Did you know that some major bodycare manufacturers and retailers call their products "Natural" if they have something natural in them or in the building where they make them?  Not cool!  Because of this, people think they are using a 100% natural product when in fact they are not.  Below is a list of ingredients to look out for, even if they are called a "Safe Synthetic".  At Latherup Canada we wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole and we suggest you do the same.

Ingredients to look out for:

1. Petrochemicals:
Petroleum jelly, mineral oil, Cocomidopropyl Betaine* or Coco Betaine (derived from coconut oil, these are usually processed using petrochemicals), PVP/VA Copolymer, and Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), Sodium Laureth Sulphate.
2. Polyethylene Glycol (PEG/ PPG)
Common forms are PEG-8, PEG-80, Cocoate, Peroleate and PEG 15 Soyamide/IPDI Copolymer. The most troubling aspect of PEG is that the compounds often contain Ethylene Oxide, and 1,4-Dioxane
3. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)
Common forms of PAHs are Benzene, Benz-(a)-Pyrene, DMBA, and 1-Nitropyrene. They are also found in PEG compounds.
4. Methylisothiazolinone and Methylchloroisothiazoline
5. Diethanolamine (DEA) and Triethanolamine (TEA)
Other forms of DEA and TEA are Lauramide DEA, Cocamide DEA, Cocamide MEA, DEA- Cetyl Phosphate, DEA Oleth-3 Phosphate, Linoleamide MEA, Myristamide DEA, Stearamide MEA, and TEA-Lauryl Sulfate.
6. Phthalates (DBP, DMP, DEP)
Found in perfumes or synthetic fragrance blend, and used as plasticizers and fixatives, most common forms of Phthalates are Dimethylphthalate, Diethylphthalate, and Dibutylphthalate, and are often times undisclosed on mainstream product labels.
7. Parabens:
Methylparaben, Ethylparaben Propylparaben and Butylparaben.
8. Formaldehyde donors:
Diazolidinyl Urea, DMDM Hydantoin, Imidazolidinyl Urea, and Quaternium 15
9. Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA)
10. Artificial Colors and Fragrances
11. Silicones
Dimethicones, Dimethicone Copolyol, Cyclomethicone