Type: Toxin
Name: Coal Tar, Name Brands: Denorex, Psoriasin, Benatar
RDA: 0
Importance- to Body:
Toxin: Respiratory, Skin, Treat Psoriasis on affected area, Eczema and Dandruff.
Distribution- in Body:
Skin, Respiratory System, Eyes
Excess Effects:
Skin Discoloration, Skin Irritation, Allergic Reactions, Sensitivity to Sun, Skin Cancer, Lung Cancer
Deficiency Effects:
None Listed
Food Sources:
Food Coloring
Environmental/Geographic Sources: Found in medicated (anti-dandruff) shampoo, Soaps, Ointments, Coal Tar is from the production of coke (mainly carbon) and coal gas.
Supplemental information:
Medicated, Anti-fungal, Anti-itch, Anti-inflammatory and Anti-parasitic. Considered acutely toxic when inhaled for long periods of time.
Works Cited:
“Coal Tar and Coal-Tar Pitch.” National Cancer Institute, www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/coal-tar
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. “Products – Hair Dyes.” U S Food and Drug Administration Home Page, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductsIngredients/Products/ucm143066.htm