Toxin Alert: Are Your Baby's Bath Products Safe?

by Jacqueline Tourville
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Despite labels carrying such reassuring claims as "extra gentle" and "safe for Baby's delicate skin," dozens of top-selling children's bath care products contain trace amounts of the toxins 1,4-dioxane and formaldehyde, according to a buzzworthy report from a consumer watchdog group, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Far from safe and gentle, both substances are classified by the Environmental Protection Agency as "reasonably anticipated to cause cancer in humans."

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