HAIR CARE PRODUCTS (NON-COLORING)

Although most chemicals in cosmetic products pose hardly any or no threat, several dozen have been linked with considerable health conditions, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and lead to the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and many other common products. Yet, no classification of consumer products is subject to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including Nature's Gate Tea Tree Calming Shampoo. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics most likely pose very little risk, exposure to some is associated with serious health issues, including cancer.