Do you go to work with parabens on you?

[RNdynamic]

What do you think of going to work with parabens on you?

Do you generally avoid parabens when you get ready to go to work in the morning, or do you apply them liberally? Do you think parabens factor into creating a "safe" environment? Some people are strongly against parabens. Where do you fall on the matter of bringing in parabens to work or spraying parabens around at work.

[RNdynamic]

I spray parabens in the bathroom after I sit there for a while when my unit is crazy busy or there is a code happening. I find that it makes the unit more therapeutic for me.

That's how you do it.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

I spray parabens in the bathroom after I sit there for a while when my unit is crazy busy or there is a code happening. I find that it makes the unit more therapeutic for me.

Woosh! Two points! LaBron couldn't slam dunk one better than that.

[Penelope_Pitstop, BSN, RN]

Hmm...it's Portuguese for "Congratulations."

I often go to work with congratulatory words on myself, like self esteem graffiti!

[smf0903]

Rarely. I mean, sometimes right after payday I have a parabens in my wallet, but usually it's just a parageorge or paraalexander. I'm not against a parabens, I really like them actually. I cannot say I've ever seen a parabens sprayed...maybe in a strip-club situation or one of those fun phone booth games where they shoot the parabens in the air and people try to catch as many as they can?

[elkpark]

I spray parabens in the bathroom after I sit there for a while when my unit is crazy busy or there is a code happening. I find that it makes the unit more therapeutic for me.

Or while you're in the bathroom combing your long, flowing, well-oiled hair.

[Farawyn]

Yeah, they're chemicals in cosmetics, deodorants, hairsprays. I saw some commercial advertising paraben free, and wondered if people took that into consideration when coming to work.

This is actually a valid question.

[Mom2boysRN]

I'll give a serious answer... though I did enjoy the answers so far! I use my normal products before work as far as shampoo, conditioner, hair spray, and deodorant are concerned. My hair is pulled back which I think helps to control scent. I wash my scrubs in a scent free detergent. I don't wear perfumes or scented body lotions. I don't know what has parabens in it.

I have had patients and family members of patient's state that they are very scent sensitive and I asked if they were okay with any scents coming from me and they said they couldn't smell anything.

I hope this answers your question.

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

This is actually a valid question.

And should have been asked in the OP to show that this isn't another out there post.

No, I don't really consider it. But then, the only thing I wear to work that might contain parabens is deodorant. I don't wear makeup, perfume, or hair products.

[Farawyn]

I don't know. I'll admit to being a bit jaded when it comes to OP.

[elkpark]

I don't know. I'll admit to being a bit jaded when it comes to OP.

I'm 'waaaaay past "a bit."

[MunoRN, RN]

To answer your question, I don't think there is any arguing that parabens, which have no established adverse health effects, are safer than the various pathogens that would thrive in these products without the addition of parabens. As to whether I avoid parabens, I do happen to avoid things that contain many times the amount of parabens that these products do, like tofu, carrots, cucumbers, various beans, etc.

[KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN]

I wonder: why exactly parabens?

Why not organic oils, to which many people are sensitive for very real?

Why not BPA, which is proven to be harmful (on mice and rabbits, that is, but still)?

Why not tobacco, after all??