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Banned Ingredients

At The Detox Market, we believe that beauty should make you feel good without compromising your health. Thatā€™s why, in order to live on our shelves, a product must be made with integrity, deliver fantastic results, and be free from synthetic and potentially harmful ingredients. Consider this well-maintained index our promise that you can shop at The Detox Market with confidence. Use the guide below to explore what we keep out and why.

Carcinogen
Definition:

Any substance that has the potential to cause cancer in living tissues. Carcinogen exposure can occur from the inhalation, ingestion, or absorption of many different types of substances.

Reproductive Harm
Definition:

Interferes with the reproductive organs and alters sexual behavior, decreases fertility, menstrual changes, offsets puberty, increases risk of miscarriages, premature births and increases risk of reproductive cancers.

Neurotoxicity
Definition:

Exposure to neurotoxins that alters the normal activity of the nervous system causing damage to the brain and may disrupt and kill nerve

Environmental Harm
Definition:

Potential contamination of water and soil together with other micro pollutants that contribute ecosystem damage

Organ Toxicity/Irritation
Definition:

Occurs in major organs fed by the circulatory system (heart, kidneys, brain, eyes) which can sustain damage due to uncontrolled hypertension, hypotension, or hypovolemia.

DNA/Cell Damage
Definition:

Alteration in the chemical structure of our DNA. May be naturally repaired but will not result to 100% efficiency. Un-repaired DNA may damage and accumulate in non-replicating cells such as in the brain and muscles.

Allergen
Definition:

Causes hypersensitivity of the immune system.

Endocrine Disruption
Definition:

Chemicals that may interfere with the body's endocrine system and produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects.

Aluminum Chlorohydrate
Use
  • Blocks sweat ducts
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • Antiperspirant
BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole) and BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene)
Use
  • Preservative in both cosmetics and food
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • All types of hair products
  • All types of face products
  • All types of body products
  • All types of cosmetic products
Butoxyethanol
Use
  • Viscosity Control
  • Solvent
  • Fragrance additive
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • All types of hair products
  • All types of face products
  • All types of body products
  • All types of cosmetic products
Coal Tar
Use
  • Anti-dandruff
  • Colorant
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • Hair Products
  • Cosmetics
1,4-dioxane
Use
  • Contaminant (unmentioned in ingredients list)
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • Products that sud
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic (EDTA)
Use
  • Binding agent
  • Penetration enhancer
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • Moisturizers
  • Cleansers
  • Hair Color
  • Soap and Body Wash
  • Foundation
  • Eye Makeup
Ethanolamines
Use
  • Surfactant
  • pH Adjuster
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • Moisturizers
  • Cleansers
  • Hair Color
  • Soap and Body Wash
  • Foundation
  • Eye Makeup
Formaldehyde
Use
  • Preservative
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • Bath products like shampoo, body wash, cleansers
  • Nail Polish
  • Synthetic Eyelash Glues
Hydroquinone
Use
  • Bleaches the skin
  • Halts production of melanin pigments
  • Reduces hyperpigmentation
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • Skin whitening products (cleansers, moisturizers)
Mercury and mercury compounds
Use
  • Preservative
  • Anti-microbial agent
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • Eye makeup
Methyl cellosolve
Use
  • Fragrance
  • Solvents
  • Viscosity control
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • Anti aging skincare products
Methylisothiazolinone and Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Use
  • Preservatives
  • Fragrance enhancers
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • All types of hair products
  • All types of face products
  • All types of body products
  • All types of cosmetic products
Mineral Oil
Use
  • Moisturizer
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • All types of face products
  • All types of body products
  • All types of cosmetic products
Parabens
Use
  • Plasticizers
  • Solubilizer
  • Denaturant
Potential Health Concern
  • Possible contamination with 1,4 dioxane and ethylene oxide
Where you can find it
  • All types of hair products
  • All types of face products
  • All types of body products
  • All types of cosmetic products
Phenoxyethanol - formulations using >1%
Use
  • Preservative
  • Fragrance Ingredient
Potential Health Concern
  • Organ Toxicity
Where you can find it
  • All types of hair products
  • All types of face products
  • All types of body products
  • All types of cosmetic products
Phthalates
Use
  • Plasticizers
  • Solubilizer
  • Denaturant
Potential Health Concern
  • Possible contamination with 1,4 dioxane and ethylene oxide
Where you can find it
  • Synthetic fragrance, hairspray
Polyethylene glycol (PEG compounds)
Use
  • Thickeners
  • Solvents
  • Softeners
  • Moisture-carriers
  • Penetration Enhancers
Potential Health Concern
  • Possible contamination with 1,4 dioxane and ethylene oxide
Where you can find it
  • All types of hair products, moisturizers, foundation
Propanol
Use
  • pH Adjuster
  • Ingredient Stabilizer
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • All types of hair products
  • All types of face products
  • All types of body products
  • All types of cosmetic products
Resorcinol
Use
  • Colorant
  • Fragrance ingredient
  • Acne therapy
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • Hair care and styling products
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Use
  • Surfactant
  • Fragrance ingredient
  • Acne therapy
Potential Health Concern
  • Contamination with 1,40-dioxane
Where you can find it
  • Shampoo
  • Cleanser
  • Soap
  • Exfoliators
  • Body Wash
  • Bubble Bath
Non-Transparent Synthetic Fragrance
Use
  • Fragrance or Parfum
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • All types of hair products
  • All types of face products
  • All types of body products
  • All types of cosmetic products
Toluene
Use
  • Solvent
Potential Health Concern
Where you can find it
  • Hair Dye
  • Nail polish
Triclosan
Use
  • Antimicrobial agent (look for "Microban")
Potential Health Concern
  • EH
Where you can find it
  • Antibacterial hand and body soap/cleanser
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Antiperspirant