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Is that hair product safe ?
  • JamesMartin
    Actually it' s hair wax sold in France, I 'm concerned by ingredients especially the propylene glycol and the coumarin ( toxin)
    What do you think about its composition ?

    Thanks

    Ingredients:

    parraffinum liquidum (mineral oil), cera microcristallina (microcrystalline wax), paraffin, cera alba (beeswax), cocos nucifera (coco extract), dimethicone,fragrance, titinium dioxide, tocopherol ; ascorbyl palmitatre ; citric acid ; glyceryl stearate ; propylene glycol, benzyl benzoate, coumarin
  • PurpleRulesPurpleRules
    Both products have been used in cosmetics for years. Coumarin is in many perfumes. Propylene glycol is a humectant that's gotten a bad rap lately; "OMG, this stuff is really antifreeze and you shouldn't put it on your face!" The fact is that it's only used in minute amounts in cosmetics and is perfectly safe.
  • Ally E.Ally E.
    just because the chemical is multifunctional doesn't mean you have to freak out about it. Vaseline is made from oil, so what?
  • Dreniva
    Do you know that propylene glycol is even food-grade!

    The wax is quite "concentrated" because it has no water so it might weight down your hair if you use to much. So a very small amount is needed to style a hair. And I think its quite greasy because instead of water it has high on mineral oil which is used as a carrier instead of water.

    Summary:
    parraffinum liquidum (mineral oil) - mineral oil
    cera microcristallina (microcrystalline wax) - a wax
    paraffin - a wax
    cera alba (beeswax) - a wax
    cocos nucifera (coco extract) - probably a coconut oil
    dimethicone - silicone (not much in a product)
    fragrance - the perfume in the product
    titanium dioxide - the white pigment
    tocopherol - vitamin E (does nothing to hair)
    ascorbyl palmitatre - vitamin C (does nothing to hair)
    citric acid - pH adjuster
    glyceryl stearate - emulsifier (wax-like)
    propylene glycol - solvent / humectant / carrier
    benzyl benzoate - perfume
    coumarin - perfume

    preservatives - it has NO PRESERVATIVES!
  • Left BrainLeft Brain
    The hair product doesn't contain any ingredients that you need to be afraid of.  It uses pretty standard cosmetic ingredients that have been tested and verified for safety.
    Note, it doesn't have a preservative but that's because it doesn't contain water.  For most problematic microbes, there needs to be water in the formula for them to grow.  No water = no preservative needed.
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