Anyone ever use car wash soap as bubble bath?

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Nobody asked about cocamide monoethanolamine (MEA). It's derived from coconut oil, and was sold as a "natural ingredient". It also has a close cousin, cocamide diethanolamine (DEA) which is classified as a Group 2B carcinogen, and is one the list of known carcinogens in California Proposition 65. You may want to check for these in your car wash soap prior to bathing in it:


Sorry that I ruined the fun.
isn't everything a carcinogen according to Kalifornia?
 
isn't everything a carcinogen according to Kalifornia?
Everything? No.

Proposition 65 requires the state to maintain and update a list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity (birth defects, etc.)


The law is problematic for several reasons, including that there is no penalty for posting an unnecessary warning sign, and it allows individuals to sue for any exposure, and shifts the burden of scientific proof to the defendant(s).

The second has yielded a plethora of “straw-man” lawsuits filed by attorneys who appear to have built businesses entirely on filing Proposition 65 lawsuits.

The first has resulted in some unnecessary signage, as corporations attempt to insulste themselves from the potential litigation.

example

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Prop 65 was primarily written by former Environmental Defense Fund attorney, David Roe. It was presented to voters in 1986 as “The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986”. It passed, so it was signed by the governor. (Republican George Deukmejian, who had been the Attorney General of California 1979 to 1983, and yes, ... a lawyer), that is taken advantage of by lawyers in courts presided over by judges who are...
 

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