Do you believe me now? I have been saying this to my family and friends for years, and everyone thinks I am the nutty, crunchy, hippy chick. Well finally there has been a study done to show that most popular brands of baby products contain cancer causing chemicals. Actually that came out wrong. I wish the products were not toxic, but I am glad that the companies which have been pulling the wool over our eyes, are now being exposed. The products most thought were safe, are not. Treehugger.com reports:"The Campaign sent unopened bottles of bubble bath, baby lotion, and other products targeted at babies and children to an independent lab to be tested for 1,4-dioxane andformaldehyde, chemicals that do not appear on product labels but are known to be carcinogenic.
1,4-dioxane and formaldehyde found in popular kids' brands
Of the 48 kids' products tested for 1,4-dioxane, 67 percent showed up positive. The lab also uncovered the presence of formaldehyde in 82 percent of the 28 products it tested. In all, 17 products--including Huggies Naturally Refreshing Cucumber & Green Tea baby wash, Sesame Street Bubble Bath, American Girl Real Beauty Inside and Out Shower Gel, and even Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo--were contaminated with both 1,4-dioxane and formaldehyde.
"We know that cosmetics can be made without hazardous ingredients and contaminants," the Campaign adds. "So what's going on? How is it legal for companies to sell baby and kids' skincare products that contain toxic chemicals used in embalming fluid, fumigants and automotive coolant? Worse yet, these chemicals aren't even on the label, so even the most ingredient-conscious parents wouldn't know whether the product is safe."
Take action
To send an e-mail asking your elected officials to clean up the quagmire of personal-care products, visit the Campaign's Web site. To find safer alternatives, mouse on over to the EWG's Safety Guide to Children's Personal Care Products. "
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