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jsrsol (a spammer )
Joined: 2009-07-14

Cocamide dea- a reson for skin cancer
Cocamide DEA is cocamide diethanolamine. It is used to thicken the shampoo, a body wash, or a facial cleanser and give it a nice goopy consistency.
It is made by reacting fatty acids in coconut oils with diethanolamine. It is a viscous liquid and is used as a foaming agent in bath products like shampoos and hand soaps, and in cosmetics as an emulsifying agent.
Product manufacturers believe that the thicker is the product, the more appealing it seems to the customers. Maybe they think the product is more “rich” or “nutritious” or “natural”. But there’s nothing natural about ?cocamide DEA.
DEA and its variants are suspected of increasing the risk of cancer. DEA can combine with amines present in cosmetic formulations to form nitrosamines (N-nitrosodiethanolamine), which are known to be highly carcinogenic.

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Reply Posted on: Tue, 14/07/2009

Gary38
Joined: 2009-04-10

Evidence?
Hi jsrsol,
I'm not the one who flagged your post, because I don't know what the basis is for your claim.
So, please help me and point to the evidence that shows this link. Ideally, I'd like to see the results of some evidence-based, statistically sound, peer-reviewed trials - i.e. not just anecdotes or suspicions.
But, If there is no evidence of the type that I'm after, then perhaps you would clarify by whom "DEA and its variants are suspected of increasing the risk of cancer"?
Many thanks
Gary