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'''Grecian Formula''' is a men's [[hair coloring]] product from [[Combe Incorporated]]. |
'''Grecian Formula''' is a men's [[hair coloring]] product from [[Combe Incorporated]]. Until recently, the formulation used in the United States contained [[lead(II) acetate]].<ref name="canada.com">[http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=6caa01c2-3fb0-4431-a559-43aeece93860 Can West News Service: Grecian Formula in a grey zone after ban] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808083503/http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=6caa01c2-3fb0-4431-a559-43aeece93860 |date=2007-08-08 }}</ref> Because lead acetate is banned in cosmetics in Canada and the European Union, the formulations sold there did not contain it.<ref name="canada.com" /><ref>http://www.cwhn.ca/en/node/39367</ref> In 2017 [[Environmental Defense Fund]] and other consumer groups filed a complaint with the [[Food and Drug Administration]] to force the removal of lead acetate from Grecian Formula and other hair dyes.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lead-acetate-hair-dye-mens-us-consumer-groups-file-petition-to-fda/ Consumer groups file petition to ban lead acetate in hair dyes] [[CBS News]] April 3, 2017</ref> As of April 2018, ingredients of Grecian Formula (including the U.S.) are Water, Isopropyl Alcohol, Triethanolamine, Bismuth Citrate, Sodium Thiosulfate, Fragrance, Panthenol. Lead Acetate has been replaced by Bismuth Citrate as a progressive colorant. |
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Revision as of 12:37, 20 July 2018
Grecian Formula is a men's hair coloring product from Combe Incorporated. Until recently, the formulation used in the United States contained lead(II) acetate.[1] Because lead acetate is banned in cosmetics in Canada and the European Union, the formulations sold there did not contain it.[1][2] In 2017 Environmental Defense Fund and other consumer groups filed a complaint with the Food and Drug Administration to force the removal of lead acetate from Grecian Formula and other hair dyes.[3] As of April 2018, ingredients of Grecian Formula (including the U.S.) are Water, Isopropyl Alcohol, Triethanolamine, Bismuth Citrate, Sodium Thiosulfate, Fragrance, Panthenol. Lead Acetate has been replaced by Bismuth Citrate as a progressive colorant.
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