Safety Guide To Children's Personal Care Products
Parent's buying guide
Printable PDF guide
Brand buying guide
Ingredients to avoid

EWG Report
Summary
Exposures add up
Children are vulnerable
Why aren't all products safe?
Methodology
Survey results
References
News release

Products Targeted to Children Contain Hazardous Chemicals and Ingredients Not Found Safe for Kids

This new children's products safety guide helps parents navigate around bogus claims and find safer products with fewer ingredients linked to allergies, cancer, and other concerns for childrens.

Choose safer products.

Shampoo and Conditioner

Keeping hair clean and healthy should not expose kids to potentially harmful ingredients. When choosing hair care products for your family, avoid harmful preservatives, "fragrance," and petrochemicals possibly contaminated with cancer-causing impurities.

Avoid these ingredients:

• DMDM Hydantoin - Allergen and irritant that can form cancer-causing contaminants
• Fragrance - Allergens that may contain neurotoxic or hormone-disrupting chemicals
• Ceteareth and PEG compounds - Petrochemicals that may contain cancer-causing impurities

Best Shampoo and Conditioner Picks **

see product buying guide | brand buying guide | survey responses for shampoo | survey responses for conditioner

** "Best products" do not contain any of the ingredients of concern highlighted in this report. Nearly all personal care products contain untested ingredients that may still pose health risks. Some "natural" or botanical ingredients can trigger allergic reactions in sensitive individuals. Read the labels of products carefully, and compare them to what you see in our Skin Deep database. While we strive to keep our database current, cosmetics companies change their formulas frequently.