HAIR CARE PRODUCTS (NON-COLORING)

Though most chemicals in beauty products present little or zero risk, dozens are associated to severe health issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and several other everyday products. Still, no category of consumer products is subject to less government management than cosmetics, including Coal Tar Shampoo. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood present minimal risk, subjection to a few is linked to worrying health concerns, including cancer.