FRIGHTFUL 15: #15 TRICLOSAN
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What Is It and Why in Skincare and Personal Care Products?
An antibacterial agent used in toothpaste, topical antiseptics, shampoos and liquid soaps
So What’s So Bad?
Widespread use with few regulations has led to concerns regarding the effects on humans and the environment. Causes for concern include: endocrine disruption, bioaccumulation, weakening of the immune system and the creation of strains of bacteria resistant to antibacterial products.
VERDAUD does not contain triclosan.
(Source: safecosmetics.org)
When toxic ingredients coexist with good ingredients in personal care products, people are reluctant to explore the toxic stuff for fear of having to trash the whole thing.
Check it out …..
We don’t mean to slam other brands of creams, lotions and other personal care products for their use of these potentially dangerous compounds. However, if you care about your health and that of your family, be an informed consumer and check out the labels of your favorite products that are sitting right now in the bathroom or pantry.
Here is just a sampling of some actual label ingredients taken from their very own websites — best sellers at drug stores, on-line and high-end, very expensive brands (We left the names out). The VERDAUD Frightful Fifteen are in bold.
Look at all the bold!
There are many unidentifiable, hard to pronounce ingredients on these labels. Who knows what kind of chemical soup is formed when all this stuff is mixed together. I am focusing on the VERDAUD Frightful Fifteen.
NOTE: Products contain lots of water which mean dilution of active ingredients that may possibly help your skin. Just think … you’re often spending a lot of money for a product that contains a lot of water.
Proof: Water is often the first ingredient on the label of many, many products. Ingredients are listed in order of concentration, so the first ingredient means the highest concentration in the formula.
(Our VERDAUD Signature and Pure lotions don’t contain any water. Our silver infused lotions contain a very small amount of water which is not the first ingredient on the label.)
LABEL 1
Water\Aqua\Eau , Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Sarcosinate, Tea-Cocoyl Glutamate, Di-Ppg-2 Myreth-10 Adipate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Peg-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Sucrose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cetyl Triethylmonium Dimethicone, Peg-8 Succinate, Butylene Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Polyquaternium-7, Laureth-2, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Sulfate, Tocopheryl Acetate, EDTA, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol
LABEL 2
AQUA / WATER, GLYCERIN, ISOHEXADECANE, ISOPROPYL ISOSTEARATE, HYDROXYPROPYL, TETRAHYDROPYRANTRIOL, ALUMINUM STARCH, OCTENYLSUCCINATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, NYLON-12 OCTYLDODECANOL, CETYL ALCOHOL, AMMONIUM POLYACRYLDIMETHYLTAURAMIDE / AMMONIUM POLYACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE BEHENYL ALCOHOL, DIMETHICONE C13-14 ISOPARAFFIN, PEG-100 STEARATE STEARIC ACID STEARYL ALCOHOL ARACHIDYL ALCOHOL TRIETHANOLAMINE CETEARYL ALCOHOL CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE SODIUM HYALURONATE PALMITIC ACID ADENOSINE DISODIUM EDTA DISODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID CAPRYLOYL SALICYLIC ACID LAURETH-7 POLYACRYLAMIDE POLYETHYLENE METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE METHYLPARABEN PHENOXYETHANOL CI 15985 / YELLOW 6 CI 19140 / YELLOW 5 CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE MICA LINALOOL ISOEUGENOL LIMONENE CITRONELLOL BENZYL ALCOHOL PARFUM / FRAGRANCE
LABEL 3
Water, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Isohexadecane, Isopropyl Isostearate, Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob) Fruit Extract, Inositol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, BHT, Zinc Gluconate, Magnesium Aspartate, Copper Gluconate, Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethiconol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Disodium EDTA, PEG-100 Stearate, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, 1,2-Hexanediol, Phenoxyethanol Dimethicone 1.2%, Inactive Ingredients: Water, glycerin, distearyldimonium chloride, petrolatum, isopropyl palmitate, cetyl alcohol, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, benzyl alcohol, sodium chloride
LABEL 4
Water/Aqua/Eau, Tyrosine, Dimethyl MEA, Glycolic Acid, Isopropyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Acetyl Carnitine HCL, Arginine, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Phosphatidylcholine, Rosa Moschata Seed Oil, Thioctic Acid, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed Oil, Caffeine, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Phytic Acid, Copper Gluconate, Rhodiola Rosea Root Extract, Carnosine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Alanyl Glutamine, BHT, Disodium EDTA, Ceteareth-20, Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Saccharomyces Ferment, Fragrance/Parfum, Citral, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal,
Limonene, Linalool
LABEL 5
Water/Aqua/Eau, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dimethyl MEA, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Glycerin, Tyrosine, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Dimethicone, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Phosphatidylcholine, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Hydrolyzed Oat Protein, Ceramide NG, Zinc
Gluconate, Magnesium Aspartate, Copper Gluconate, Rutin, Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-
Glucan, Phaseolus Lunatus (Green Bean) Seed Extract, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, BHT,
Triethanolamine, Caprylyl Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP
Copolymer, PEG-10 Phytosterol, Polysorbate 20, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Glyceryl
Polymethacrylate, Tribehenin, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium
Sorbate, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Fragrance/Parfum, Benzyl Alcohol
LABEL 6
Water, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Glycerin, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Beeswax, Isohexadecane, Glycol Stearate SE, Stearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Dimethicone Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Phospholipids, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Disodium EDTA, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil, Propylene Glycol, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Betaine, Allantoin, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract, Trichosanthes Kirilowii Root Extract, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Extract, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract, Bletilla Striata Root Extract, Angelica Dahurica Root Extract, Cimicifuga Dahurica Root Extract, Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract, Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract, Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf/Nut/Stem Oil, Pinus Sylvestris Bud Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract
LABEL 7
Aqua/Water/Eau, Saccharomyces/Camellia Sinensis Leaf/Cladosiphon Okamuranus/Rice Ferment Filtrate*, Glycerin, Propanediol, Dimethicone, Squalane, Diisostearyl Malate, Behenyl Alcohol, Myristyl Myristate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Betaphycus Gelatinum Extract, Eisenia Arborea Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Origanum Majorana Leaf Extract, Thymus Serpyllum Extract, Malva Sylvestris (Mallow) Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Inositol, Gold, Sericin, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Butylene Glycol, Beheneth-20, Sorbitan Tristearate, Disodium Edta, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Sodium Acrylate/Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Dimethylacrylamide Crosspolymer, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum/Fragrance, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Mica (Ci 77019), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Tin Oxide (Ci 77861), Violet 2 (Ci 60725)
* Hadasei-3
LABEL 8
Cyclopentasiloxane, Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Saccharomyces/Camellia Sinensis Leaf/Cladosiphon Okamuranus/Rice Ferment Filtrate*, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Propanediol, Dimethicone, Ceresin, Titanium Dioxide, Squalane, Dimethicone/Peg-10/15 Crosspolymer, Sericin, Hydrolyzed Silk, Silk Powder, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract, Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract, Yeast Extract, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Zinc Stearate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Peg/Ppg-18/18 Dimethicone, Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Disodium Edta, Silica, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Parfum/Fragrance, Isopropyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Mica (Ci 77019), Tin Oxide (Ci 77861), Iron Oxide (Ci 77491)
LABEL 9
Aqua/Water/Eau, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Propanediol, Glycerin, Acrylates Copolymer, Coco-Betaine, Saccharomyces/Camellia Sinensis Leaf/Cladosiphonokamuranus/Rice Ferment Filtrate*, Luffa Cylindrica Fruit/Leaf/Stem Extract, Luffa Cylindrica Fruit, Sodium Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Silk, Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract, Belamcanda Chinensis Root Extract, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Chloride, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Sesquicaprylate, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium Edta, Parfum/Fragrance, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol
LABEL 10
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Sesquicaprylate, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Algae Extract, Aqua/Water/Eau, Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Glycerin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum/Fragrance, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol
*Hadasei-3
LABEL 11
Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil), Peg-30 Lanolin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Aluminum Stearate, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Peg-75 Lanolin, Phenoxyethanol, Eugenia Caryophyllus (Clove) Leaf Oil, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Oil, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, BHT
LABEL 12
Micellar Water: Aqua / Water, Hexylene Glycol, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Disodium EDTA, Poloxamer 184, Polyaminopropyl Biguanide
Check out this webite:
https://davidsuzuki.org/queen-of-green/dirty-dozen-parfum-fragrance/
https://davidsuzuki.org/queen-of-green/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals-avoid/
This may interest you:
How does the law define a cosmetic?
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) defines cosmetics by their intended use, as "articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body...for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance" [FD&C Act, sec. 201(i)].
Among the products included in this definition are skin moisturizers, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail polishes, eye and facial makeup preparations, cleansing shampoos, permanent waves, hair colors, and deodorants, as well as any substance intended for use as a component of a cosmetic product.
How does the law define a drug?
The FD&C Act defines drugs, in part, by their intended use, as "articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease" and "articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals" [FD&C Act, sec. 201(g)(1)].
https://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/GuidanceRegulation/LawsRegulations/ucm074201.htm
Do you want “chemical soup” on your face and body?