Toxic Tub Time?

The Green Community is already buzzing about a new report that came out regarding toxic chemicals in childrens' and baby skin care products. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics published a press release outlining their findings from independent studies and some tips on what to do.
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics tested dozens of mainstream baby care products ranging from Johnson & Johnson, Baby Magic, Suave and Mustela and found cancer-causing formaldehyde and 1,4 dioxane in many of them. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics commissioned an independent laboratory to test 48 products for 1,4-dioxane; 28 of those products were also tested for formaldehyde. The lab found that:
-17 out of 28 products tested – 61 percent – contained both formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane.
- 23 out of 28 products – 82 percent – contained formaldehyde at levels ranging from 54 to 610 parts per million (ppm).
- 32 out of 48 products – 67 percent – contained 1,4-dioxane at levels ranging from 0.27 to 35 ppm.

From The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: Formaldehyde contaminates personal care products when common preservatives release formaldehyde over time in the container. Common ingredients likely to contaminate products with formaldehyde include; quaternium-15, DMDM hydantoin, imidazolidinyl urea and diazolidinyl urea. Formaldehyde is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the EPA and is known to cause allergic reactions and rashed in some people.
1,4-dioxane is a byproduct of a chemical processing technique called ethoxylation, in which cosmetic ingredients are processed with ethylene oxide. Manufacturers can easily remove the toxic byproduct, but are not required by law to do so. Common ingredients likely to be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane include: PEG-100 stearate, sodium laureth sulfate, polyethylene and ceteareth-20.
How do you keep your baby safe?
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