Episode 8 — Dirty Thirty Chemicals: The Shampoo Ingredient From a Tar Pit

Episode 8 — Dirty Thirty Chemicals: The Shampoo Ingredient From a Tar Pit

Welcome back to the Dirty Thirty at KeysPure.com. I'm Bob Root. Episode Eight is about Coal Tar — and yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. Tar. From coal. In your shampoo.

Coal tar is used to control itching, eczema, and scalp conditions. It also softens hard, scaly skin and is used in some hair dyes. It's been around for over a century in dermatology, which in hindsight is less of an endorsement and more of a museum exhibit.

The big one here: Coal Tar is a known human carcinogen. Not "probable," not "possible" — known. It's also a skin and respiratory toxicant. Canada and the European Union have both banned it. Yet in the United States, you can still find it in medicated shampoos on pharmacy shelves, sometimes even recommended for sensitive scalp conditions.

There is a painful irony in treating a skin condition with a carcinogen. At Keys, our approach is to address the root cause of scalp and skin issues with clean, effective botanicals — not century-old industrial byproducts. Visit KeysPure.com to see what we mean.

Dirty Thirty Episode Eight. Coal Tar — a relic that should stay in the past.

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Episode 8. Dirty 30 Chemicals The Shampoo Ingredient from a Tar Pit. Welcome back to the Dirty30 at Keyspure.com. I'm Bob Root. Episode 8 is about coal tar, and yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. Tar. From coal. In your shampoo. Coal tar is used to control itching, eczema, and scalp conditions. It also softens hard scaly skin and is used in some hair dyes. It's been around for over a century in dermatology, which in hindsight is less of an endorsement and more of a museum exhibit. The big one here? Coal tar is a known human carcinogen. Not probable, not possible, known. It's also a skin and respiratory toxicant. Canada and the European Union have both banned it. Yet in the United States, you can still find it in medicated shampoos on pharmacy shelves, sometimes even recommended for sensitive scalp conditions. There is a painful irony in treating a skin condition with a carcinogen. At Keys, our approach is to address the root cause of scalp and skin issues with clean, effective botanicals, not century old industrial byproducts. Visit Keyspure.com to see what we mean. Coal tar a relic that should stay in the past.