"Promise Me" Pink (Cancer) Perfume

[kpete]

Among other questionable ingredients, Promise Me contains galaxolide, a synthetic musk. A hormone disruptor, it accumulates in the body and has shown up in the fat, blood, and breast milk of women who wore perfumes that contained it. More disturbing, some studies have shown that it may be a contributing factor in the development of breast cancer.
http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/perfume-sold-to-fund-breast-cancer-research-contains-toxic-cancer-causing-chemicals
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/10/04/could-perfume-to-benefit-breast-cancer-also-cause-breast-cancer/

Commercializing Cancer, Ctd


The Susan G. Komen Foundation certainly has become a marketing phenomenon. In 2011, SGK released their own perfume - "Promise Me" (pink, of course). The big surprise though is that one of the ingredients has been associated with breast cancer:

Before going public with their findings, (Breast Cancer Action) executive director Karuna Jaggar sent a letter to Komen, asking them to pull the perfume from store shelves. The foundation's response was oddly contradictory. On the one hand, it was dismissive, claiming that "our Medical and Scientific Affairs team has thoroughly reviewed and evaluated current research about the perfume ingredients...and concluded that these ingredients do not elevate breast cancer risk in humans." Despite this position, however, Komen also agreed to "reformulate the perfume to remove any doubt about the ingredients.

Although SGK agreed to reformulate the perfume, it won't be available until sometime this year. Meanwhile, the original formula is available at retailers.

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/02/commercializing-cancer-ctd-1.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+andrewsullivan%2FrApM+%28The+Daily+Dish%29

[seabeyond]

1. last oct i was bothered by it. this oct i am dsgusted by it. i wont donate to breast cancer

anymore.

it is not about an illness and lives. it is about money and using sexist measures to get that money.

i will donate to PP. and thank learning about PP as an alternative on du.

[arikara]

2. They are insane.

Greedy grifters and crooks only in it for what they can stuff into their own pockets.

[laundry_queen]

3. Just think

if MORE people got breast cancer, Komen would get MORE money!

C'mon, what's wrong with you people? You gotta start thinkin' like a business person!!

[TwilightGardener]

4. Is it me, or does anyone else not want to be reminded of CANCER at every turn?

We're all gonna die of something grim, I don't need to be reminded of this with every product on the shelves. Who is their market for this?

[DCKit]

5. It's a conspiracy!111!!1111 nt

[TwilightGardener]

6. Not a conspiracy, but possibly not well-thought-out, either.