
Restricted Ingredients
We are committed to natural formulas.
Below is a list of the ingredients we do not use in our products and why :
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1,4 Dioxane – skin irritant, potential toxicant
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Aluminum Zirconium – potential carcinogen
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Animal by-products – materials harvested from the death of an animal.
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Benzalkonium/Benzethonium Chloride – potential carcinogen
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Benzyl Acetate – potential neurotoxin
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Bronopol – releases formaldehyde & nitrosamines into products
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Butyl Acetate – flammable, repeated exposure causes skin cracking
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Butylated Hydroxytoluene/Hydroxyanisole (BHT/BHA) – potential carcinogen and hormone disruptors
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Ceteareth Compounds – irritant, alters skin structure
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Coal Tar – carcinogen
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Cocamide/Lauramide DEA – potential carcinogen, highly irritating
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DMDM Hydantoin – formaldehyde releasing preservative
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Ethyl Acetate – highly flammable
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Ethylene Glycol – potential toxicant
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Formaldehyde – known carcinogen
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Hydroquinone – skin irritant, possible links to organic toxicity
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Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate – potential carcinogen and allergen
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Lead and Lead Compounds – toxicant, carcinogen
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Mineral Oil – Non bio-degradable, pore clogging ingredient
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Oxybenzone – developmental and reproductive toxicity
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P-Phenylenediamine (PPD) – potential irritant, may trigger asthma
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Parabens – potential carcinogen
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Pentasodium Pentetate – potential irritant
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Petroleum Distillates – clogs pores, non-biodegradable
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Petrolatum – can be contaminated during the refining process with probable carcinogens
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Phenyl T-Butylnitrone – synthetic antioxidant
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Phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid – synthetic UV filter
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Phenylisopropyl dimethicone – synthetic conditioning agent
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Polyaminopropyl biguanide – synthetic preservative, probable carcinogen
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Polybutene – possible irritant
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Polydecene – possible toxicant
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Polyethylene – possible irritant
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Polyethylene glycol - contains contaminates Ethylene Oxide & 1,4 Dioxane
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Pthalates – Irritant, probable endocrine disruptor
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Quaternium -15 – formaldehyde releasing preservative
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Sodium trideceth sulfate – Irritant, potentially contaminated with 1,4 Dioxane and Ethylene Oxide
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Sorbeth-30 tetraoleate – potentially contaminated with 1,4 Dioxane and Ethylene Oxide
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Stearamide MEA – potentially contaminated with Nitrosamines
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Steareth-2 – Irritant, potentially contaminated with 1,4 Dioxane and Ethylene Oxide
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Talc – carcinogen
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Toluene – carcinogen, contribute to reproductive toxicity, highly flammable
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Triclosan – potential irritant
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TEA-Carbomer – potentially contaminated with 1,4 Dioxane and Ethylene Oxide
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TEA-Lauryl sulfate – potentially contaminated with 1,4 Dioxane and Ethylene Oxide
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Tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine – potentially contaminated with 1,4 Dioxane and Ethylene Oxide
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Trideceth-12 – potentially contaminated with 1,4 Dioxane and Ethylene Oxide
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Tridecyl neopentanoate – potential allergen and irritant
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D4 (Cyclotetrasiloxane) and lower Molecular Weight Silicones – toxic to human reproductive system and accumulates in the environment