ABOUT
Enviroblog is a project of Environmental Working Group, covering public health, environmental policy, and better
consumer choices. (Meet our authors here.)
TIPS
Did we miss something? Email Amanda.
BLOGROLL
FEED
KEEP IN TOUCH
Sign up below for EWG's bimonthly email updates.
« Would you buy an asbestos study from this man? | Main | Clarification »
May 21, 2007
New and improved Skin Deep database
Three years ago, EWG launched a unique online consumer database called Skin Deep that assesses and compares the safety of personal care products. To this day, Skin Deep is the only online resource for those wishing to compare safety ratings for various personal care products.
EWG just launched a major expansion of Skin Deep to cover one-quarter of the products on the market – around 25,000 products altogether. The new Skin Deep site is a thorough upgrade to the database, both in the number of products assessed and the sophistication of EWG's safety reviews.
Under the current law, the government cannot mandate safety studies of cosmetics products or their ingredients, and only 13 percent of the thousands of ingredients in personal care products have been reviewed for safety by the cosmetic industry's own review panel. Safety decisions are made behind closed doors for virtually every product on the market.
To search new database click here