The Ingredient Nobody Adds
Some ingredients never appear on a label because they form inside the bottle.
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Nobody adds this to your products. It forms on its own. They can form when amines react with nitrites, often during storage. They're never listed. Watch for their sources, like DEA and TEA. That's one reason we keep our Body Bar simple: saponified plant oils and essential oils. Fewer ingredients, fewer questions.
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Nitrosamines: Contaminants That Form Inside Your Products
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Key points from the full guide
- Nitrosamines form when amine ingredients react with nitrosating agents such as nitrites, often during storage.
- NDELA, the most common nitrosamine found in cosmetics, is classified by IARC as possibly carcinogenic to humans.
- Because they are contaminants, nitrosamines never appear on an ingredient list, so you have to watch for their ingredients of origin.
- The EU sets strict rules for amine ingredients, and nitrosamine impurities have driven major drug recalls since 2018.
- Simple formulas without amines or nitrosating preservatives have little opportunity to form them.
Read the full guide: Nitrosamines: Contaminants That Form Inside Your Products