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Article: The Hidden Perils of Personal Care Products.(health risks associated with particular types of products and ingredients)
- Article from:
- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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"... The universal adage remains that no chemical is absolutely safe. Even if an ingredient is `known' to be safe, there is no certainty that it won't have undesirable side effects in a new combination."
COMMON SOAP and shampoo ingredients were linked to cancer in laboratory mice in one study. Hair dyes popped up as suspects in certain rare cancers in another. Studies like these quickly turn into a media frenzy that frightens the public, who then wonder if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other Federal agencies are doing their job to protect public health.
It is a matter of fact that using practically any cosmetic product brings some degree of ...