Toxic chemicals in children's bath products?

Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 02:21 in Health & Medicine

Campaign for Safe Cosmetics reports finding traces of 1,4-dioxane and formaldehyde in shampoos, bath gels and wipes. But federal experts say any health hazard is vanishingly small. Extensive studies of two toxic chemicals found in children's bath and personal care products suggest that if they pose a health hazard, it is likely to be extremely small and probably incalculable, a review of scientific research shows.

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