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Are you aware of the dangers of using Johnson & Johnson products on your baby?

Tiffany • Sun, May 01 • 30, married to my best friend 8.22.15. Baby Camila V. Born 12.15.16 beautiful baby girl!

Why Is Johnson & Johnson Dragging Their Feet on Removal of Toxic Ingredients for U.S. Lots? If you buy special shampoo for your baby, the last thing you’d expect it to contain would be known or suspected carcinogens… But if you live in the U.S., this may in fact be the case. For the past two years, health and environmental groups have been urging Johnson & Johnson to remove two potentially cancer-causing chemicals from its baby shampoo. One of these ingredients is quaternium-15, which releases formaldehyde; a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant, and a known carcinogen (formaldehyde exposure has been associated with leukemia specifically). According to SafeCosmetics.org:

“The North American Contact Dermatitis Group considers quaternium-15 to be among the most clinically significant contact allergens in children.”The other, 1,4-dioxane, is a “likely carcinogen,” and is present in Johnson & Johnson’s as well as Aveeno & Burts bees.

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