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My 2 cents:

1. This is one of those classic pseudoscientific articles that reads like a news article but no sources are cited and no author is given. And for those factoids that may be true, what makes anyone think that B&BW is any different from most other commercial brands? Also, no quantitative data are provided, and remember the mantra of toxicology is "the dose makes the poision."

2. Natural doesn't mean safe. Lavender in bath products has been implicated in causing early puberty as well as breast development in young boys, due to the estrogen-like compounds in it. There are hundreds of suspected or known carcinogens produced by plants and other organisms. Possibly the strongest carcinogens known are certain aflatoxins produced by fungi.

I'm not saying don't try to avoid bad stuff, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to shun "artificial chemicals" and embrace natural products without considering any other criteria.