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UPPER CANADA BATH SALTS ARE NATURAL AND SAFE

TORONTO – February 24, 2011. Upper Canada Soap would like to comment on the recent reports regarding commercially sold Bath Salts and their supposed “drug-like” status.  Some media reports have suggested people are using bath salts to get “high” causing hallucinations, paranoia, rapid heart rates and suicidal thoughts once inhaled.

As confirmed by CCTFA (Canadian Cosmetics, Toiletries and Fragrance Association), and its US equivalent organization PCPC, two designer drugs, ephedrine and methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), are being sold over the Internet as “research chemicals,” “plant food” or “bath salts.”  These illicit complex chemicals, sold illegally as bath salts, have caused significant confusion for consumers. These chemicals are not approved for this use in the U.S. and Canada and are potentially dangerous, with a high possibility for abuse by consumers looking for a cheap high. Designer drugs like these are created specifically to get around existing drug laws and bath salts are just the latest target for this type of exploitation.
 
To this end, Upper Canada Soap would like to stand firm that our Bath Salts and Foaming Bath Milk products as featured in our brands Naturally Upper Canada, Freshly Cut, Gardeners and All About are entirely safe.  Our bath salts are made from a blend of inert natural mineral salts, natural plant extracts and skin nourishing vitamins as well as “cosmetic grade” GRAS (generally regarded as safe) fragrances. They contain neither of these complex chemicals named above, nor any others.  Upper Canada bath salts are intended for use as additives to bath water to provide mineralizing, water and skin softening effects and relaxing benefits.  In the very unlikely event of inadvertent or deliberate inhalation, Upper Canada bath salts would not cause any of these reported effects for the consumer.  However, clearly inhalation of the bath salts should be avoided as this is not their intended use.
   
Upper Canada Soap’s products are formulated first and foremost with safety and quality in mind and it is on that premise we have built our 45 year old bath and body care product business servicing North America, Europe and other parts of the globe.

ABOUT UPPER CANADA SOAP: First established in 1969, [b]Upper Canada Soap[/b] has been the leader in bath and body care for over 40 years. Over time, its product lines have expanded to include over 2,000 bath and body products, candles, soaps, and specialty gift ideas for women, men, and children. Founded on a desire to bring both innovation and value to bath and body products, Upper Canada Soap’s product developers are focused on creating new and exciting products with packaging and fragrances reflective of the quality and value today’s woman desires. Upper Canada Soap’s commitment to excellence, from development to product, ensures its customers that every product is made with the highest quality standards.

Today, Upper Canada Soap products are sold across North America and in 10 countries worldwide including Costa Rica, Dubai, The Bahama’s, Australia and across Europe.

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