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Monday, March 16, 2009
Study finds that mainstream child bath products contain harmful chemicals
A study done by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics was released last week and the results were not really surprising to me, but still upsetting.
Big brand products that are being marketed as "natural" or "gentle" and can be found on store shelves everywhere were found to contain formaldehyde or 1,4-dioxane. Both these ingredients are known carcinogens.
The article goes on to discuss the use of these ingredients here in Canada:
"In Canada, both chemicals are on Health Canada's cosmetics hotlist, which means they cannot be used as ingredients in makeup or personal-care products, but are allowed in trace amounts in levels higher than detected in the study. There are a few exceptions for formaldehyde, which is permitted as in ingredient at low concentrations to provide antimicrobial preservation."
Check out the entire article by clicking here.
All the more reason to educate yourselves on brands and their ingredients so you can have a better idea of what is really natural or organic.
Nayla Natural Care researches all ingredients in all of the products in the store and rest assured, everything we carry is truly organic or natural so no worries when shopping with us!
Check out all of our safe skincare products for children:
Earth Mama Angel Baby
Gaia
TruKid
Druide
Big brand products that are being marketed as "natural" or "gentle" and can be found on store shelves everywhere were found to contain formaldehyde or 1,4-dioxane. Both these ingredients are known carcinogens.
The article goes on to discuss the use of these ingredients here in Canada:
"In Canada, both chemicals are on Health Canada's cosmetics hotlist, which means they cannot be used as ingredients in makeup or personal-care products, but are allowed in trace amounts in levels higher than detected in the study. There are a few exceptions for formaldehyde, which is permitted as in ingredient at low concentrations to provide antimicrobial preservation."
Check out the entire article by clicking here.
All the more reason to educate yourselves on brands and their ingredients so you can have a better idea of what is really natural or organic.
Nayla Natural Care researches all ingredients in all of the products in the store and rest assured, everything we carry is truly organic or natural so no worries when shopping with us!
Check out all of our safe skincare products for children:
Earth Mama Angel Baby
Gaia
TruKid
Druide
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