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OMG! Stinks! Causes Cancer! No. Note to 'Karens': Chill out.
Yes, it stinks. Like crazy. It's got coal tar in it, what did you expect? It's a medication, not a spa day! I use it, leave it on a while, then rinse and do a light shampoo with a regular, nicely scented product. removes the stink from hair. Karen, chill out!
OMG causes cancer!! Well, OMG, not really. Yeah, coal tar is kind of a nasty thing, but there's a reason it's used for assorted odd maladies - it works. Nobody knows why. And frankly, it's hard to find any product that doesn't "cause cancer" if you soak in it 24 hours a day, make cocktails out of it, breath in the smell like sniffing roses all day, and in general just freak out about assorted lab animal tests that have no bearing on humans. Karen, chill out!
I live in California - practically everything is labeled as 'may cause cancer'. Brocolli contains known cancer-causing chemicals. And I'll continue to eat it and other cruciferous vegetables as long as I live, as the actual stuff - Brocolli, not some distilled, high concentration single chemical found in it - is GOOD for you, and has ANTI cancer characteristics, and in general is just a most excellent thing to consume. Don't confuse concentrated lab application on rats with reality. Karen, chill out!
So, yeah. Don't buy the bottle, take a few swigs from it and pour it all over your body and leave it there for days, declare that it tastes and smells bad and now you have cancer. Use it sparingly, put it on your scalp for a few minutes once or twice a week, and see the issues you had slowly go away.
Sheesh. Nobody is willing to educate themselves before screaming CAUSES CANCER without doing thirty seconds of actual research. Visit google. search on 'cancer caused by coal tar'. Read articles from reliable sources, not advocacy groups (like the hysterical 'Science in the Public Interest' nutjobs). High, constant exposure to coal tar - occupationally - MAY increase the RISK of some cancers. There's no reliable evidence that it actually DOES cause cancer in humans, not in minimal exposure from something like T/Gel.
Chill. The Freak. Out. (and learn!)
November 2021 · Beauty and Personal Care · verified purchase