White and apple cider vinegar and Salicylates

Apple Cider Vinegar is very high in salicylates. It IS an acid, but because of it’s high salicylate content, topically,  DO NOT risk blocking your Guaifenesin from working! Many have blocked on it in the past! Apple Cider vinegar is the concern here, we haven’t heard of anybody blocking on plain white vinegar 🙂 Char’s […]

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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Creams and Salicylates

PLEASE check the ingredients in your HRT creams for salicylates! It’s a topical product that goes on your skin and goes directly in your blood stream. (I believe that’s the point of using the topical HRT stuff!) Many of them will have plant oil, gel or extract in them (Salicylates) and will block your Guaifenesin […]

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Perfume and Salicylates

Perfumes often don’t have sals in them, as the more natural ingredients are more expensive. So if your perfume is cheap, it’s less likely to block, if it’s super expensive, it’s more likely to have blockers. Either way, you will need to check the ingredients for sals. We used to say to just spray the […]

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Esters like Jojoba and Salicylates

Plant esters are not ok! They are an item in our caution list. I have heard of esters blocking the guaifenesin from working to reverse fibromyalgia symptoms. This is from a reliable source, from a reliable mapper. Then, there is this info from Cheryl that convinces me further saying that Pure jojoba oil and pure […]

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FAQ: Can the Shower and Tub have Salicylates

Can I block on sals in someone else’s soap/shampoo etc that is on the shower floor or tub? Of course, the way that will stress you out the LEAST about salicylates getting on you and blocking your guaifenesin from working to reverse your fibro symptoms is to switch all your shower items for everyone in […]

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FAQ: does Fragrance have Salicylates?

Fragrance is an ingredient in many beauty products. It is also broken down into the full list of ingredients contained in the word Fragrance. On a personal note, I go Fragrance free as much as possible, I am just a bit sensitive to smells.

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