What we know about DEHTP and other substitutes
Exposure to alternative plasticizers such as DEHTP is increasingly documented, but human health evidence remains limited and does not support treating every substitute as proven safer.

Ethique · Shampoo
Current best-in-class pickA fragrance-free solid shampoo with a disclosed formula and hundreds of strong customer reviews.
It is a practical fragrance-free hair-care choice from a maker that explicitly excludes phthalates across its range and publishes every ingredient.
Ethique explicitly says its formulas are phthalate-free, and the fragrance-free GENTLE product page publishes the complete ingredient list.
We found no public quantitative phthalate lab report for the finished bar, so this sits below independently verified picks.
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Why the category matters
Exposure to alternative plasticizers such as DEHTP is increasingly documented, but human health evidence remains limited and does not support treating every substitute as proven safer.
Food with minimal plastic contact reduced several urinary plastic-associated chemical markers within seven days.