Eco Lab Eco Library
The Cocktail Theory
Individually, each chemical or product we use every day is harmless if in a minute quantity.
The big concern comes from the combined effect of chemicals as they accumulate in the body -
a cocktail of more that 100 000 man-made chemicals used in our food, clothing, personal and home care products.
Only a small number of these chemicals is adequately tested for chemicals!
- Alcohol Ethoxylates
- Alcohol Ethoxysulphates
- Alkali Silicates
- Alkyl Sulphate
- Amine Oxides
- Amylase/Lipase/Cellulase
- Boric Acid
- Citric Acids / Salts
- Cocamidopropyl betaine
- Diethylenglycol n-butylether
- Ester Quats
- Fatty Acid Salts
- Fluorescent Brightener FWA-1
- Fluorescent Brightener FWA-5
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Isoeugenol
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Linear Alkylbenzene Sulphonate
- Perboric acid, sodium salt, mono and tetrahydrate
- Phosphonates
- Polycarboxylate, homo- & copolymers
- Polycyclic Musk AHTN
- Polycyclic Musk HHCB
- Propylene Glycol n-butylether
- Protease
- Secondary Alkane Sulfonate (SAS)
- Sodium carbonate
- Sodium percarbonate
- Sodium Sulphate
- Sodium Tripolyphosphate (STPP)
- TAED
- Xylene / Cumene / Toluene Sulphonate
- Zeolite A
- Zeolite P and -X
The Toxic Consumer - published by Impact Publishing - is a fascinating, scary and sometimes funny book, that makes the intimidating issue of toxic chemicals accessible and easy to grasp.