| Is you baby being exposed to Asthma and Allergy | | | | recommend that you limit your children's exposure to |
| toxins such as 1,4-dioxane and formaldehyde? The | | | | these products until they can be further evaluated and |
| answer is yes from a study conducted by "Campaign | | | | tested more for long term effects. We are also |
| For Safe Cosmetics" in March of 2009. I would take a | | | | concerned about the chemicals that can cause |
| second look at your "Sesame Street" character | | | | contact dermatitis in children in these products. |
| brands and the "Johnson & Johnson's Baby | | | | What this means to you as a parent: The FDA does |
| Shampoo. This is pretty serious for our children's health | | | | not require contaminants to be listed on the labels or |
| and must be remedied quickly or else the long term | | | | require companies to test for safety issues or |
| complications will arise out of their use on our children. | | | | contaminants before they go on the market. As a |
| These chemicals, formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane are | | | | result of this investigation, Safe Homes is sure that the |
| known animal carcinogens and probable human | | | | FDA will make some major changes in the way they |
| carcinogens, according to the U.S. Environmental | | | | do business. In the meantime, as Parents, take this |
| Protection Agency. Individuals with Asthma, Allergies | | | | matter into your own hands and try to limit your child's |
| and The Chemically Injured can be affected by these | | | | exposure to organic or Health Food Store products |
| products too. Formaldehyde is also known to cause | | | | only. This should help your children and protect from |
| skin rashes in allergic children. We have one client | | | | these toxins in Baby Bath Products. It will also send a |
| who's child is highly allergic to multiple baby shampoos. | | | | message to these companies which will require them |
| According to a study conducted by "Campaign For | | | | to change their formulation and marketing approach. |
| Safe Cosmetics", additional products have also been | | | | In conclusion, children's products should be evaluated |
| identified for the presence of 1,4-Dioxane. The | | | | for the presence of both formaldehyde and |
| products are the following: Hello Kitty Bubble Bath, | | | | 1,4-dioxane in bath products for children. In the average |
| Johnson's Baby Wash, Huggies Baby Wash and | | | | home, some children can be exposed on a daily basis |
| Scooby-Doo Bubble Bath. The tests also found the | | | | using the named products by "Campaign For Safe |
| carcinogen in Clairol Herbal Essences shampoo, Olay | | | | Cosmetics". We do not know the long term |
| Complete Body Wash and many other personal care | | | | implications of this exposure to formaldehyde and |
| products. | | | | 1,4-dioxane in bath products for children but I would not |
| If you are concerned about your children developing | | | | let my children use such products. |
| Asthma, Allergies or becoming Chemically Injured, we | | | | |