Comments on: Why is 1,4 dioxane found in “organic” shampoos? http://www.thesmartmama.com/what-is-14-dioxane-found-in-organic-shampoos/ Simple steps to healthy, natural, non toxic kids, home, baby, living Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:11:29 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Lisa http://www.thesmartmama.com/what-is-14-dioxane-found-in-organic-shampoos/comment-page-1/#comment-2481 Lisa Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:49:35 +0000 http://www.thesmartmama.com/?p=621#comment-2481 Is the Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap safe enough to use on a baby/toddler? Also, I noticed you recommend that Earth Mama Angel Baby brand, but I couldn't find the USDA mark on their products. Are they still better to use? Thanks for the help! P.S.: I'd love to see a list of toys you've purchased for your children. I'm having such an exhausting and difficult time trying to solve the mystery of what is safe and what is not. Is the Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint Soap safe enough to use on a baby/toddler? Also, I noticed you recommend that Earth Mama Angel Baby brand, but I couldn’t find the USDA mark on their products. Are they still better to use? Thanks for the help!

P.S.: I’d love to see a list of toys you’ve purchased for your children. I’m having such an exhausting and difficult time trying to solve the mystery of what is safe and what is not.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.thesmartmama.com/what-is-14-dioxane-found-in-organic-shampoos/comment-page-1/#comment-2463 Nancy Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:09:15 +0000 http://www.thesmartmama.com/?p=621#comment-2463 1,4-dioxane is an ingredient that stands out as questionable even before I knew what it was. Now that I know that it is a known human carcinogen with mixed with other chemicals, I don't buy products that contain this ingredient. 1,4-dioxane is an ingredient that stands out as questionable even before I knew what it was. Now that I know that it is a known human carcinogen with mixed with other chemicals, I don’t buy products that contain this ingredient.

]]> By: Stacy Malkan http://www.thesmartmama.com/what-is-14-dioxane-found-in-organic-shampoos/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Stacy Malkan Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:18:47 +0000 http://www.thesmartmama.com/?p=621#comment-186 Ethoxylation is a nasty chemical process involving the use of ethylene oxide (a known breast carcinogen), and no serious "natural" company should be using it! Unfortunately, many are, and consumers are confused because there are no legal standards whatsoever for "natural" or "organic" personal care products sold in the United States. This needs to change. Visit the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics at www.safecosmetics.org to get involved in the effort to give the beauty industry a safety makeover. In the meantime, the best bet is to choose products certified by the USDA Natinoal Organic Program, or use the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep database at www.safecosmetics.org and choose products that are not flagged as potentially contaminated with 1,4 dioxane. Stacy Malkan Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Author, "Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry" Ethoxylation is a nasty chemical process involving the use of ethylene oxide (a known breast carcinogen), and no serious “natural” company should be using it! Unfortunately, many are, and consumers are confused because there are no legal standards whatsoever for “natural” or “organic” personal care products sold in the United States. This needs to change. Visit the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics at http://www.safecosmetics.org to get involved in the effort to give the beauty industry a safety makeover. In the meantime, the best bet is to choose products certified by the USDA Natinoal Organic Program, or use the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep database at http://www.safecosmetics.org and choose products that are not flagged as potentially contaminated with 1,4 dioxane.

Stacy Malkan
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Author, “Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry”

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