Shampoos and Soaps Cancer Causing Chemicals

CALIFORNIA, HEALTH

Study Finds Cancer-Causing Chemical 

in Nearly 100 Shampoos and Soaps

Center for Environmental Health

The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) revealed independent testing on Tuesday finding a cancer-causing chemical in 98 shampoos, soaps and other personal care products sold by major national retailers. The chemical, cocamide diethanolamine (cocamide DEA), a chemically-modified form of coconut oil used as a thickener or foaming agent in many products, was listed by California as a known carcinogen last year.

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Products tested with high levels of cocamide DEA include shampoos made by Colgate Palmolive, Colomer, Paul Mitchell and many others. In addition, products marketed for children and a product falsely labeled as organic were found with the chemical, in violation of California law.

CEH filed a California lawsuit Tuesday against four companies that sell products containing cocamide DEA, and the nonprofit has sent legal notices to more than 100 other companies that produce and/or sell cocamide DEA-tainted products that their products violate state law.

“Most people believe that products sold in major stores are tested for safety, but consumers need to know that they could be doused with a cancer-causing chemical every time they shower or shampoo,” said Michael Green, executive director of CEH. “We expect companies to take swift action to end this unnecessary risk to our children’s and families’ health.”

In addition to many brand name shampoos and personal care products (see the full list, below), the CEH testing found cocamide DEA in store-brand products purchased at Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Pharmaca and Kohl’s. A store brand children’s bubble bath from Kmart and a children’s shampoo/conditioner from Babies R Us were also found with cocamide DEA. Falsely labeled organic products from Organic by Africa’s Best also tested for high levels of the cancer-causing chemical (CEH previously won a legal settlement with this company requiring it to end its use of phony organic labels).

CEH has purchased the shampoos and other products containing cocamide DEA at Bay Area, CA, locations of major retailers and from online retailers since June, and commissioned an independent lab to determine the total content of the chemical in the products. In many cases, products contain more than 10,000 ppm cocamide DEA, and one shampoo tested at more than 200,000 ppm (20 percent) cocamide DEA. California listed cocamide DEA in June 2012 as a chemical known to cause cancer based on the assessment by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which evaluated skin exposure tests on animals.  

PRODUCT	BRAND NAME	COMPANY	RETAILER
Classic clean shampoo (for all hair types)	Prell	Ultimark Products	Walgreens
Medicated Conditioning Shampoo	MG217	Lake Consumer Products	Rite Aid
Daily Shampoo	American Crew Classic	American Crew	Kmart
Olive Oil Shampoo	Organics by Africa’s Best	House of Cheatham	Glamour Beauty Supply
Caprice (Acti-Ceramidas Shampoo)	Palmolive	Colgate-Palmolive Co.	FoodMaxx
Mane ‘n Tail Shampoo	Straight Arrow	Straight Arrow Products	FoodMaxx
Climate Control Defrizzing Shampoo	Ouidad	Ouidad Products	Sephora
TUI (moisturizing sulfate-free shampoo)	Carols Daughter	Carols Daughter Products	Sephora
Brilliance Shampoo	Rusk	Rusk	Kmart
Kid’s Bubble Bath (Bubble Gum Scent)	Little Ones/Kmart	Kmart	Kmart
Clasic Herbal Essence Shampoo (all hair types)	Vanart	Made by Estilo Y Vanidad, Distributed by Midway Importing	Kmart
Therapeutic Anti-Dandruff Shampoo	TopCare	Topco Associates, LLC	Lucky
Cleanse Hydrating Shampoo	BIOSILK	Farouk Systems	Lucky
Maximum Strength Medicated Dandruff Shampoo	Equate	Walmart	Walmart
Awapuhi Ginger Shampoo	Organix	Vogue International	Walgreens
“Ricitos de Oro” Chamomile Baby Shampoo	Grisi	unknown	Walgreens
Cabellino Shampoo Chile Con Romero	Grandall	Grandall Dist. Co	Kmart
Dandruff Shampoo Selenium Sulfide	Image Essentials	Kmart	Kmart
Nutress Hair Protein Pack Treatment Shampoo	nutresshair	Gabel’s Cosmetics, Inc.	Glamour Beauty Supply
Treatment Curly Hair Moisturizing Shampoo Keratin and Cupuacu Butter	nuNAAT	nuNAAT	Glamour Beauty Supply
Luxury Care 3 Plus Frizz Control Shampoo	Luxury Care	Inspired Beauty Brands, Inc.	Glamour Beauty Supply
Anti Breakage Neutralizing Shampoo Gel	Mega Growth	Strength Of Nature	Glamour Beauty Supply
Tea Tree Special Shampoo	Paul Mitchell	John Paul Mitchell Systems	Glamour Beauty Supply
Plant Extracts & Moroccan Argan oil Dry, Itchy Scalp Shampoo Controls Dandruff	At One With Nature	BioCare Lab	Glamour Beauty Supply
Gentle Cleansing & Conditioning Shampoo Aromatic Natural Essences pH balanced	Calm Cleanse	Johnson Products Co.	Glamour Beauty Supply
Hair Polisher Shampoo with “Sparkle Lites”	Fantasia	Fantasia Industries	Glamour Beauty Supply
African Essence Neutralizing Shampoo Plus Proteins and Conditioners	African Essence	Universal Beauty Products	Glamour Beauty Supply
VIA Natural Style Moisturizing Shampoo	VIA	Universal Beauty Products	Glamour Beauty Supply
Fair Trade Honey Shampoo	Lush	Lush	Lush
Sunflower & Coconut Detangling Conditioning Shampoo	Crème Of Nature	Colomer USA	Safeway
Medicated Shampoo Slednium Sulfide Dandruff Shampoo	up&up	Target	Target
Salon Shampoo (for Extra-Dry Hair)	Parnevu	Advantage Research Laboratories	Lynas Beauty Depot
Shea Butter Shampoo	Sofn’freen’pretty	M&M Products Company	Lynas Beauty Depot
Conditioning Shampoo	Luster’s Pink Brand	Luster Products, Inc.	Lynas Beauty Depot
Coconut Oil Formula Conditioning Shampoo	Palmer’s	E.T. Browne Drug Co.	Lynas Beauty Depot
Neutralizing Shampoo (With DL Panthenol)	Vitale	AFAM Concept	Lynas Beauty Depot
Extra Moisturizing Hand Wash	Dermasil/Rise International Group LLC	Rise International Group	99 Cent Only Stores
Moisturizing Shampoo with Panthenol (Placenta & Vitamin E)	La Bella	Newhall Laboratories, Inc.	99 Cent Only Stores
Despicable Me Hand Wash (tickled pink rose bonbon)	Delon Laboratories	Delon Laboratories	99 Cent Only Stores
Tingling Gro Shampoo with Flaking Control	Doo Gro	Nature’s Protein	Sally Beauty Company
KeraCare  Anti-Dandruff Moisturizing Shampoo	KeraCare	Avlon Industries, Inc.	Macy’s
Dandruff Moisturizing Shampoo	Folicure	Alberto Culver USA	Sally Beauty Company
Mixed Berry Anti-Bacterial Foaming Hand Soap	Simple Pleasures	Tri-Coastal Design	Kohl’s
Vanilla Rose Bubble Bath	Simple Pleasures	Paula Scaletta Licensed to Tri-Coastal Design	Kohl’s
berry burst shower gel	scentsations by bodysource	Made Especially for Kohl’s Department Store	Kohl’s
Lemon Handwash  Gift Set	Brompton and Langley	Upper Canada Soap	Sears
French Lavender Hand and Body Wash Gift Set	Amelie’s Garden	Upper Canada Soap	Sears
Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo	Moroccanoil	Moroccanoil	Blooming Beauty
Julius Caesar Redreshing Citrus Scent Concentrated Shower Gel	Zirch Warrior Collection	TPR Holdings LLC	Marshalls
I love Vanilla & Ice Cream Bubble Bath and Shower Gel	I love…	I love cosmetics limited	Ross
Coconut Lime Handsoap	Pure Passion	Biolab International Inc.	Ross
Lalaloopsy Cotton Candy Bubble Bath	Lalaloopsy	Added Extras	Ross
Super Minty Soapy Suds Body wash + Bubbling Bath	Bliss	Bliss	Ross
Olive & Shea Mositurizing Shower Wash Vanilla Spice	Tree Hut	Naterra International	Ross
Organic Cleanse Deep Cleansing Shampoo with Oatmeal Protein	Design Essentials	McBride Research Laboratories	JC Penny
Moisturizing Shampoo for all hair types	Body Time	Body Time	Body Time
Lemon Kitchen Hand Soap	Trader Joe’s	Trader Joe’s	Trader Joe’s
All Natural moisturizing Shower Gel Yuzu	ShiKai	ShiKai Products	Andronico’s
2 in1 Shampoo and Conditioner	Toys R Us	Toys R Us	Babies ‘R’ Us
Body Wash ylang ylang & ginger	Pharmaca	Pharmaca	Pharmaca
avocado oil moisturizing shower gel	Australian Organics	Kent Cosmetics	TJ Maxx
Lemon Balm White Musk Hand Wash	D&H Australia	Dickens  & Hawthorne Australia	TJ Maxx
Eucalyptus Aloe Hand Soap	CST	CST	TJ Maxx
Honey B Crème Handwash	Scottish Fine Soaps	Scottish Fine Soaps Company	TJ Maxx
Enriched wtith Argan oil Restorative Shampoo	Beauty Products Mgoador	Chic Cosmetic Ind.	TJ Maxx
White Nectarine & Pear Cleansing Hand Wash	Boutique	Grace Cole Co.	TJ Maxx
Lavender Conditioning Handwash	Brown & Harris England	HotHouse Partnerships LTD	TJ Maxx
English Rose Moisturizing Hand Wash	A & S	Asquith & Somerset	TJ Maxx
Best Face Forward Daily Foaming Cleanser Passionfruit + Green Tea	Formula 10.0.6	Aspire Brands	Ulta
Triple Action Bath, Shower, & Hair Wash Revitalizing Rosemary Mint	c. Booth simple. Natural. Trusted.	Freeman Beauty Labs/ pH Beauty Labs	Ulta
Advanced Volume Shampoo with Expansion Technology	Nick Chavez	Perfect Plus	Ulta
Bubble Bath Calm One with lemon balm	Calm All	The Soap & Glory Cosmetics	Sephora
Lemon Basil Shea Butter Hand Soap	Michel Design Works	Michel Design Works	Bristol Farms
Philip B. Peppermint & Avocado Volumizing and Clarifying Shampoo	Phillip B.	Phillip B Inc.	Bloomingdale’s
Lemon Verbena Hand Wash Gel	Accessory Zone	Accessory Zone	Sears
Mango Body Wash	Boots	The Boots Company	Target
Citrus Blush Shower Gel	Champneys	Boots Retail	Target
White Tea and Ginger Neutralizing Shampoo	Ampro/Pro Styl/ Neutra Foam	Ampro Industries	Lucky
Lychee Flower Hand And Body Wash	Mor	Mor	Nordstrom Rack
Zinc Shampoo	DHS	Person & Covey Inc.	hairenvy.com
Bubble Bath Sweet Water	RRYSpa	RRYSpa	burlington coat factory
Skinny Girl Shower Gel Margarita	Skinny Girl	Lotta Luv	burlington coat factory
Peppermint Bubble Bath	Elegant Home Design	Elegant Home Design	burlington coat factory
Apothecary Lemon Verbana Bath and Shower Gel	Apothecary	International Design Associates	burlington coat factory
French Lavender Cleansing Hand Wash	Baylis & Harding England	Baylis & Harding PLC	burlington coat factory
American Crew Classic Daily Shampoo	American Crew	American Crew	Saks Fifth Avenue
Herb Hand Soap	Daiso	Daiso Industries	Daiso
Hair Plump Volumizing Shampoo	Big & Bold	Fisk Industries	Beauty Palace
Blondes Lemon flower Shampoo	ARTEC	ARTec Systems Group	Beauty Palace
Rejuvi Shower Cream	Rejuvi	Rejuvi Laboratory Inc.	Dermstore.com
The Revitalizer Body Wash (Cucumber + Grapefruit)	Portico	Portico Home + Spa	Dermstore.com
Colour Protecting Caviar Shampoo	Kelly Van Gogh	Kelly Van Gogh LLC	Dermstore.com
Walnut Body Scrub	Banzai Living Inc	Banzai Living Inc	Ichiban Kan
Clear Lemon & Mint Body Soap	Aroma Resort	PMAI	Ichiban Kan
Bath/Shower Gelee with Green Tea and Aloe	Dr. Michelle Copeland	Dr. Michelle Copeland Skin Care	Dermstore.com
Lavender Shower Gel with cucumber, arnica, and aloe vera	elizabeth W san francisco	E Wightnan & Co	Dermstore.com
Caring Hand Wash Fig & Pink Cedar	Nougat London	Nougat London	Tuesday Morning
Hydrating Shampoo	Moroccanoil	Moroccanoil	Regis Salon

Asymmetric As A Classic

Asymmetric As A Classic

Haircut

By:

Mark Steven Lewis

 Classic Asymmetric 

Model:

Regina Stein

Yelp Has a Suck Ass Review System

Yelp has filtered 2 of my longest returning clients reviews and 1 from a new client after his second visit.  The review process is not very reliable.  So here are the reviews that were filtered for some strange reason!

UPDATE

10/20/2013

2 days after I posted this entry in my blog another review got filtered that was written on 6/6/2013!

4 Filtered Reviews for Sanctuary Hair Salon

 Note: The reviews below are not factored into the business's overall star rating.

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• Michael B.

San Francisco, CA

 6/6/2013

I never thought I would be one of those people who say, "I only trust my hair to..." until I started going to Mark.

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10/18/2013

3 Filtered Reviews for Sanctuary Hair Salon

 Note: The reviews below are not factored into the business's overall star rating.

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• Stefan B.

Oceanside, CA

 12/14/2012

The best hair-cutting experiences I've had in my life! I walked into Mark's gorgeous space with 3 months outgrown hair and just let him cut my hair. First off, the space feels private and is spacious and is filled with Art. You'll get right away why people call it a sanctuary. I was amazed what a true wizard Mark is with those scissors, and how he gets a vision of what exactly your hair needs to look good every day.
I've been there for a second hair cut and had the same outstanding experience. Thank you Mark, I'll be back whenever I am in San Francisco.

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• Monica L.

San Francisco, CA

 12/4/2012

If you want it done right, go to Mark.

It's really that simple.  But I'll elaborate.  I've been going to Mark for years.  But prior to him I had bad haircut after bad haircut.  I have wavy hair.  which is the worst.  not straight and not curly.  This netherworld of annoyance.  I never thought i could have a cut where I didn't have to do anything to it.  Until I met Mark.  It's easy to make a client look good when they leave the salon.  It's hard to make a client look good each and every day between cuts.  And that's what Mark does.  He, unlike many stylists out there, actually knows how to cut hair.  And well!  Mark knows my hair, how it will behave and what to do with it.  I literally do not style my hair and it's perfect. I take a shower and just leave it wet.  I sleep on it wet.  Or I won't wash it for days.  Of course it's a little different every time.  That's just the nature of hair.  But I'm in love with it each time. :)  I have super long wavy hair and a ton of layers.  No one does layers like him.  I've had strangers comment on the layers in my hair.  My friends say I have mermaid hair.  The other fantastic thing about Mark is that he's realistic.  He'll tell you if the cut you want is not going to work on you.  I mean, he can cut anything.  but he'll tell you if you do or don't have the type of hair that's going to maintain it.  My advice... just let him work his magic.

here's a sweet closing story to my review...
Directly after my most recent appointment, I had a date.  Mark, the gentleman that he is, walks me to my date's car as he drove up, introduced himself, etc.  All night my date kept staring at me saying "fuck yeah, Mark,"  "wow, Mark," "Mark's the man".  Yay, Mark. :)

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• Andy p.

San Anselmo, CA

 10/11/2012

Mark has been cutting my hair for over a decade now ever since my (new at the time) wife told me I had to get a real haircut.  And she was totally right.  Every haircut Mark has given me has been excellent.  After the last one I got two prolonged compliments from two friends with 24 hours -- which is always nice.

I know a lot of guys think a $20 haircut at Supercuts is fine.  And some people can't afford I high quality cut.  So maybe Mark isn't for you.  But if you want a consistently great haircut by someone who understand how to personalize a cut for you, then Mark has my strongest recommendation.

Angelic Beauty

Angelic Beauty is Alive

Couple Love Sanctuary Hair Salon

Couple Loves Sanctuary Hair Salon Haircuts

This is The Byerly's first time getting their haircut's at Sanctuary Hair Salon. Both Dan and Leslie ended up with rock and roll haircuts and loved it!  This is the first couple hair spin photographed at Sanctuary Hair Salon.  You can see by their smiles how much fun they had shooting their hair spin photos. Their smiling faces are representative of being happy customers as well.

As they leave the salon I am outside saying goodbye.  They walk away to go home and I holler, "hey Dan", and snap this great candid shot of them!

Thanks Dan and Leslie 

You made my day a little brighter!

Sanctuary Hair Salon Owner 

Mark Steven Lewis

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