What is '1,4-dioxane'?

What is '1,4-dioxane'?

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1,4-dioxane' is a contaminate in things--consumer products that foam. So for example, your average shaving cream, or shampoo, or bubble bath, will have '1,4-dioxane' as a contaminate. It's not put there intentionally, it won't be on the label, but nevertheless, anything that has foaming agents in it--ethoxylated surfactants, or a polyethylene glycol, potentially has '1,4-dioxane' in it.