Personal care products are awash in unlabeled toxic chemicals, study finds
Even products labeled ‘eco’, ‘green’ or ‘natural’ can contain dangerous compounds including Pfas Common personal care products widely contain unlabeled toxic chemicals, results from a new peer-reviewed study suggest. The testing of more than 110 items ranging from shampoo to baby lotions found evidence of unlabeled toxic chemicals in about 85%. Many contained multiple ingredients known to be…
Personal care products, including those labeled "eco", "green", or "natural", often contain unlabeled toxic chemicals. A recent peer-reviewed study tested over 110 items, such as shampoo and baby lotions, and found that about 85% contained evidence of unlabeled toxic chemicals.
Many of these products contained multiple ingredients known to be carcinogens or health hazards. According to the Guardian Business, even 26% of products labeled "eco", "green", or "natural" contained at least one dangerous compound.
The study also found that, on average, these products contained more than three times as many chemicals than were listed on their labels.
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