BURT'S BEES SOAP BARK AND CHAMOMILE DEEP CLEANSING CREAMRESULTS
Overall Score = 2 (low hazard)
Ingredients in this product are linked to:
Cancer: YES
Developmental/reproductive toxicity: YES
Violations, restrictions & warnings: YES
Allergies/immunotoxicity: NO
Other concerns for ingredients used in this product:
Neurotoxicity, Endocrine disruption, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Multiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns
This manufacturer:
Signed Compact for Safe Cosmetics
Does not conduct animal testing
MY THOUGHTS
I always questioned the "natural" label on Burt's Bee's product because I new it didn't have the same meaning as "organic." I never washed my face with any cleansing product before this one, but I figured I would give it a try and that it would be safer than other "unnatural" products loaded with different chemicals. This cleansing product was rated as a low hazard, but it also contains carcinogens, developmental/reproductive toxins and other dangerous ingredients. I would like to look into using a more environmentally friendly product, or research weather or not my face actually needs to be cleansed with any type of product.
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5 comments:
Sad that something that is suppose to help clean our face, could result in cancer!
I agree with erika. Its sad that something that is suppose to be "natural" and good for you could harm you. I guess you never really know what your getting in a product, or at least its really hard to tell
I've always assumed Burt's Bees was an environmentally friendly company so I was quite surprised to read this and see that there are harmful chemicals in this product! I'm a huge fan of their lip balm - I wonder how harmful that is... I was happy to see that they have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, however, and that they don't conduct animal testing. A small consolation!
I really was surpised on how low your score was. What still makes me wonder is how it could get such a low score and still have ingredients that are linked to cancer? Is there anything that doesn't give you cancer?
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