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Common shampoo ingredient linked with cancer
Common shampoo ingredient deemed dangerous (video)
http://blog.ecostore.co.nz/2013/09/26/common-shampoo-ingredient-deemed-dangerous-video/
Malcolm talks to TV3 Reporter Jane Luscombe about a commonly used chemical ingredient called cocamide DEA that is known to cause cancer in animals yet is still used in many everyday products including shampoo and bubble bath.
Our recommendation? Next time you’re in the shower have a look at the label of your hair and body products and make sure they’re free of this ingredient.
Melanie Rands - ecostore
Green, healthy living made easy.
Melanie Rands co-founded New Zealand company ecostore with her husband Malcolm Rands in 1993 from their home in a permaculture eco village in Northland. For 20 years ecostore has been creating plant and mineral based cleaning products, body and baby care products with no nasty chemicals, that are healthier and safer for you as well as the planet. Melanie shares her experience and interests in healthy living, reducing exposure to nasty chemicals and making a difference to the environment along with invited experts on the ecostore blog. When she is not writing, blogging or tweeting for ecostore Melanie writes poetry, plays in the garden and is learning how to stay upright on a stand up paddle board.
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