Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
chlorinated aromatic derivative ofurea , 3-(4-chlorophenyl)- 1-(3,4-dichlorphenyl)urea, that is added tosoap etc as afungicide andbactericide
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word triclocarban.
Examples
-
The FDA first proposed a rule that would have removed triclosan and triclocarban from soaps in 1978.
Sarah Janssen: NRDC Sues FDA for 30 Year Delay in Regulating Antimicrobials 2010
-
The FDA first proposed a rule that would have removed triclosan and triclocarban from soaps in 1978.
Sarah Janssen: NRDC Sues FDA for 30 Year Delay in Regulating Antimicrobials 2010
-
Avoid buying products that contain triclosan and its chemical cousin, triclocarban.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Therese Borchard 2011
-
Triclosan and triclocarban are widely used in antibacterial soaps, body washes, deodorants, lip glosses, dog shampoos, shave gels and even toothpastes.
-
Research published in 2007 also showed that triclocarban appears more frequently and in higher concentrations downstream of wastewater treatment plants, compared to upstream.
-
Numerous chemicals that are legally used in personal care products are untested, inadequately tested, or even proven harmful, but few are as widely used and as unnecessary as the endocrine disrupting chemicals triclocarban (most commonly found in deodorant bar soaps).
-
In 2009, the EPA tested 84 sewage sludge samples from around the U.S. and found triclocarban in every sample and triclosan in 79 samples.
-
Drug Administration (FDA), calling on the FDA to ban triclosan and triclocarban from soaps and body washes.
-
Together, triclosan and triclocarban are widely used in antibacterial soaps, body washes, deodorants, lip glosses, dog shampoos, shave gels, and even toothpastes.
-
Administration (FDA), calling on the FDA to ban triclosan and triclocarban from soaps and body washes.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.