Scary: Feminine Products contain dioxins and dangerous chemicals - popular brands too.

Alexandra Scranton, WVE’s director of science and research and author of the report said in a  media release. “Greater scrutiny, oversight and research are badly needed to assure the safety of their ingredients on women’s health.”
Tampons are used by up to 85 percent of menstruating women and may contain dioxins or pesticide residues linked to cancer,  hormone disruptors, allergens and irritants from fragrance, WVE said. Feminine wipes, feminine washes and feminine deodorant products contain toxic preservatives like parabens, which may be hormone disruptors, or quaternium-15 and DMDM hydantoin, which release  cancer-causing formaldehyde. Most feminine care products are fragranced and commonly contain known fragrance allergens—including anti-itch products. These chemicals sometimes exacerbate the very symptoms a woman is attempting to self-treat with these products.


http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/groundbreaking-report-exposes-chemicals-linked-cancer-feminine-care-products?akid=11129.294211.XOYYYp&rd=1&src=newsletter921903&t=17