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Herbal Essences (and its parent company [[Procter & Gamble]]) is subject to an anti-[[vivisection]] campaign by [[Uncaged Campaigns]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncaged.co.uk/news/2008/herbal.htm |title=Uncaged Campaigns: Herbal Essence|accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref> |
Herbal Essences (and its parent company [[Procter & Gamble]]) is subject to an anti-[[vivisection]] campaign by [[Uncaged Campaigns]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncaged.co.uk/news/2008/herbal.htm |title=Uncaged Campaigns: Herbal Essence|accessdate=2008-07-10}}</ref> |
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There are many claims that Herbal Essences test on animals but according to the FAQ section on the Herbal Essences website, it states that they do not.<ref>http://www.herbalessences.com/us/faq/default.jsp</ref> |
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On March 12, 2010 a press conference was held in Anaheim, CA where Procter & Gamble announced that they will reformulate their Herbal Essences brand. The reason they decided to reformulate the brand is to reduce the levels of I,4-dioxane. I,4-dioxane is defined as: |
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1,4-dioxane is generated as a byproduct of ethoxylation, a process used by some companies to provide mildness to harsh cleaning |
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ingredients, which requires use of the cancer-causing petrochemical ethylene oxide. 1,4-dioxane is considered a chemical “known to the |
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State of California to cause cancer” under Proposition 65, and is also suspected as a kidney toxicant, neurotoxicant and respi¬ratory |
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toxicant, among others, according to the California EPA. <ref>http://www.1-4dioxane.com./What_is_1_4-dioxane_.html</ref> |
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*{{cite journal |author=Daston GP |title=Developmental toxicity evaluation of butylparaben in Sprague-Dawley rats |journal=Birth Defects Res. B Dev. Reprod. Toxicol. |volume=71 |issue=4 |pages=296–302 |year=2004 |month=August |pmid=15334527 |doi=10.1002/bdrb.20016 }} |
*{{cite journal |author=Daston GP |title=Developmental toxicity evaluation of butylparaben in Sprague-Dawley rats |journal=Birth Defects Res. B Dev. Reprod. Toxicol. |volume=71 |issue=4 |pages=296–302 |year=2004 |month=August |pmid=15334527 |doi=10.1002/bdrb.20016 }} |
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* [http://www.hurtfulessences.org Uncaged Campaign] |
* [http://www.hurtfulessences.org Uncaged Campaign] |
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* [http://www.1-4dioxane.com./What_is_1_4-dioxane_.html] |
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* [http://www.herbalessences.com/us/faq/default.jsp] |
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* [http://www.pgbeautygroomingscience.com/] |
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Revision as of 20:43, 28 November 2010
Herbal Essences is a brand of shampoo, hair conditioner, and hair coloring by Clairol.
Herbal Essences (and its parent company Procter & Gamble) is subject to an anti-vivisection campaign by Uncaged Campaigns.[1] There are many claims that Herbal Essences test on animals but according to the FAQ section on the Herbal Essences website, it states that they do not.[2]
On March 12, 2010 a press conference was held in Anaheim, CA where Procter & Gamble announced that they will reformulate their Herbal Essences brand. The reason they decided to reformulate the brand is to reduce the levels of I,4-dioxane. I,4-dioxane is defined as:
1,4-dioxane is generated as a byproduct of ethoxylation, a process used by some companies to provide mildness to harsh cleaning
ingredients, which requires use of the cancer-causing petrochemical ethylene oxide. 1,4-dioxane is considered a chemical “known to the
State of California to cause cancer” under Proposition 65, and is also suspected as a kidney toxicant, neurotoxicant and respi¬ratory
toxicant, among others, according to the California EPA. [3]
References
External links
- Official website
- Daston GP (2004). "Developmental toxicity evaluation of butylparaben in Sprague-Dawley rats". Birth Defects Res. B Dev. Reprod. Toxicol. 71 (4): 296–302. doi:10.1002/bdrb.20016. PMID 15334527.
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