Replied by Francisca (Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France) on 10/13/2010
I find it really awful that some countries still add fluoride to the water. Here in Europe it has been forbidden many years ago, in some countries even as far as the 70's like in Holland still, all my children, born there in the 80's were prescribed fluoride tablets by the doctor. Those are not used anymore. What is this obsession with fluoride? Is it only because they have toxic stuff they have to get rid of? We don't even use tooth paste with fluoride but I discovered recently (because I bothered to look), that all tooth floss sold here has fluoride, whether they say it or not because I phoned Colgate, as it wasn't mentioned and yes, theirs had as well! Here in France water is horribly expensive but the quality is "drinkable", meaning... Not worth much so we pay for expensive filters which we only use for drinking water. Shouldn't everybody in the developed world have the right to proper water right out of the tap? How wonder how many countries provide this.....Replied by Robert (Buena Park, Ca, Usa) on 11/12/2010
Removal of fluoride from bath/shower...
Most filters cannot remove fluoride as claimed by the manufacturer or supplier. The reason is that the special media used for fluoride removal requires far longer contact time (i. e. Far greater volume of media) than the filters provide. Tests in our laboratory indicate that many such filters have 10 to 40 times too little media to provide acceptable performance in terms of fluoride reduction and capacity. If you know of any filter which will guarantee their performance claims, let me know and I will attempt to evaluate it.Replied by Isabelle (Garden Grove, Ca Usa) on 11/13/2010
Hello! Your post was very interesting. I put borax in my bath water with sodium thiosulphate against fluorine and chlorine. I have no way to evaluate the result. But maybe you are interested and you can ? my skin seem to like it but I also do vco.Replied by Francisca (Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France) on 11/18/2010
Isabelle, do you put the VCO in the bath water? I ask this because I do that but I am not sure whether it is as good for your skin as rubbing it directly. Especially now in the winter I always end up not rubbing the oil on my skin because the bathroom is a bit cold so as I take a bath everyday putting it in the water is a lot easier. Still, a lady at the pharmacy told me that she thinks that it is not as good as it is diluted. That is true, of course but what I wonder is whether it won't work as well because the pores are open and the skin is softer? I don't know but maybe someone else here does!Replied by Livia (The Woodlands, Tx) on 11/18/2010
Try applying the VCO after your bath, while your skin is still wet, or applying some to a wash cloth (with or without your favorite cleanser) so that it sticks to you instead of just floating on the surface of the water. I love my ayate fiber washcloth, btw - it has such an open weave that it washes easily and rarely needs laundering. I enjoy using a mix of Virgin Coconut Oil and insect-repelling essential oils squirted onto my ayate cloth along with a little natural soap to scrub myself clean during my shower or bath. And I really like using Miracle 2 in the tub. Many times I have had the water turn unlikely colors after a long soak (an hour). The tub water always turns very dark when I take my first bath after coloring my hair, and my hair never touches the water. M2 definitely pulls foreign stuff out of the body, in my opinion. I'm looking forward to my very first attempt with a henna-indigo combination like another contributor mentioned, to hopefully avoid using toxic hair color forever.
