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[Ovid]

Everything causes cancer.

 

[rpmurphy]

Wikipedia says it's just a possible allergen/irritant.

Kenshiro says he is already dead.

 

[mjc]

At this point I'm not surprised when someone says something causes cancer. Everything does by the sound of it.

And I use the Paul Mitchell Tea Tree shaping cream for my hair....shit.

 

[Trent Strong]

These chemicals only cause cancer when they give super massive doses of them to mice. People never use anything close to doses this big in their shampoos and soaps, and the tiny doses they do use are harmless. The overall cancer rate has been steady forever. The only product that has really increased cancer rates is cigarettes.

 

[CornBurrito]

https://www.google.com/search?q=head+and+shoulders+baldness&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari


2 of my cousins with perfect hair in their family genes lost all hair in front both were on head and shoulders

https://www.google.com/search?q=head+and+shoulders+baldness&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

See I'm not seeing any overly credible sources. And anecdotes aren't scientific data. There seem to be numerous users of H&S not going bald.

Also recessive traits could lead to them going bald.

 

[Cuyejo]

If you dig too much into it, everything causes cancer.

 

[Timedog]

LOL. I use Dr. Bronners for soap, and an olive oil shampoo and conditioner where I can actually tell what all the (few) (natural) ingredients are.

Weird how they work better than that bullshit with 40 artificial chemicals.

 

[Somnid]

My girlfriend got me on shampoo bars which are just simple soaps with some nice smelling things thrown in. Pretty much all commercial shampoos have unnecessary chemicals in it that maybe be bad for you and bad for hair, you just need something to break surface tension to remove excess oils. You then do a rinse of deluded vinegar which removes residue and helps to seal the hair follicle.

Ironically it's perhaps cheaper to go this way too as commercial shampoos and conditioners are expensive. Anyone interested we order from here: http://www.chagrinvalleysoapandsalve.com/

You could also not use shampoo but you'll probably wind up with greasy hair because of too much oil, certainly not a health problem but perhaps not the most presentable and your head may start smelling (just because you don't notice it...). The hardest core don't even get their head wet and try to use only their own scalp oils for moisture. So don't be afraid to ditch traditional shampoo, it's really just marketing.

 

[RyanardoDaVinci]

Everything causes cancer.

I'll be surprised if I go in for a complete check-up in the next year and I don't have some form of cancer.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Aussie Shampoo not on the list.

Phew.

 

[Sol..]

Sunflower & Coconut Detangling Conditioning Shampoo

Smart brother, am I gonna die?

 

[Dead Man]

And people thought I was crazy for getting my shampoo from the organic aisle.

Modified coconut oil. Probbaly still able to be listed as organic.

 

[brandonh83]

I used to use one of those Equate ones for dandruff but I think I only used like a few bottles of it over the course of a few years.

 

[SystemShock2]

Fuck, looks like it's time to stop eating my shampoo

 

[ucdawg12]

Go here for all product analysis you need:

http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

this site changed my whole patrick bateman morning routine. i couldn't believe how "red" everything i was using was. took a while but i finally found a bunch of harmless stuff to replace everything and they ended up being cheaper too

 

[Deleted member 80556]

I found one of my shampoos has cocamide MEA. That was close. Right?

Everything causes cancer.

Pretty much, it's just that the body is very resilient to mutagens, but it's gonna take its toll when one is about 65 years old.

 

[foxuzamaki]

wut

 

[Mr. Desu]

I'm safe from hair cancer... For now.

 

[Nokagi]

Great. Just one more thing to be paranoid about.

 

[Fergie]

Explains Joe Hart's recent performances.

 

[CrankyJay]

I didn't see St. Ives Energizing Citrus body wash on there.

 

[Slayer-33]

That only causes baldness

Would be highly known and avoided if that was accurate.

I'm sure it doesn't anymore than some other shampoo. If at all at that.

 

[PoweredBySoy]

And people thought I was crazy for getting my shampoo from the organic aisle.

Organics are on that list. Sorry, homie, you're probably already dead.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Explains Joe Hart's recent performances.

I laughed

 

[SneakyStephan]

Organic compounds can probably cause cancer.

As does reading some of the posts on gaming gaf.

everything causes cancer these days

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

I used one on that list... Time to go into the meth cooking business.

 

[Wads]

How about the list of ones with parabens, sulfates, fragrance, and all the other garbage these companies put in them?

On, that's right... It's almost all of them.

 

[CornBurrito]

LOL. I use Dr. Bronners for soap, and an olive oil shampoo and conditioner where I can actually tell what all the (few) (natural) ingredients are.

Weird how they work better than that bullshit with 40 artificial chemicals.

You seem awfully fond of the naturalistic fallacy these days.

How about the list of ones with parabens, sulfates, fragrance, and all the other garbage these companies put in them?

On, that's right... It's almost all of them.

oh no!!! scary names! sulfates!!!!!

 

[ipitydatfu]

ooops i cant read

 

[Dark Octave]

Soon also to be found in artificial meat.

Just sayin'.

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

Relieved Head & Shoulders isn't on the list

 

[CornBurrito]

Soon also to be found in artificial meat.

Just sayin'.

Artificial cloned meat can be more natural than non-artificial meat, since non-artificial meat is often given growth hormones, and is raised on a diet of GMO corn or other GMO feed. Cloned meat is just natural muscle tissue.

Glad to see you learned nothing from the cloned meat thread though.

 

[Mrs. Manky]

So the chemical is cocamide diethanolamine.

My hair care products say they contain cocomidopropyl betaine.

I wonder how related the two are.

Cocamide DEA, or cocamide diethanolamine, is a diethanolamide made by reacting the mixture of fatty acids from coconut oils with diethanolamine.

Cocamide MEA, or cocamide monoethanolamine, is a solid, off-white to tan compound, often sold in flaked form. The solid melts to yield a pale yellow viscous clear to amber liquid. It is a mixture of fatty acid amides which is produced from the fatty acids in coconut oil when reacted with ethanolamine.

Cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) is an organic compound derived from coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine.[1] It is a zwitterion, consisting of both a quaternary ammonium cation and a carboxylate. CAPB is available as viscous pale yellow solution that is used as a surfactant in personal care products. The name reflects that the major part of the molecule, the lauric acid group, is derived from coconut oil. Cocamidopropyl betaine to a significant degree has replaced cocamide DEA.

All three seem to be used as foaming agents.

 

[freenudemacusers]

It's not like hair cancer is a thing though

Plus you wash it out so no biggie.

 

[Dorimukyasuto]

So bar soap is safe, right? I always use bar soap. Oh and I use Head & Shoulders and my hair is thicker than a woolly mammoth.

 

[jett]

I've so had it with the cancer scaremongers. EVERYTHING seems to cause cancer.

 

[Persona7]

I have never even heard of 90 % of that list.

 

[Femmeworth]

I've so had it with the cancer scaremongers. EVERYTHING seems to cause cancer.

That's because "Possibly Harmful Chemical Found in 98 Shampoos and Soaps" doesn't make for a "good" headline.

 

[DBT85]

No Head & Shoulders? Colour me surprised.

What shade is that?

 

[Effnine]

I've so had it with the cancer scaremongers. EVERYTHING seems to cause cancer.

Maybe we should stop using this "EVERYTHING" that cause cancer. It's not like we HAVE to use these fuckin' chemicals in everything we use or are exposed to on a daily basis. How much of this kind of stuff is just attributed to pure greed on a corporate level?

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

"Maybe she's born with it (cancer), maybe its Maybelline"

 

[Kajigger]

Suave isn't on the list, but my shampoo seems to have it. It's spelled a bit differently though.

 

[CornBurrito]

Maybe we should stop using this "EVERYTHING" that cause cancer. It's not like we HAVE to use these fuckin' chemicals in everything we use or are exposed to on a daily basis. How much of this kind of stuff is just attributed to pure greed on a corporate level?

Except these chemicals aren't proven in the least to cause cancer.

 

[alejob]

Me and Troy Polamalu are safe. Phew!

 

[params7]

Aussie Shampoo not on the list.

Phew.

Aw yeah.

 

[Trent Strong]

Maybe we should stop using this "EVERYTHING" that cause cancer. It's not like we HAVE to use these fuckin' chemicals in everything we use or are exposed to on a daily basis. How much of this kind of stuff is just attributed to pure greed on a corporate level?

They don't cause cancer unless you use a ridiculously massive dose that no one will ever use. It's bs. Cells dividing causes cancer. Cancer has been around since the beginning of time.

 

[Squirrel Killer]

https://www.google.com/search?q=head+and+shoulders+baldness&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari


2 of my cousins with perfect hair in their family genes lost all hair in front both were on head and shoulders

https://www.google.com/search?q=head+and+shoulders+baldness&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

Ed Harper of NC asking "does using a dandruff shampoo (i.e. Head and Shoulders) every day contribute to baldness" does not a reputable citation make.

 

[Troubled Bat]

Yesss, i'm safe! My hair will continue to stay lucious.

 

[InsanerBrainer]

I always use Pert which cures cancer and baldness.

 

[xbhaskarx]

I'm safe... for now.