HAIR CARE PRODUCTS (NON-COLORING)

Though many chemicals in cosmetics present little or zero danger, several dozen are linked to severe health issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and various other ordinary goods. But, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Nature's Gate Pomegranate Sunflower Hair Defense Shampoo. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose very little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with serious health issues, including cancer.