Your bum cream slowly killing you ?

[Lounge Lizard]

Looked at my almost empty jar of Mil-kreem and saw that Bronopol is included.

As far as I recall, Bronopol (as a preservative) in human products (once used in shampoos etc) was banned due to the danger to humans.

Yes I know Mil-kreem is for cow milking and was not designed for my 'spindle' but have been using it for years as a bum cream.

 

Any Chemists out there who can clarify ?

[onetrackmind]

They can re-brand it Wrecked-em Cream

[BGS]

I am busy with a Biochemistry degree and whilst i cannot answer your question off hand (seeing that i am still busy studying), if you like i can look through my ton of textbooks and see what i can find related to this.

[Lounge Lizard]

I am busy with a Biochemistry degree and whilst i cannot answer your question off hand (seeing that i am still busy studying), if you like i can look through my ton of textbooks and see what i can find related to this.

 

Thanks BGS - many of us use this cream so would be nice to know the latest medical view.

[Cois]

Sjoe...

A known human skin, lung, and immune system toxicant (ECB 2006; NLM 2006), and skin, eye, and lung irritant (ECB 2006), degradation of Bronopol can lead to formation of formaldehyde and nitrosamines (CIR 2006), known and suspected cancer-causing agents. Animal studies indicate very low doses of Bronopol could harm the gastrointestinal system (Bandman 1994) or trigger broad systemic health effects (RTECS 1977).

 

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/special/parentsguide/ingredients.php#BRONO

[Gravity]

there is this other thing, that is like a whole sh1tlo@d of books all combined, and it has a really cool search function if you know what you are looking for......i just cannot remember what it is called again.

[Gravity]

oh i was too late, Cois found the thing that i was talking about.

[DJR]

Use Assos cream - No more worry about health issues and at the price you still feel like you have been milked. Problem solved!

[Cois]

lets hope that they are not using this with milking cows anymore...

[Lounge Lizard]

oh i was too late, Cois found the thing that i was talking about.

 

 

Yup...just been trying that thing, and........got so many different views that I would like to hear the latest medical opinion.

Some articles say it is ok in small quantities, others just say it is terrible.

Looked at the manufacturer site and they suggest in use of less that 0.1% of volume its ok for human external contact ? - but I guess we should expect the manufacturers to say something like that ?

Just found it will be an all day job to try and find an article I can trust as the final word - so I think the great wisdom of the hubbers will suffice ;-)

Edited December 29, 2010 by Lounge Lizard

[Willehond]

Use Assos cream - No more worry about health issues and at the price you still feel like you have been milked. Problem solved!

 

 

thanks for making me chuckle.

[The expat cyclist]

thanks for making me chuckle.

 

Assos bum cream is...uhm...crap...

[sharkysa]

I hear hemroid cream is great for chapped lips.

[Big J-WP]

Just do more hours in the saddle on a harder seat and you wont need any cream.

[jmaccelari]

Wikipedia has a nice section on this:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronopol

 

Look under The Nitrosamine Problem.

 

It looks like an alkaline environment and/or elevated temperatures are the problem areas. So if you have an alkaline or hot bum, you're in trouble. It looks like the problem is when the stuff goes "off"...

 

[Guest Big H]

Wikipedia has a nice section on this:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronopol

 

Look under The Nitrosamine Problem.

 

It looks like an alkaline environment and/or elevated temperatures are the problem areas. So if you have an alkaline or hot bum, you're in trouble. It looks like the problem is when the stuff goes "off"...

 

Mos t bums are " off"

 

We have been using Epizione E ointment for a long time. Itvworks for us.