Alex, I'll second Steve's assessment. Here is the statement off the MSDS regarding carcinogenicity: "Carcinogenicity: MSDS: The ingredients in this product are not identified as carcinogens by NTP, IARC and OSHA." Further down it identifies the ingredients as a collection of organic solvents (pretty close to mineral spirits -- aka paint thinner) and paraffin wax. You could make your own Thompson's by dissolving a couple candles in a gallon of paint thinner, and save a few more bucks, Alex. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Holtzman" <sh_at_actglobal.net> > Don't be so quick to listen to others. Many people think all chemicals are > bad and harmful (totally forgetting that everything is composed of > chemicals). Here's a link that I found in about 5 seconds that indicates > any > possible health risks of Thompson's Water Seal. http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=brands&id= 20008008 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 12 2004 - 07:28:55 PDT
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