What is the wrap thing?
jclark0425
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A friend of mine invited me to a wrap party. Can someone explain what is this? Does it work? How does it work?
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My understanding is that it is overpriced Saran wrap that will temporarily cause you to lose water weight. I have a friend on Facebook that sells them and I think my three month progress pics just from eating at a caloric deficit look better than the ones she posts with the wraps, fat burners, defining gel, etc. Basically, I'd save the money.0
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My understanding is that it is overpriced Saran wrap that will temporarily cause you to lose water weight. I have a friend on Facebook that sells them and I think my three month progress pics just from eating at a caloric deficit look better than the ones she posts with the wraps, fat burners, defining gel, etc. Basically, I'd save the money.
All this. Honestly they are a waste of money. You'll lose water weight that will most likely come back after a day or two.0 -
Paging @tincanonastring . He knows his wraps.0
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My understanding is that it is overpriced Saran wrap that will temporarily cause you to lose water weight. I have a friend on Facebook that sells them and I think my three month progress pics just from eating at a caloric deficit look better than the ones she posts with the wraps, fat burners, defining gel, etc. Basically, I'd save the money.
All this. Honestly they are a waste of money. You'll lose water weight that will most likely come back after a day or two.
All of this.
People have been trying "wraps" since at least the 50s. It didn't work then. It doesn't work now.0 -
jclark0425 wrote: »A friend of mine invited me to a wrap party. Can someone explain what is this? Does it work? How does it work?
It's like a spoken form of music that includes poetry and is all about rhythm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapping0 -
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jclark0425 wrote: »A friend of mine invited me to a wrap party. Can someone explain what is this? Does it work? How does it work?
Are they BODY wraps or NAIL wraps?
Body wrap = waste of time.
Nail wraps = alternative to manicure.0 -
jclark0425 wrote: »A friend of mine invited me to a wrap party. Can someone explain what is this? Does it work? How does it work?
Depending on the company, it is usually gauze soaked in essential oils that you wrap around your body, then encase yourself in some kind of non-breathable covering in order for the oils to get absorbed and either cure all your ills, make your skin glow, or make you lose weight. The only thing that might sometimes work is the deep moisturizing of the skin (depending on what other things they mix the EO's with) which you can get much cheaper with a good bath soak or a lotion.
Also, be prepared to part with a lot of your money since it is no different than Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Mary Kay etc. type parties (except some, like Tupperware, actually sell something useful).
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Just try to think ... How would such a thing work? If, somehow, it could magically pull fat out of your body, wouldn't it have to go somewhere? After use, the wrap is wet, not covered in fat.
Straight-up gimmick. If you want to go to the party, fine. But I'd advise against buying anything,0 -
jclark0425 wrote: »A friend of mine invited me to a wrap party. Can someone explain what is this? Does it work? How does it work?
Depending on the company, it is usually gauze soaked in essential oils that you wrap around your body, then encase yourself in some kind of non-breathable covering in order for the oils to get absorbed and either cure all your ills, make your skin glow, or make you lose weight. The only thing that might sometimes work is the deep moisturizing of the skin (depending on what other things they mix the EO's with) which you can get much cheaper with a good bath soak or a lotion.
Also, be prepared to part with a lot of your money since it is no different than Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Mary Kay etc. type parties (except some, like Tupperware, actually sell something useful).
Hey hey now.....pampered chef makes a beautiful and useful (yes yes, overpriced) pizza stone.
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If they actually make a visible difference for you and you're doing it for an event or something and not expecting the results to be permanent, it's not a waste of time. I've often considered trying it out before events or photoshoots but never got round to it. Of course, whether or not they make a visible difference is the question. I've read reviews where some have said they've made a noticeable difference, and some have said they did nothing but make the skin a bit softer.0
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juliebowman4 wrote: »jclark0425 wrote: »A friend of mine invited me to a wrap party. Can someone explain what is this? Does it work? How does it work?
Depending on the company, it is usually gauze soaked in essential oils that you wrap around your body, then encase yourself in some kind of non-breathable covering in order for the oils to get absorbed and either cure all your ills, make your skin glow, or make you lose weight. The only thing that might sometimes work is the deep moisturizing of the skin (depending on what other things they mix the EO's with) which you can get much cheaper with a good bath soak or a lotion.
Also, be prepared to part with a lot of your money since it is no different than Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Mary Kay etc. type parties (except some, like Tupperware, actually sell something useful).
Hey hey now.....pampered chef makes a beautiful and useful (yes yes, overpriced) pizza stone.
I agree fully. I love mine, as well as my 13 x 9 baking dish. Perfect for casseroles.
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The idea behind the wrap is that the "all natural herbal lotion" is supposed to "explode" fat cells as it seeps into your skin to release the built up toxins that accumulate in your fatty cells. It is not meant to lose "water weight" as you are supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces for the next 72 hours after the wrap. You wear it for 45-90 minutes every 3 days and 4 wears is one "treatment". So basically, one treatment over two weeks. Reviews on these wraps are hit or miss. Half the people that use them love them and the other half hated them. Half the people that hated them didn't use them properly anyway. As a previous poster said, they've been around for many many years. Something that doesn't work at all doesn't stay around that long. Someone somewhere had to have excellent results from this or they wouldn't still make them. Anyway, I will confess that I have ordered a box of these. They were on sale and cheap enoughf or me to take the risk. Even is they only work temporarily, my wedding is coming up and I'll take the chance at looking better in the dress that day. I promise to take many pictures before and after and 72 hours later so that everyone can see how it works for me. I'm not getting my hopes up because I'm sceptical about everything. I don't expect these wraps to work. If they do, YAY for me and my husband will try it too. If not, financially, I'm not out anything really.0
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juliebowman4 wrote: »jclark0425 wrote: »A friend of mine invited me to a wrap party. Can someone explain what is this? Does it work? How does it work?
Depending on the company, it is usually gauze soaked in essential oils that you wrap around your body, then encase yourself in some kind of non-breathable covering in order for the oils to get absorbed and either cure all your ills, make your skin glow, or make you lose weight. The only thing that might sometimes work is the deep moisturizing of the skin (depending on what other things they mix the EO's with) which you can get much cheaper with a good bath soak or a lotion.
Also, be prepared to part with a lot of your money since it is no different than Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Mary Kay etc. type parties (except some, like Tupperware, actually sell something useful).
Hey hey now.....pampered chef makes a beautiful and useful (yes yes, overpriced) pizza stone.
And their mandoline at one point was reasonably priced - we've had our for 15 years and it does the job0 -
they are not serving buffalo chicken wraps at this party???
oh you mean the expensive saran wrap that you put around your body and you lose weight??? yea, ditch that one.0 -
juliebowman4 wrote: »jclark0425 wrote: »A friend of mine invited me to a wrap party. Can someone explain what is this? Does it work? How does it work?
Depending on the company, it is usually gauze soaked in essential oils that you wrap around your body, then encase yourself in some kind of non-breathable covering in order for the oils to get absorbed and either cure all your ills, make your skin glow, or make you lose weight. The only thing that might sometimes work is the deep moisturizing of the skin (depending on what other things they mix the EO's with) which you can get much cheaper with a good bath soak or a lotion.
Also, be prepared to part with a lot of your money since it is no different than Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Mary Kay etc. type parties (except some, like Tupperware, actually sell something useful).
Hey hey now.....pampered chef makes a beautiful and useful (yes yes, overpriced) pizza stone.
And their mandoline at one point was reasonably priced - we've had our for 15 years and it does the job
I have one I bought 35 years ago for less than $5 at a hardware store and it is still working great. I was banned from Pampered Chef parties among my friends because I have more types of gadgets than they sell, and I knew more about how to use them than the presenter.
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madhatter2013 wrote: »The idea behind the wrap is that the "all natural herbal lotion" is supposed to "explode" fat cells as it seeps into your skin to release the built up toxins that accumulate in your fatty cells. It is not meant to lose "water weight" as you are supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces for the next 72 hours after the wrap. You wear it for 45-90 minutes every 3 days and 4 wears is one "treatment". So basically, one treatment over two weeks. Reviews on these wraps are hit or miss. Half the people that use them love them and the other half hated them. Half the people that hated them didn't use them properly anyway. As a previous poster said, they've been around for many many years. Something that doesn't work at all doesn't stay around that long. Someone somewhere had to have excellent results from this or they wouldn't still make them. Anyway, I will confess that I have ordered a box of these. They were on sale and cheap enoughf or me to take the risk. Even is they only work temporarily, my wedding is coming up and I'll take the chance at looking better in the dress that day. I promise to take many pictures before and after and 72 hours later so that everyone can see how it works for me. I'm not getting my hopes up because I'm sceptical about everything. I don't expect these wraps to work. If they do, YAY for me and my husband will try it too. If not, financially, I'm not out anything really.
Sounds like you are going into it with reasonable expectations, just make sure you try it at least once a week or two before the wedding in case your skin reacts to one of the ingredients. Congrats on the upcoming nuptials.
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madhatter2013 wrote: »The idea behind the wrap is that the "all natural herbal lotion" is supposed to "explode" fat cells as it seeps into your skin to release the built up toxins that accumulate in your fatty cells. It is not meant to lose "water weight" as you are supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces for the next 72 hours after the wrap. You wear it for 45-90 minutes every 3 days and 4 wears is one "treatment". So basically, one treatment over two weeks. Reviews on these wraps are hit or miss. Half the people that use them love them and the other half hated them. Half the people that hated them didn't use them properly anyway. As a previous poster said, they've been around for many many years. Something that doesn't work at all doesn't stay around that long. Someone somewhere had to have excellent results from this or they wouldn't still make them. Anyway, I will confess that I have ordered a box of these. They were on sale and cheap enoughf or me to take the risk. Even is they only work temporarily, my wedding is coming up and I'll take the chance at looking better in the dress that day. I promise to take many pictures before and after and 72 hours later so that everyone can see how it works for me. I'm not getting my hopes up because I'm sceptical about everything. I don't expect these wraps to work. If they do, YAY for me and my husband will try it too. If not, financially, I'm not out anything really.
Sounds like you are going into it with reasonable expectations, just make sure you try it at least once a week or two before the wedding in case your skin reacts to one of the ingredients. Congrats on the upcoming nuptials.
The wedding is July 11 and I should be getting the box today so I've got a month to fix whatever mistake I might be making.
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madhatter2013 wrote: »The idea behind the wrap is that the "all natural herbal lotion" is supposed to "explode" fat cells as it seeps into your skin to release the built up toxins that accumulate in your fatty cells. It is not meant to lose "water weight" as you are supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces for the next 72 hours after the wrap. You wear it for 45-90 minutes every 3 days and 4 wears is one "treatment". So basically, one treatment over two weeks. Reviews on these wraps are hit or miss. Half the people that use them love them and the other half hated them. Half the people that hated them didn't use them properly anyway. As a previous poster said, they've been around for many many years. Something that doesn't work at all doesn't stay around that long. Someone somewhere had to have excellent results from this or they wouldn't still make them. Anyway, I will confess that I have ordered a box of these. They were on sale and cheap enoughf or me to take the risk. Even is they only work temporarily, my wedding is coming up and I'll take the chance at looking better in the dress that day. I promise to take many pictures before and after and 72 hours later so that everyone can see how it works for me. I'm not getting my hopes up because I'm sceptical about everything. I don't expect these wraps to work. If they do, YAY for me and my husband will try it too. If not, financially, I'm not out anything really.
So in other words, you wrap yourself in some smelly stuff and then you drink enough water to remove a significant amount of sodium from your body, resulting in a lose of water weight.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »madhatter2013 wrote: »The idea behind the wrap is that the "all natural herbal lotion" is supposed to "explode" fat cells as it seeps into your skin to release the built up toxins that accumulate in your fatty cells. It is not meant to lose "water weight" as you are supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces for the next 72 hours after the wrap. You wear it for 45-90 minutes every 3 days and 4 wears is one "treatment". So basically, one treatment over two weeks. Reviews on these wraps are hit or miss. Half the people that use them love them and the other half hated them. Half the people that hated them didn't use them properly anyway. As a previous poster said, they've been around for many many years. Something that doesn't work at all doesn't stay around that long. Someone somewhere had to have excellent results from this or they wouldn't still make them. Anyway, I will confess that I have ordered a box of these. They were on sale and cheap enoughf or me to take the risk. Even is they only work temporarily, my wedding is coming up and I'll take the chance at looking better in the dress that day. I promise to take many pictures before and after and 72 hours later so that everyone can see how it works for me. I'm not getting my hopes up because I'm sceptical about everything. I don't expect these wraps to work. If they do, YAY for me and my husband will try it too. If not, financially, I'm not out anything really.
So in other words, you wrap yourself in some smelly stuff and then you drink enough water to remove a significant amount of sodium from your body, resulting in a lose of water weight.
If by sodium you mean toxins then yes. LOL Yeah I don't know really. I'm just relaying what I read. May or may not be accurate, but whatever. We'll see how it does.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »madhatter2013 wrote: »The idea behind the wrap is that the "all natural herbal lotion" is supposed to "explode" fat cells as it seeps into your skin to release the built up toxins that accumulate in your fatty cells. It is not meant to lose "water weight" as you are supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces for the next 72 hours after the wrap. You wear it for 45-90 minutes every 3 days and 4 wears is one "treatment". So basically, one treatment over two weeks. Reviews on these wraps are hit or miss. Half the people that use them love them and the other half hated them. Half the people that hated them didn't use them properly anyway. As a previous poster said, they've been around for many many years. Something that doesn't work at all doesn't stay around that long. Someone somewhere had to have excellent results from this or they wouldn't still make them. Anyway, I will confess that I have ordered a box of these. They were on sale and cheap enoughf or me to take the risk. Even is they only work temporarily, my wedding is coming up and I'll take the chance at looking better in the dress that day. I promise to take many pictures before and after and 72 hours later so that everyone can see how it works for me. I'm not getting my hopes up because I'm sceptical about everything. I don't expect these wraps to work. If they do, YAY for me and my husband will try it too. If not, financially, I'm not out anything really.
So in other words, you wrap yourself in some smelly stuff and then you drink enough water to remove a significant amount of sodium from your body, resulting in a lose of water weight.
Most of the wraps sold today are for improving the skin, kind of like sitting in a vat of lotion. Some companies (like doTerra) also claim that the essential oils do all kinds of healing things.
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TimothyFish wrote: »madhatter2013 wrote: »The idea behind the wrap is that the "all natural herbal lotion" is supposed to "explode" fat cells as it seeps into your skin to release the built up toxins that accumulate in your fatty cells. It is not meant to lose "water weight" as you are supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces for the next 72 hours after the wrap. You wear it for 45-90 minutes every 3 days and 4 wears is one "treatment". So basically, one treatment over two weeks. Reviews on these wraps are hit or miss. Half the people that use them love them and the other half hated them. Half the people that hated them didn't use them properly anyway. As a previous poster said, they've been around for many many years. Something that doesn't work at all doesn't stay around that long. Someone somewhere had to have excellent results from this or they wouldn't still make them. Anyway, I will confess that I have ordered a box of these. They were on sale and cheap enoughf or me to take the risk. Even is they only work temporarily, my wedding is coming up and I'll take the chance at looking better in the dress that day. I promise to take many pictures before and after and 72 hours later so that everyone can see how it works for me. I'm not getting my hopes up because I'm sceptical about everything. I don't expect these wraps to work. If they do, YAY for me and my husband will try it too. If not, financially, I'm not out anything really.
So in other words, you wrap yourself in some smelly stuff and then you drink enough water to remove a significant amount of sodium from your body, resulting in a lose of water weight.
Most of the wraps sold today are for improving the skin, kind of like sitting in a vat of lotion. Some companies (like doTerra) also claim that the essential oils do all kinds of healing things.
If all I get is smoother skin, I'm all for that too.
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madhatter2013 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »madhatter2013 wrote: »The idea behind the wrap is that the "all natural herbal lotion" is supposed to "explode" fat cells as it seeps into your skin to release the built up toxins that accumulate in your fatty cells. It is not meant to lose "water weight" as you are supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces for the next 72 hours after the wrap. You wear it for 45-90 minutes every 3 days and 4 wears is one "treatment". So basically, one treatment over two weeks. Reviews on these wraps are hit or miss. Half the people that use them love them and the other half hated them. Half the people that hated them didn't use them properly anyway. As a previous poster said, they've been around for many many years. Something that doesn't work at all doesn't stay around that long. Someone somewhere had to have excellent results from this or they wouldn't still make them. Anyway, I will confess that I have ordered a box of these. They were on sale and cheap enoughf or me to take the risk. Even is they only work temporarily, my wedding is coming up and I'll take the chance at looking better in the dress that day. I promise to take many pictures before and after and 72 hours later so that everyone can see how it works for me. I'm not getting my hopes up because I'm sceptical about everything. I don't expect these wraps to work. If they do, YAY for me and my husband will try it too. If not, financially, I'm not out anything really.
So in other words, you wrap yourself in some smelly stuff and then you drink enough water to remove a significant amount of sodium from your body, resulting in a lose of water weight.
If by sodium you mean toxins then yes. LOL Yeah I don't know really. I'm just relaying what I read. May or may not be accurate, but whatever. We'll see how it does.
No, I don't mean toxins, I mean sodium. Our bodies require sodium to function properly, but when you drink a lot of water, it carries a lot of sodium out with it when it leaves. If you don't replace that sodium, then your body isn't able to hold as much water and the number on the scale decreases. It is very likely that you would see the same results from just drinking water that you would see from using a wrap and drinking water.0 -
madhatter2013 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »madhatter2013 wrote: »The idea behind the wrap is that the "all natural herbal lotion" is supposed to "explode" fat cells as it seeps into your skin to release the built up toxins that accumulate in your fatty cells. It is not meant to lose "water weight" as you are supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces for the next 72 hours after the wrap. You wear it for 45-90 minutes every 3 days and 4 wears is one "treatment". So basically, one treatment over two weeks. Reviews on these wraps are hit or miss. Half the people that use them love them and the other half hated them. Half the people that hated them didn't use them properly anyway. As a previous poster said, they've been around for many many years. Something that doesn't work at all doesn't stay around that long. Someone somewhere had to have excellent results from this or they wouldn't still make them. Anyway, I will confess that I have ordered a box of these. They were on sale and cheap enoughf or me to take the risk. Even is they only work temporarily, my wedding is coming up and I'll take the chance at looking better in the dress that day. I promise to take many pictures before and after and 72 hours later so that everyone can see how it works for me. I'm not getting my hopes up because I'm sceptical about everything. I don't expect these wraps to work. If they do, YAY for me and my husband will try it too. If not, financially, I'm not out anything really.
So in other words, you wrap yourself in some smelly stuff and then you drink enough water to remove a significant amount of sodium from your body, resulting in a lose of water weight.
Most of the wraps sold today are for improving the skin, kind of like sitting in a vat of lotion. Some companies (like doTerra) also claim that the essential oils do all kinds of healing things.
If all I get is smoother skin, I'm all for that too.
Me too. I make all of my own hair and body care stuff and am very proud of my "ultra moisturizing" lotion. I use the typical emollients like cocoa butter, kokum butter, and hempseed oil but I also use oat bran oil, hydrolyzed oat protein, and colloidal oatmeal. The lotion absorbs quickly but you can still feel its effects a day later. Oats are one of nature's best creations. They taste really good and are high in fiber and heart healthy, plus they have great topical uses. Best treatment for sunburn or things like poison ivy: take 1/2 c oatmeal and tie it into the toe of a nylon stocking (leave enough room for it to expand. Take a bath and soak the oats, then squeeze the milky water over your skin until the entire bath water in milky, and soak. Takes the sting and itchiness away (and is cheaper than the packets of Aveeno).
No, I don't make wraps even though I know how. I think a good moisturizing bath followed by a good lotion will do the same.
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TimothyFish wrote: »madhatter2013 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »madhatter2013 wrote: »The idea behind the wrap is that the "all natural herbal lotion" is supposed to "explode" fat cells as it seeps into your skin to release the built up toxins that accumulate in your fatty cells. It is not meant to lose "water weight" as you are supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces for the next 72 hours after the wrap. You wear it for 45-90 minutes every 3 days and 4 wears is one "treatment". So basically, one treatment over two weeks. Reviews on these wraps are hit or miss. Half the people that use them love them and the other half hated them. Half the people that hated them didn't use them properly anyway. As a previous poster said, they've been around for many many years. Something that doesn't work at all doesn't stay around that long. Someone somewhere had to have excellent results from this or they wouldn't still make them. Anyway, I will confess that I have ordered a box of these. They were on sale and cheap enoughf or me to take the risk. Even is they only work temporarily, my wedding is coming up and I'll take the chance at looking better in the dress that day. I promise to take many pictures before and after and 72 hours later so that everyone can see how it works for me. I'm not getting my hopes up because I'm sceptical about everything. I don't expect these wraps to work. If they do, YAY for me and my husband will try it too. If not, financially, I'm not out anything really.
So in other words, you wrap yourself in some smelly stuff and then you drink enough water to remove a significant amount of sodium from your body, resulting in a lose of water weight.
If by sodium you mean toxins then yes. LOL Yeah I don't know really. I'm just relaying what I read. May or may not be accurate, but whatever. We'll see how it does.
No, I don't mean toxins, I mean sodium. Our bodies require sodium to function properly, but when you drink a lot of water, it carries a lot of sodium out with it when it leaves. If you don't replace that sodium, then your body isn't able to hold as much water and the number on the scale decreases. It is very likely that you would see the same results from just drinking water that you would see from using a wrap and drinking water.
Well, I already drink my weight (in oz) in water so we'll see. 0 -
If you MUST do wraps...make your own!! The companies that sell these horrible things LIE and tell you they are all natural and good for you! BULL!!! If you google side effects you will see things like rashes and even anaphylactic shock!!0
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Victoria2448 wrote: »If you MUST do wraps...make your own!! The companies that sell these horrible things LIE and tell you they are all natural and good for you! BULL!!! If you google side effects you will see things like rashes and even anaphylactic shock!!
google many things and you can find someone who reacted very badly to them. google is not a reliable source.
i think most wraps are supposed to firm up the area it's being used on. IDK if it works. some people swear by them and others think they are a joke
I use essential oils for cleaning, beauty, snoring, anxiety but Idk about slathered wraps
good luck
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Victoria2448 wrote: »If you MUST do wraps...make your own!! The companies that sell these horrible things LIE and tell you they are all natural and good for you! BULL!!! If you google side effects you will see things like rashes and even anaphylactic shock!!
Like everything else. look at the ingredients and avoid things that you react to. I have to stay away from anything that has tea tree oil in it. I am also allergic to formaldehyde which is why I have to make my own products. The majority of commercial products are preserved with formaldehyde releasing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin, Diazolidinyl urea, Imidazolidinyl Urea, and the two most common preservatives: Methylisothiazolinone and Methylchloroisothiazolinone (aka MI/MCI))
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