Comments | roguefaeri: underarms to kidneys

roguefaeri

underarms to kidneys

Jun 30, 2005 20:29

so i read the medical warnings on the back of my deodorant today. and one of the warnings says:

"ask your doctor before use if you have kidney disease."

and i was wondering. where does that link up?! deodorant - underarms..kidneys??

[edit] (on talking with matt on the subject):

"you know how deoderant hates kidneys, but it's too weak to ( Read more... )

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dope761 July 1 2005, 03:57:15 UTC

There are metals in deo. Aluminium is actually very corrosive and if it enters the blood stream, its not good. I have a feeling that since the kidneys are the organs that remove waste from the blood faulty kidneys may not remove the alumnium from the blood and that may obstruct the capacity of blood to carry oxygen.....and death.

=P this is a wild guess, but i would bet that i am partially right.

sokharr July 1 2005, 04:03:17 UTC

Actually you're pretty much there. A miniscule amount of deodorant will get into the blood stream, once absorbed into the skin. This means some of those nasty metals will be in the blood (not to be confused with the ever polite and kind metals like iron, who will help the elderly blood vessels cross the arteries). Metals also take one hell of a time to pass through the kidney. Kidney disease lessens the ability for the kidneys to do this. Hence there would be a buildup in the kidney which would lead to kidney failure. This could lead to death, if untreated. QED. :)

dope761 July 1 2005, 05:28:27 UTC

perfecto. I just remembered only a little bit from general chem. :)

roguefaeri July 1 2005, 04:16:18 UTC

so it's along the lines of needle death? i understand needle death.

we had better break out those thimbles!!

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pukegreenpea July 1 2005, 04:30:18 UTC

...intriguing....
I don't see the connection either, but it's hillarious!

I am also amused by the fact that you were reading the back of your deoderant. :)

roguefaeri July 1 2005, 04:46:29 UTC

as well you ought to be. i mean. wow. it's really sad that i was reading the back of my deodorant.

pukegreenpea July 1 2005, 18:32:10 UTC

Yes, I sense it was a severe moment of boredom

silentnights July 1 2005, 10:43:30 UTC

Imagime having the job that comes up with those warnings.

sokharr July 4 2005, 17:44:28 UTC

That wouldn't be so bad. Now the person they test the stuff on.... I don't think I'd wanna do that anytime soon