Safe Swap: Hair Shine Serum

When digging into a request about hair serum, I didn’t think I’d find such toxic offenders because serum is typically oil based which shouldn’t need a heavy preservative system.

I was so disappointed to find some real doozies…

✖️PropylPARABEN, methylPARABEN, ethylPARABEN, butylPARABEN – known endocrine disrupters with strong evidence linking to hormone related cancers
✖️DMDM Hydantoin & Cocamide MEA – formadeyhde releasing preservative + ethanolamine compound that can create nitrosamines linked to cancer
✖️Methylisothiazolinone – studies show that exposure to low levels of MI have damaging consequences to the nervous system. It was also named Allergen Of The Year by the American Contact Dermatitis Society in 2013.
✖️PEGs of all kinds – Ethoxylated compounds risking contamination of known cancer causing ingredient 1,4 Dioxane
✖️Undisclosed Fragrance – Hiding up to 3,164 undisclosed chemicals. Many known to be neurotoxic, immunotoxic, and allergens.
✖️Synthetic Dyes – Totally unnecessary risk of being exposed to coal tar/petroleum
✖️Propylene Glycol – linked to cancer, allergies, toxic to immune system, accumulates in the system, non-reproductive organ system toxin, is classified with “enhanced skin absorption” and irritates the skin, eye and lung.