks were capable of distinguishing between one-time and long-term exposure to mercury, this article makes it clear that they are not. Worth knowing as it helps underline the lack of understanding of human biochemistry that underpins most alternative-to-health silliness.

    • HeidiStevenson

      The simple fact is that injection of mercury into an infant is long term exposure. The ability to detox it is very limited. 

      You have an incredible amount of hubris for someone who’s just plain wrong.

    • RobertCartland

      Short term exposure is not always safer than long term exposure. Taking 100 sleeping pills all at once is certainly more dangerous than taking 1 pill per day for 100 days. Anyone concerned about vaccine safety should read as much of the peer reviewed liturature and scientific arguments from all sides of the debate as time allows.

  • Mindanoiha

    Excellent article thank you Heidi.An additional reason for the FDA advocating mercury containing vaccines is that they are cheaper than vaccines which are mercury free or contain only traces. Filling and packaging is an expensive element in the manufacturing process.

    All multidose injections (contain several doses in the same container), must contain a preservative, this is often thimerosal/mercury.
    To have preservative properties it must be present in a strength of at least 0.01% in the final product. (Equivalent to 50 microgram thimerosal per 0.5ml dose, or 25 microgram mercury).

    The reason why multidose preparations contain preservatives is to prevent contamination from the surroundings in connection with withdrawal of several doses.

    Single dose injections do not normally require preservatives. They are discarded after the one dose is withdrawn.
    HOWEVERDuring the manufacturing processes mercury may be used to prevent microbial contamination, even though it will not be present IN PRESERVATIVE STRENGTH in the end product. (This is the case with many single dose injections).The intention is to remove the mercury, but because it is difficult and expensive to remove absolutely all, up to 0.3 microgram per 0.5 ml dose is permitted to remain. This is termed “trace” mercury and is not sufficient to have preservative properties because it is not present in sufficient strength.Multidose vials are cheaper to produce than single dose products. Multidose vials are chosen for economical reasons – at the expense of people’s health.

    • HeidiStevenson

      Thanks!

      The only reason for mercury in vaccines is that it’s a cheap preservative. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/ItalianPrincess330 Donna DeMartino

    My Grandson was poisoned by these vaccines and has Aspergers . . a form of Autism . . I am searching desperately to try to find out how to detox him . . he is 9 is it to late???  Please respond to my e-mail . .  [email protected] . . Thank you, Donna D

    • Mindanoiha

      Donna, I am very sorry to hear about your grandson. Here are good sources for information regarding detox. Let me know if the link can’t be opened.http://greatmothersquestioningvaccines.com/detox-and-other-treatment.html

    • Bara Waters

      Donna, in addition to detoxification, you may be interested in learning more about homeopathic treatment for your grandson.  Here is a very helpful website on this approach by one of the world’s leading authorities: http://www.tinussmits.com/3734/home.aspx.  You can find a homeopath in your area by visiting the National Center for Homeopathy: http://www.nationalcenterforhomeopathy.org/  (Look for a classically-trained homeopath, usually designated by the CCH credential.)  Best of luck to you and your grandson!

    • Marie Buurmeester

      Hell Donna,
      I have found the internet to be helpfull for information on how to detox. Look on You Tube and tick in vaccination detox. also diet is crucial ( only organic food ), lots of vitamin C. Never use antibiotics if child is sick but colliodial silver. Good Luck.

      Kind Regards,

      marie.

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  • Sonia. L.A.

    Where is the science? The article compares ethyl mercury, methyl mercury, organic, and inorganic without explanation of the different types and what we know about them.  Why not explain briefly where they are found in the environment? Where do they occur naturally? How we might come into contact with them? what are the levels known to be harmful, and what are the gray areas?  Seriously – there is a difference between ethyl mercury added to a vaccine and mercury added to cosmetics – the two uses and the doses are very different. Why not talk about the fact that mercury in cosmetics means that they will be disposed of and thrown into landfills, potentially further polluting the ground and water? The opportunity to educate about the many serious issues (such as the lax way that cosmetics are regulated) is wasted for hyberbole.

    • http://profiles.google.com/midtra52 keith dontmatter

      Ethyl mercury is more toxic to the brain and liver than any other form of mercury.  It reacts with thiols just as methyl and inorganic mercury but the ethyl portion of the compound gives it better permeability into certain tissues like the brain.  Methyl mercury is still toxic to the brain but less so than ethyl mercury.  Methyl mercury is more toxic to the kidneys than any other.  Inorganic mercury is metabolized in the body very quickly as it is either methylated or incorporated into proteins and nerve tissue.  The same happens with methyl and ethyl mercury as well.  The only form of mercury that has a better safety profile is natural mercury ore known as mercuric sulfide.  If you read the book Amalgam Illness the author is a PhD in chemistry and has well researched and referenced the book with studies on mercury metabolism.  If you read any studies of mercury make sure you understand the different between half life in the blood and half life in the body.  Pharma likes to claim that as mercury leaves the blood it’s leaving the body, when in fact it’s binding to nerve tissue and proteins. Really all forms of mercury once absorbed are metabolized and incorporated into body tissues causing harm. Methyl and Ethyl being the worst forms, but once any is absorbed, it’s game over, neurons are going to die, and immune damage will take place.

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  • Marie Buurmeester

    Vaccination is a scam and the biggest lie ever. The pharma industry is self regulated and is a billion dollar industry. Look up on You Tube Dr Rebbecca Carley, the title is WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, doesn’t that tell you something

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