A very important link for personal care product safety was Re: toxic?

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I look up every product we use and if it's not listed I look up each ingredient.

This link is very valuable: http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/

Theresa,

I try to buy USDA certified organic products. Based on reading your ingredient list I wouldn't use it because I wouldn't eat it and I never buy or use anything that lists "fragrance". Unless it's scented with essential oils, it's most likely toxic crap that's included under that mystery category (fragrance). We use Charlie's Soap as our detergent and no fabric softeners. Mostly we use Dr. Bronner's and Terressentials personal care products. When the budget doesn't allow for Terressentials lotion (my favorite) I use organic olive oil mixed with a few drops of lavendar essential oil.

HTH,

Kimberley>> Dear Group:> > Here's a list of ingredients from a hair product - I'm unfamiliar with > some of them - could some of you respond with feedback as to the > toxicity of these ingredients?> > Many thanks!> > theresa> > Ingredients: Aqueous extracts of aachilea millefolium, chamomilla > recutita (matricaria), cymbopogan schoenathus, hops, balm mint, > rosemary, PVP/VA copolymer, polyquartnium-7, PEG-40 hydrogenated > castor oil, DMDM hydantoin, PEG-7 amodimethicone, carbomer, sodium > hydroxide, fragrance.>