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Alert - Please Read Posted: 02-10-07 14:43pm
Cancer-causing chemical found in
children's bath products
women's shampoos and body wash also
contaminated
enter this in your browser.
Sorry I have to image it because of the
upper and lower case letters in the url
make sure it is all on one line with no
spaces
b/c its an image I cant copy
and paste into my browser-whats the name
of the chemical-is it prypolene
glycol?
i didn't say copy and paste
- you can type.
I said enter this in your browser.
If I didn't make an image the upper and
lower casing gets messed up and the page
doesn't work.
Zanny /\/\/\/\ said the name (seeing as
how she was able to read the page after
typing the url into her browser)
wow that was really rude....I was in a
hurry when I glanced at this post
orginally. I realize I can type it
out-thanks
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tdr
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Posted: 02-10-07 16:40pm
cancer-causing chemical
found in children's bath products
wrote:
for immediate release: thursday, february
8, 2007
contacts: kevin donegan or marisa walker,
breast cancer fund, (415) 346-8223; stacy
malkan, campaign for safe cosmetics, (202)
321-6963; david steinman, author, “safe
trip to eden,” (310) 403-6995; sheila
huettl, freedom press, (323) 208-2629.
Cancer-causing chemical found in
children's bath products
women’s shampoos and body wash also
contaminated
washington — a hidden cancer-causing
petrochemical has been found in dozens of
children’s bath products and adults’
personal care products, in some cases at
levels that are more than twice the u.S.
Food and drug administration’s lenient
recommended maximum.
Laboratory tests released today revealed
the presence of 1,4-dioxane in products
such as hello kitty bubble bath, huggies
baby wash, johnson’s baby wash,
scooby-doo bubble bath and sesame street
bubble bath. The tests also found the
carcinogen in clairol herbal essences
shampoo, olay complete body wash and many
other personal care products.
1,4-dioxane is a petroleum-derived
contaminant considered a probable human
carcinogen by the u.S. Environmental
protection agency and a clear-cut animal
carcinogen by the national toxicology
program. It is also on california’s
proposition 65 list of chemicals known or
suspected by the state to cause cancer or
birth defects. Because it is a
contaminant produced during manufacturing,
the fda does not require it to be listed
as an ingredient on product labels.
The problem of 1,4-dioxane contamination
in personal care products is highlighted
in a new book, “safe trip to eden: ten
steps to save the planet earth from the
global warming meltdown,” by david
steinman. The laboratory results were
released jointly today at the national
press club by steinman and the campaign
for safe cosmetics, a coalition of
u.S.-based health and environmental groups
working to protect cosmetics consumers
from toxic chemicals and hold companies
accountable for the safety of their
products.
“regrettably, 1,4-dioxane contamination
is just the tip of the iceberg,” said
jeanne rizzo, r.N., executive director of
the breast cancer fund, a founding member
of the campaign for safe cosmetics.
“because the fda does not require
cosmetics products to be approved as safe
before they are sold, companies can put
unlimited amounts of toxic chemicals in
cosmetics.”
steinman said parents should be outraged
that companies are willing to spend a
significant amount of money on
entertainment licensing agreements that
entice children but won’t spend pennies
to remove contaminants such as
1,4-dioxane.
“consumers who have young children, as I
do, have the right to expect the highest
purity in children’s products,”
steinman said. “i call on american
consumers to say no to dangerous
petrochemicals in their children’s
cosmetic and personal care products.”
contrary to what many consumers may
believe, the fda does not review or
regulate cosmetics products or ingredients
for safety before they are sold to the
public and has no legal authority to
require safety assessments of cosmetics.
Devra lee davis, professor of epidemiology
and director of the center for
environmental oncology at the university
of pittsburgh cancer institute, said that
the usual regulatory approach of assessing
risk one chemical at a time does not
account for the combined effects of very
low levels of hidden contaminants in
personal care products and from other
sources. “we must lower exposures to
controllable agents that we know or
suspect cause cancer,” she said.
The fda has been measuring 1,4-dioxane
levels since 1979, but because the agency
has little authority or enforcement
capacity over the cosmetics industry, it
has worked with manufacturers to reduce
levels on a voluntary basis only. In
2000, the fda recommended that cosmetic
products should not contain 1,4-dioxane at
concentrations greater than 10 ppm (parts
per million); yet some 15 percent of
products tested exceeded even these
lenient guidelines. This limit, however,
also does not take into account that
babies exposed to 1,4-dioxane from baby
shampoo may be exposed at the same time to
1,4-dioxane from bubble bath, body wash
and many other products.
More than two dozen products were tested
at steinman’s request by west coast
analytical service, an independent testing
laboratory specializing in trace chemical
analysis. Among the products tested:
disney clean as can bee hair & body
wash (water jel technologies) 8.8 ppm
disney pixar cars piston cup bubble bath
(mzb personal care) 2.2 ppm
gerber grins & giggles gentle &
mild aloe vera baby shampoo 8.4 ppm
hello kitty bubble bath (kid care) 12
ppm*
huggies baby wash shea butter 4.0 ppm
huggies natural care baby wash extra
gentle and tear free 4.2 ppm
johnson’s head-to-toe baby wash
(johnson & johnson) 5.3 ppm to 6.1
ppm
johnson’s kids tigger bath bubbles
(johnson & johnson) 5.6 ppm to 7.9
ppm
johnson’s kids shampoo watermelon
explosion (johnson & johnson) 10 ppm*
lil’ bratz mild bubble bath (kid care)
3.7 ppm
l’oreal kids orange mango smoothie
shampoo 2.0 ppm
mr. Bubble bubble bath gentle formula
with aloe 1.5 ppm
rite-aid tearless baby shampoo 4.3 ppm
scooby-doo mild bubble bath (kid care)
3.0 ppm
sesame street wet wild watermelon bubble
bath (the village company) 7.4 ppm
adult consumer products
clairol herbal essences rainforest
flowers shampoo 23 ppm*
olay complete body wash with vitamins
(normal skin) 23 ppm*
suave naturals passion flower 2.0 ppm
*product was at or above fda maximum
steinman’s book explains what americans
can do today to be “green patriots”
and curb the nation’s dependency on
foreign oil. The new laboratory results
reveal the health risks posed by the same
petrochemicals that are part of what he
calls the nation’s growing oil
addiction.
Women and girls use an average of 12
personal care products daily, according to
a 2004 survey conducted by the campaign
for safe cosmetics. The environmental
working group's interactive product safety
guide, skin deep, allows consumers to find
products free of common carcinogenic
impurities like 1,4-dioxane.
# # #
founding members of the campaign for safe
cosmetics include alliance for a healthy
tomorrow, breast cancer fund, commonweal,
friends of the earth, women's voices for
the earth, environmental working group,
national black environmental justice
network and the national environmental
trust. For more information and
background on the campaign, and a link to
the environmental working group’s
“skin deep” database of cosmetics
product safety, visit www.Safecosmetics.Org.
To learn more about “safe trip to
eden: ten steps to save the planet earth
from the global warming meltdown” by
david steinman, call sheila huettl at
(323) 208-2629.
**edited because I can't quote-post.
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Little Caseys Mommy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 87 Location: New Orleans & Portland
Posted: 02-10-07 16:43pm
.R.O.F.lmao
not to be rude but
dun dun da (carlos mencia fans will
understand that)
.Nat here's your sign chick =]
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Jules
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Posted: 02-10-07 16:44pm
Ok, i'm not trying to be funny but it
sounds to me like someone is just trying
to plug their book. Scare everyone and
then say 'hey buy my book, it explains it
all!'
am I getting the wrong end of the stick?
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BabyGirlsMami
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 455 Location: Danbury, CT.
Posted: 02-10-07 16:48pm
Do they have a list of what it was used
in?
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tdr
Supporter
Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 1535 Location: Somewhere else...not here., PA USA
disney clean as can bee hair & body
wash (water jel technologies) 8.8 ppm
disney pixar cars piston cup bubble bath
(mzb personal care) 2.2 ppm
gerber grins & giggles gentle &
mild aloe vera baby shampoo 8.4 ppm
hello kitty bubble bath (kid care) 12
ppm*
huggies baby wash shea butter 4.0 ppm
huggies natural care baby wash extra
gentle and tear free 4.2 ppm
johnson’s head-to-toe baby wash
(johnson & johnson) 5.3 ppm to 6.1
ppm
johnson’s kids tigger bath bubbles
(johnson & johnson) 5.6 ppm to 7.9
ppm
johnson’s kids shampoo watermelon
explosion (johnson & johnson) 10 ppm*
lil’ bratz mild bubble bath (kid care)
3.7 ppm
l’oreal kids orange mango smoothie
shampoo 2.0 ppm
mr. Bubble bubble bath gentle formula
with aloe 1.5 ppm
rite-aid tearless baby shampoo 4.3 ppm
scooby-doo mild bubble bath (kid care)
3.0 ppm
sesame street wet wild watermelon bubble
bath (the village company) 7.4 ppm
adult consumer products
clairol herbal essences rainforest
flowers shampoo 23 ppm*
olay complete body wash with vitamins
(normal skin) 23 ppm*
suave naturals passion flower 2.0 ppm
*product was at or above fda maximum
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 02-10-07 18:08pm
Man, we have quite a few of the products
on the list they give. Kinda makes me
scared to bathe my child.
I think all our bath products are on that
list lmao. How do we know to believe that
after all the years these products have
been out. Maybe ill just use suave
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Sandbox Party
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 7276
Posted: 02-10-07 18:58pm
little caseys mommy
wrote:
.R.O.F.lmao
not to be rude but
dun dun da (carlos mencia fans will
understand that)
.Nat here's your sign chick
=]
lmao .Jenna isnt it supposed to be *dee ta
dee*???
Lol
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Sunflower_pie81
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Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 5041 Location: to hell with this crap
Posted: 02-10-07 19:02pm
rainfire1424
wrote:
little caseys mommy
wrote:
.R.O.F.lmao
not to be rude but
dun dun da (carlos mencia fans will
understand that)
.Nat here's your sign chick
=]
lmao .Jenna isnt it supposed to be *dee ta
dee*???
Lol
that is what I was thinking.....
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Sandbox Party
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 7276
Posted: 02-10-07 21:13pm
sunflower_pie81
wrote:
rainfire1424
wrote:
little caseys mommy
wrote:
.R.O.F.lmao
not to be rude but
dun dun da (carlos mencia fans will
understand that)
.Nat here's your sign chick
=]
lmao .Jenna isnt it supposed to be *dee ta
dee*???
- you can type.
