Activists call for boycott Johnson & Johnson over chemicals in shampoo

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  1. Stacie L profile image88
    Stacie Lposted 13 years ago

    Activists call for boycott of Johnson & Johnson over chemicals in baby shampoo
    Campaigners have tried for more than two years to get Johnson & Johnson to remove the trace amounts of potentially cancer-causing substances


    The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has unsuccessfully been urging the world's largest health care company for 2 1/2 years to remove the trace amounts of potentially cancer-causing chemicals — dioxane and a substance called quaternium-15 that releases formaldehyde — from Johnson's Baby Shampoo, one of its signature products.


    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45111139/ns … rAWrnIg8is
    well I use baby shampoo and now I may throw it out...

    1. Wesman Todd Shaw profile image76
      Wesman Todd Shawposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for the information!  I had no idea!

    2. kerryg profile image82
      kerrygposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I hope they succeed!

      Here's the link to their site, by the way: http://safecosmetics.org/

      I also recommend this site as a good resource to figure out what kinds of nasty stuff you've been slathering all over your skin: http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

    3. profile image0
      Daniella Lopezposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I heard this on the news this morning...
      I hope they succeed! This is definitely not something I want to be using on my son.

    4. Evan G Rogers profile image60
      Evan G Rogersposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      "potentially cancer causing agents"

      LOLOLOL

      1. kerryg profile image82
        kerrygposted 13 years agoin reply to this

        Cancer sure is hilarious all right. roll

        WTF, dude?

        1. habee profile image93
          habeeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          For real. It's not too funny when you or a loved one has it.

  2. couturepopcafe profile image60
    couturepopcafeposted 13 years ago

    It's about damn time but why single out Johnson and Johnson?

  3. psycheskinner profile image76
    psycheskinnerposted 13 years ago

    Indeed. If you are going to drop them and use something else. make sure it actually has less of these chemicals first.

    1. couturepopcafe profile image60
      couturepopcafeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Vey few and far between, products without chemicals.  Check out Aubrey Organics, Terressentials, Jason Naturals for non-toxic skin and body care.  Also:  Uncle Harry's, Eco-Dent, Sustainable Community Development, Seventh Generation, Earth Friendly Products, Lehman's Grain Mill, Kiss My Face, Suki's Naturals, and Miracle Distributors.

  4. HattieMattieMae profile image60
    HattieMattieMaeposted 13 years ago

    Yay Mary Kay never tells you there is formeldahyde in their make up, learned that the hard way. Went to a dermatologist and found this out! Most stuff we use on the market does have harmful stuff in it! sad

  5. rebekahELLE profile image84
    rebekahELLEposted 13 years ago

    I have this video on one of my hubs about toxins in the home.
    There are so many dangerous chemicals in everything, everywhere. Why put them in baby products?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCiG1WxB … r_embedded

    another one, a few years old.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7qe4zfh … re=related

 
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