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My deodorant has freaking POISON in it!?
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Depends on the brand:
http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep/sear...perpage=10&stype=brands&category=Lip+Balm%2FTreatment&sort=&showall=1

For one brand -
Ingredients: (from retailer or packaging) Aqua (Water), Polyethylene, Talc, Dimethicone Copolyol, Sorbitol, Cetyl Octanoate, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, PEG-8 Beeswax, Propylene Glycol, Steareth 2, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Steareth-21, Cholesteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Lactate, Lactic Acid, PVP/Eicosence Copolymer, C9-15 Fluoroalcohol Phosphates, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan), Xanthan Gum, Dimethicone, Methylparaben, Salicylic Acid, Behenyl Alcohol, BHT, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Chlorexidine Digluconate, Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Retinyl Palmitate, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterol

Cancer hazard
Reproductive/developmental toxicity
Sunburn/skin cancer risk
Estrogenic chemicals and other endocrine disruptors
Irritants - eye, skin, or lungs
Immune system toxicants (allergies, sensitization)
Safety limits on use/purity/manufacturing
Classified as toxic
Wildlife/environmental toxicity
Ingredient(s) not assessed for safety

Edit: My wife says Burt's Bee's lip balm is safe.
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Re: My deodorant has freaking POISON in it!? - by M A V I C - 04-16-2007, 04:07 AM

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