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Diatomaceous Earth

(Reader Contribution to 10 Disgusting Common Ingredients In Cosmetics)


Saying we should be disgusted by diatomaceous earth because it's a component of dynamite is like saying we should be disgusted by water because it's a component of urine, which is totally ridiculous reasoning - DE is not dynamite, it's not explosive.

That said! DE is actually the skeletons of tiny creatures - millions of them. Their skeletons are very sharp and pointy, which gives DE a great exfoliating quality.
sent by Dominic
9/14/2012
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth
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