The reason coal tar doesn't cause cancer, despite being carcinogenic, is thought to be related to how it interacts with the skin. Coal tar should not be consumed, however, and it still poses a risk to people who work with it in industrial settings. Coal tar …

It's the strongest (3% coal tar) and the smell isn't as bad as T/Gel. If she goes to a dermatologist, they can also prescribe a scalp oil with a topical steroid. I had great luck with this. Coal tar shampoo really helped reduce the flakes and itching but I still had redness, a few weeks on the steroid oil and it was completely gone.

Last I checked walgreen's still has their brand coal tar shampoo. Not sure if Chicago has CVS or Walgreen's, but you could ship. Looks like there's still plenty of MG217-brand coal tar options on Amazon too. Edit: Neutrogena T/Gel has been discontinued, by the way. Apparently coal/coal tar has gotten hard to procure, so I would stock up now.

2023年1月20日 · Hopefully you are using a shampoo with about 2.5% coal tar extract, which has been shown to not increase risk of cancer. (I did a lot of research on this 20 years ago, when I looked into adding coal tar to regular shampoo - don't do this.) You should be rinsing it out thoroughly, like regular shampoo, this greatly reduces the odor.

The reason coal tar products disappear is usually because of supply issues. Less coal tar is being produced, and manufacturers often have trouble sourcing it. Neutrogena has discontinued T/Gel, presumably for this reason. Check out our wiki page on coal tar for a list of products.

Pine tar. Pine tar is similar to coal tar, but is not as effective. Brands include Grandpa's Pine Tar Shampoo. Pale sulfonated shale oil. Also called ictasol or sodium shale oil sulfonate. Shale oil is similar to coal tar, but is not as widely available. It has a milder scent than coal tar. Products include: Dermasence (shampoo, Europe only ...

2023年12月29日 · Coal tar is considered safe to use as a topical medication, and no increased incidence of cancer has been found. Here is a good paper about it. It's true that coal tar is a carcinogenic substance when ingested, and it's dangerous for the workers who work in processing plants (it's a byproduct of coal production, and coal just isn't that good ...

2021年11月17日 · I have always been interested in pine tar as an alternative to coal tar ever since I heard of it. Now that the is a coal tar shampoo shortage I'm even more interested in trying pine tar. Grandpa's pine tar shampoo is the same price on Amazon as tgel right now and I wanted to know if anyone else has tried this or had success with it?

2022年4月27日 · There is a coal tar shortage but more importantly, coal tar is suspected to be a carcinogen and has been banned for use in shampoo in multiple countries. My guess is the latter is the main reason. Neutrogena is owned by J&J who is currently paying out billions to those whose cancer has been linked to the talc in their baby powder products.

2020年6月1日 · Given talc had cancerous issues I suspect they don’t want to riak the same with coal tar. Unfortunately Walmart and other retailers stopped selling coal tar shampoo of their own brand which makes me think if they source from netrogena. I am trying my luck from Amazon using True+Real which I am only able to get through subscription