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What is Quaternium-26?
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Mildred must know...so what is Quaternium-26? The Right Brain replies: Ah yes, The quaternium series. What a great example of the wacky world of chemical nomenclature. How chemicals are named As anyone who has taken a chemistry class knows, there are specific algorithms used to name chemical compounds. According to that system, known as IUPAC, [...] Read more: what-is-quaternium-26
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No, Quaternium-15 is a preservative.
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@rachelm - no, it is not completely accurate and it also gives meaningless data. Just listing something as a carcinogen really says nothing about risk because risk depends on the Amount of exposure in addition to the characteristics of the compound.Every chemical can be risky if you are exposed to the wrong dose. Pure water can be dangerous if you're exposed to too much (http://drbenkim.com/drink-too-much-water-dangerous.html) but the EWG would give water a rating of 0? Conversely, Formaldehyde can be dangerous if you are exposed to high levels. But your body naturally produces formaldehyde. In fact, everyone breathes out a tiny amount of formaldehyde in every breath. Would the EWG rate a baby's breath as carcinogenic since it does contain formaldehyde?Risk is more complicated than some simple number. It is the dose that makes something a poison. This is not reflected in the EWG database which is why I think it is misleading and pretty much worthless.Here are a few more reasons why the Skin Deep database is a dubious source of information.
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Thanks for the response LeftBrain. Yes that makes so much more sense to me now. I've had my suspicions about EWG listing so many commonly found chemicals as toxic and to be avoided. I mean... it just smacks of conspiracy theory, like the whole world's trying to poison us consumers, lol...
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