Scented Oils Cause Boys Breast Enlargement
Examine Hair Lice Products Labels Just in Case
A Colorado hormone specialist has found three boys between the ages of 4 and 10 suddenly experiencing a hormone imbalance after they boys had been exposed to scented oils which contain lavender and tee tree oils.
“causes an enlarging
of the breasts”
The hormone imbalance caused a temporary condition known as gyneconmasti, which causes an enlarging of the breasts. Probably not much here to get alarmed about as it only a very small study and the symptoms seem to disappear as soon as the products were no longer being applied to the boys skin.
I don’t imagine too many of you are using scented oils on your boys, some of are very likely to see these ingredients showing up in hair lice products, That is something that often gets used in boys hair of this age.
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These plant oils, sometimes called essential oils, are added to many health-care products, usually for their scent. The oils are sometimes found in other household products or sold in purer forms. Tea tree oil is sometimes used in shampoos for head lice. The suspected effect in this study is blamed on some chemical within the oils that the body processes such as estrogen, the female hormone that promotes breast growth. |
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