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'''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">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=6caa01c2-3fb0-4431-a559-43aeece93860|title= |
'''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">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=6caa01c2-3fb0-4431-a559-43aeece93860|title=Grecian Formula in a grey zone after ban|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808083503/http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=6caa01c2-3fb0-4431-a559-43aeece93860 |archivedate=2007-08-08|authors=Page, Shelly and Allan, Susan|publisher=CanWest News Service|date=Nov 8, 2005}}</ref> Because lead acetate was 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 July 2018, ingredients of Grecian Formula are water, [[isopropyl alcohol]], [[triethanolamine]], [[bismuth citrate]], [[sodium thiosulfate]], fragrance, and [[panthenol]]. Lead acetate has been replaced by bismuth citrate as the progressive colorant. |
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Revision as of 22:45, 8 March 2019
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 was 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 July 2018, ingredients of Grecian Formula are water, isopropyl alcohol, triethanolamine, bismuth citrate, sodium thiosulfate, fragrance, and panthenol. Lead acetate has been replaced by bismuth citrate as the progressive colorant.
References
- ^ a b "Grecian Formula in a grey zone after ban". CanWest News Service. Nov 8, 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08.
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- ^ Consumer groups file petition to ban lead acetate in hair dyes CBS News April 3, 2017
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