Blue dye has been found to keep people from clearing on the Guaifenesin Protocol.
It started out as people on Mucinex weren’t clearing well. Now (updated Jan 16 2019) we have heard from many reliable sources Dr St Amand is telling his patients to cut all blue (and purple) dye out of topical products (even nail polish), laundry soap and all medication. See his post on Guaifenesin and Blue Dye here: Fibromyalgia Treatment Center.
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What’s going on is blue dye interferes with ATP and mitochondria(our energy producers), which we need in order to clear. It’s not a salicylate, but it stalls clearing in enough people that Dr St Amand has taken note of it and tells us not to use it. Slowing down energy production is especially bad in people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome since we are already exhausted and sick. Knowing this about blue dye is wonderful!
Not to mention how unhealthy it is in general! I decided to look it up and it is a toxin and so bad for us, I’m really glad we’ve been made aware of this. Not just for the protocol, but for health in general!
For those of you interested in the complicated medical info, check out these sources:
I have heard from a patient of Dr St Amand who has said that she was not clearing on some blue dye 1 in her shampoo. He has advised her to stop using this shampoo. Also, a friend who runs another Guaifenesin Protocol support group emailed him and directly asked him to clarify this, his reply was to avoid all blue dies in everything. Apparently there have been 3 people even block on blue nail polish!
**The type of blue to watch for is anything that does NOT say mica, mineral pigment, iron oxide and florexcent brightener in laundry soap. These 4 types of dyes are not toxic in the way we are cautioning about. (updated Jan 2019)**
Please note, in the UK, they are listed by a CI number, so you will need to look for more than just the color name. Looking for a new link for the full list. Here’s some of the common ones that we know are blues:
CI 42051: Acid Blue 3; Patent Blue V
CI 60730: Ext. D&C Violet No. 2
CI 42090: FD&C Blue 1; D&C Blue 4
CI 77742: Manganese Violet
CI 60725: D&C Violet No. 2
CI 77007: Ultramarine
I am not sure if there is some trick to figuring it out other than looking up each number. Even products that LOOK clear can have blue dye, so you will need to check all the ingredients of all your products again. We are in the works of reviewing all our lists of guai-safe products now, so hang in there, we are working on this!
So there you have it. And I know, this is a frustration to us all. There are so many products with blue dye in them, but it’s a trade off for our health. And if blue dye is keeping you from getting well, isn’t it worth the effort so you can clear better and reverse more of your fibromyalgia symptoms? <3
Do u avoid all products with all of these ingredients? I can’t seem to find a mascara without ultramarines but i would like to be overly cautious just in case. Seems like even the “sal free ” makeup sites have products with magnese violet and blue dyes. What are we supposed to do?!
Hi Christie 🙂 I know, this is a frustrating part. Just when you get the sals figured out, we learn something else to watch for. But be encouraged, this ensures even better success with the protocol <3 One thing to note is that not ALL blues are bad. For instance, mica blues, iron oxide blues, titanium blues, etc, these are safe. It is only the blue chemical we need to watch for, it is made of different stuff. There are some options, did you search fbog to see what others are suggesting? THere have been alot of posts about this since we've started watching for blues. Hang in there!! Being overly cautious is always the best approach, I'm so glad to hear it! <3
So we DO need to avoid cosmetics that have “ultramarines” and “magnese violet” in them correct? (along with Blue Lake 1, and all ingredients with “BLUE” anything?
yes, that is correct.