Give Your Kids Cancer with a Bath

"Some very common bath products for both adults and children have been found to contain a cancer causing chemical.

That's according to a Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report. We asked chemist Dr. Shelly Minteer exactly what this carcinogen is.

You won't find it on the ingredient label because it's a by product of another chemical that is listed.

The chemical listed is called sodium laureth sulfate. It's what causes your shampoo and bubble bath to foam, so it's in dozens of products.

The FDA reports that much of the carcinogen, called 1-4 dioxane, evaporates when it's used and doesn't pose a serious threat since the shampoos usually get washed off quickly. But the FDA sets no limits, so some products contain more of the chemical than others."

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