Illegal Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found in Nearly 100 Well-Known Shampoo Brands

<em><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-106626536/stock-photo-woman-washing-her-hair.html?src=BSEvGTqKsh-D6G2qYopw9Q-1-36">Shampoo</a> photo from <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/">Shutterstock</a></em> You may have thought that the worst thing your shampoo could do to you is to sting your eyes, but it turns out that your shampoo could be deadly. <a href="http://www.ceh.org">The Center for Environmental Health</a> based in Oakland, California, performed a study on <a href="http://inhabitat.com/johnson-and-johnson-to-remove-all-harsh-chemicals-from-its-products-by-2015/">shampoos</a> and soaps and found that <a href="http://inhabitat.com/illegal-cancer-causing-chemicals-found-in-nearly-100-well-known-shampoo-brands/cancer-causing-shampoos/">98 included a possible carcinogen</a> known as cocamide diethanolamine (cocamide DEA). Cocamide DEA is a chemically modified form of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/diy-make-your-own-all-natural-moisturizing-face-cream/">coconut oil</a> that is used as a thickener or foaming agent in shampoo....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/illegal-cancer-causing-chemicals-found-in-nearly-100-well-known-shampoo-brands/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

<em><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-106626536/stock-photo-woman-washing-her-hair.html?src=BSEvGTqKsh-D6G2qYopw9Q-1-36">Shampoo</a> photo from <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/">Shutterstock</a></em> You may have thought that the worst thing your shampoo could do to you is to sting your eyes, but it turns out that your shampoo could be deadly. <a href="http://www.ceh.org">The Center for Environmental Health</a> based in Oakland, California, performed a study on <a href="http://inhabitat.com/johnson-and-johnson-to-remove-all-harsh-chemicals-from-its-products-by-2015/">shampoos</a> and soaps and found that <a href="http://inhabitat.com/illegal-cancer-causing-chemicals-found-in-nearly-100-well-known-shampoo-brands/cancer-causing-shampoos/">98 included a possible carcinogen</a> known as cocamide diethanolamine (cocamide DEA). Cocamide DEA is a chemically modified form of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/diy-make-your-own-all-natural-moisturizing-face-cream/">coconut oil</a> that is used as a thickener or foaming agent in shampoo....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/illegal-cancer-causing-chemicals-found-in-nearly-100-well-known-shampoo-brands/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

<em><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-106626536/stock-photo-woman-washing-her-hair.html?src=BSEvGTqKsh-D6G2qYopw9Q-1-36">Shampoo</a> photo from <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/">Shutterstock</a></em> You may have thought that the worst thing your shampoo could do to you is to sting your eyes, but it turns out that your shampoo could be deadly. <a href="http://www.ceh.org">The Center for Environmental Health</a> based in Oakland, California, performed a study on <a href="http://inhabitat.com/johnson-and-johnson-to-remove-all-harsh-chemicals-from-its-products-by-2015/">shampoos</a> and soaps and found that <a href="http://inhabitat.com/illegal-cancer-causing-chemicals-found-in-nearly-100-well-known-shampoo-brands/cancer-causing-shampoos/">98 included a possible carcinogen</a> known as cocamide diethanolamine (cocamide DEA). Cocamide DEA is a chemically modified form of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/diy-make-your-own-all-natural-moisturizing-face-cream/">coconut oil</a> that is used as a thickener or foaming agent in shampoo....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/illegal-cancer-causing-chemicals-found-in-nearly-100-well-known-shampoo-brands/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

<em><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-106626536/stock-photo-woman-washing-her-hair.html?src=BSEvGTqKsh-D6G2qYopw9Q-1-36">Shampoo</a> photo from <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/">Shutterstock</a></em> You may have thought that the worst thing your shampoo could do to you is to sting your eyes, but it turns out that your shampoo could be deadly. <a href="http://www.ceh.org">The Center for Environmental Health</a> based in Oakland, California, performed a study on <a href="http://inhabitat.com/johnson-and-johnson-to-remove-all-harsh-chemicals-from-its-products-by-2015/">shampoos</a> and soaps and found that <a href="http://inhabitat.com/illegal-cancer-causing-chemicals-found-in-nearly-100-well-known-shampoo-brands/cancer-causing-shampoos/">98 included a possible carcinogen</a> known as cocamide diethanolamine (cocamide DEA). Cocamide DEA is a chemically modified form of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/diy-make-your-own-all-natural-moisturizing-face-cream/">coconut oil</a> that is used as a thickener or foaming agent in shampoo....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/illegal-cancer-causing-chemicals-found-in-nearly-100-well-known-shampoo-brands/'>READ ARTICLE</a>