Ingredients --

What's in the stuff we buy?

Letters to Manufacturers

• Why is there salt in my shampoo?
• Why is camphor in Clean&Clear?

Products

• Foods
  • Bread
  • Ice Cream
  • Beef Jerky
  • Sausages
  • Chips and dips
  • Soft drinks
  • Ready to eat cereals
• Hygiene
  • Soap
  • Shampoo
  • Antiperspirant
    • Aluminum Zirconium Trichlorohydrex Gly 16% Anhydrous
  • Toothpaste
  • Astringents
    • Salicylic acid
• Cleaning Products
  • Detergents
  • Bleach
    • Chlorine
    • Oxygen
  • Enzymes
• Medicines
  • Acne remedies
    • Benzoyl peroxide
    • Salicylic acid

Ingredients

• Active ingredients
  • Ultraviolet light absorbers / blockers
    • PABA
    • Cinnaminates
    • Zinc Oxide
• Dough conditioners and whipping agents
  • Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate
  • Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
  • Sodium Stearoyl Fumarate
  • Potassium bromate
• Preservatives
  • Ultraviolet light absorbers
    • Benzophenones
  • Color stabilizers
    • Sulfur dioxide
    • Sodium bisulfite
  • Anti-oxidants
    • Tocopherols (Vitamin E)
    • Ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate (Vitamin C)
    • Erythorbic acid (like vitamin C, but not a vitamin)
    • BHA (BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE)
    • BHT (BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE)
    • Sodium citrate
    • Lecithin
    • Propyl Gallate
  • Anti-microbials
    • Sodium benzoate (benzoic acid) note
    • Potassium sorbate (sorbic acid) note [CH3-CH=CH-CH=CH-COOH]
    • Vinegar (acetic acid)
    • Salt
    • Honey
    • Sugar
    • Calcium proprionate
    • Sodium proprionate
    • Heptyl paraben (heptyl ester of para-hydroxybenzoic acid) (used in beer)
    • Lactic acid (spanish olives)
    • Sodium nitrite
    • Sodium nitrate
• Buffers
  • Sodium citrate
  • Phosphoric acid
• Chelating agents
  • EDTA (ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid)
  • Phosphoric acid
• Scents
• Alcohols
  • Ethyl alcohol
    • SD alcohol
  • Stearyl alcohol
  • Cetyl alcohol
  • Glycerine (glycerol)
  • Menthol
• Flavors
  • Acids
    • Citric acid
    • Lactic acid
    • Phosphoric acid
    • Fumaric acid (dry foods)
  • Esthers
    • Ethyl Vanillin
  • Chocolate
  • MSG
  • Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (contains MSG) (soy protein broken down into its amino acids)
• Sweeteners
  • Sucrose
  • Invert Sugar
  • Fructose
  • High Fructose Corn Syrup (treated with enzymes to convert some of the dextrose to fructose)
  • Aspartame (Nutrasweet)
  • Sucralose (Splenda)
  • Sacharin (Sweet 'N Low)
  • Lactose
  • Poorly absorbed carbohydrates and sugar alcohols
    • Sorbitol
    • HSH (Hydrogenated Starch Hydrosylate)
    • Maltitol
    • Mannitol (the dust on chewing gum)
• Salt substitutes
  • Potassium chloride
• Fats
  • Saturated fats
    • Hydrogenated vegetable oil
    • Palm kernel oil
    • Coconut oil
  • Polyunsaturated fats
  • Monounsaturated fats
• Fat substitutes
  • Olestra
  • Salatrim
  • Guar bean gum
  • Locust bean gum
• Colors
  • Annato
  • Beta carotene
  • Carmine (cochineal beetle egg extract, carminic acid)
  • Turmeric (fluorescene)
  • Titanium dioxide
  • FD&C colors
  • Sodium caseinate
  • Calcium caseinate
  • Ferrous Gluconate (black, used in olives)
• Moisture controllers
  • Glycerine (glycerol)
  • Mannitol (the dust on chewing gum)
• Emulsifiers
  • Egg yolk
  • Lecithin
  • Phosphoric acid
  • Sorbitan monostearate
  • Polysorbate 60 (polyoxyethylene-(20)-sorbitan monostearate)
  • Polysorbate 65
  • Polysorbate 80
• Stabilizers and thickeners
  • Corn syrup (mostly dextrose)
  • Egg yolk
  • Sodium caseinate
  • Calcium caseinate
  • Lecithin
  • Hydroxymethyl cellulose
  • Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose
  • Agar
  • Gelatin
  • Alginate & proplylene glycol alginate
  • Starch
  • Modified Starch
  • Carageenan
  • Guar bean gum
  • Locust bean gum
  • Gum Acacia
  • Gum Arabic
  • Brominated vegetable oil
  • Xanthan Gum
  • Gum Tragacanth
  • Ghatti
  • Karaya
  • Furcelleran
  • Mono and Diglycerides
• Vitamins (when not used for nutritional value)
  • PABA
  • Ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate
  • Mixed tocopherols
• Minerals
• Other nutrients
• Stimulants
  • Caffeine (mildly addictive)
• Antibiotics
• Pain relievers
  • Potassium nitrate
  • Benzocaine
  • NSAIDS
    • Aspirin
    • Acetominophen
    • Ibuprofen
    • Naproxen Sodium
  • Menthol

Notes

• FDA Food Additive Database
• CSPI's Guide to Food Additives
• Interactions with drugs
  • Salicylates and Guaifenesin for Fibromyalgia See here and here
  • PABA and sulfa drugs
• Sensitivities
  • Phenylalanine and Phenylketonuria.
  • Gluten and Celiac disease