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Recalled Shampoo and Conditioner

4 years ago

My PSA for today. Proctor &Gamble (Pantene, Aussie, Herbal Essence and others) has recalled many products due to the presence of Benzene, which is a cancer-causing ingredient. These are mostly dry shampoos and conditioners from what I skimmed in the article. The full list is found here.

I posted this over in another forum but can never get Houzz to bring up the KT to post over here.

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Toronto Veterinarian

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

No, I couldn't (and still can't) see it with my browser and/or system......I did think it odd that it wasn't there. I'll do a scan of my system in case there's something keeping hyperlinks from showing up.

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amylou321
4 years ago
Ugh. Everything from the food we eat, the vehicles we drive, our pet food and treats, baby gear and now hygiene products are getting recalled! Why is there such incompetence running amuck!?
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carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
4 years ago
I heard about that benzene issue the other day. They didn't get into a lot of specifics about which products, tho - thanks for this.
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bpath
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I didn't even know there IS such a thing as dry spray conditioner.
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OutsidePlaying
Original Author
4 years ago
Me either, bpath. I use a ’dry shampoo’ on occasion, but it’s non-aerosol, and is really more of a liquid spray, not that dry. I do have another aerosol sample but none of these.
Toronto Veterinarian
4 years ago
In case someone's looking for the source: "....a voluntary product recall to the consumer level of aerosol dry conditioner spray products and aerosol dry shampoo spray products from Pantene, Aussie, Herbal Essences, and Waterl<ss produced in the United States, in addition to previously discontinued aerosol dry shampoo products from Old Spice and Hair Food, due to the presence of benzene detected in some products." https://news.pg.com/news-releases/news-details/2021/PG-Issues-Voluntary-Recall-of-Aerosol-Dry-Conditioner-Spray-Products-and-Aerosol-Dry-Shampoo-Spray-Products/default.aspx
OutsidePlaying
Original Author
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Toronto Vet, could you not see the link posted above? It is essentially the same one from P&G, just scroll up.
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4 years ago
As long as it's not Pert I'm good. I keep my hair so short now that I only need about 1 TSP per shower.
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User
4 years ago
If your using products that contain perfume you would be wise to find out what is those perfumes, many contain endocrine disrupters (such as fatbreeze) and carcinogens (such as Coumarin, Isoeugenol, Estragole, Formaldehyde).
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