<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/e246d949-e551-490e-8740-ab833504882f/CFB70257-80FE-40A6-BFE0-4647A08A1069/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://safecosmetics.org//article.php?id=414" href="http://safecosmetics.org//article.php?id=414" style="font-size: 11px;">safecosmetics.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://safecosmetics.org//article.php?id=414"><SPAN class="subtitle">Getting Contaminants Out of Children's Bath & Personal Care Products</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://safecosmetics.org//article.php?id=414">Despite marketing claims like “gentle” and “pure,” dozens of top-selling children’s bath products are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemicals</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://safecosmetics.org//article.php?id=414"><DIV><IMG align="right" src="http://safecosmetics.org/img/pic/WhatsGoingOn_cropped.jpg" />While a single product might not be cause for concern, the reality is that babies may be exposed to several products at bath time, several times a week, in addition to other chemical exposures in the home and environment. Those <A href="http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=295" >small exposures add up</A> and may contribute to later-life disease.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://safecosmetics.org//article.php?id=414"><DIV>The chemicals were not disclosed on product labels because they're contaminants, not ingredients, and therefore are exempt from labeling laws.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://safecosmetics.org//article.php?id=414"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Simplify: Select products with fewer ingredients and no synthetic fragrance or dyes, and use fewer products overall.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://safecosmetics.org//article.php?id=414"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Choose safety: Search EWG's cosmetic safety database, <A href="http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com" target="_blank">Skin Deep</A>, to learn more about the products you use and find safer alternatives. Also check out EWG's <A href="http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/special/parentsguide/summary.php" target="_blank">Safety Guide to Children’s Personal Care Products</A>.</LI></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/CFB70257-80FE-40A6-BFE0-4647A08A1069/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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