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Entries from Enviroblog tagged with 'safe cosmetics'
Annie Leonard does it again. This time she tells us about all those products in the cosmetics aisle that we use so many of every day (12 for women, 6 for men, on average). If you're familiar with her wildly...
3,163 ingredients hide behind the word "fragrance"
By Lisa Frack with Becky Sutton Enviroblog readers all know that "fragrance" is a term that the cosmetics, cleaning and candle industries use on ingredient lists that discloses only that there are unnamed chemicals in the product. Which is not...
Not in my cosmetics: The Series
By Leeann Brown with Travis Mitchell If you love EWG's Skin Deep database, then this series is for you. If you've never even heard of our Skin Deep database, this series is also for you. And for pretty much anyone...
A closer look at cosmetics safety
Last month, you saw the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics' first video about cosmetics safety, What's going on with toxic chemicals in cosmetics? This month, it delves a little deeper into the issue, taking a closer look at the lack of...
What's going on with toxic chemicals in cosmetics?
It's a question most people are surprised by, in a "Huh, that's something I need to think about?" way. Check out this new video from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a coalition of nonprofits, co-founded by EWG, that works to...
Women's health: An Enviroblog round-up
While it may be true that for each and every day, week and month on the American calendar there is something to celebrate or advocate, this week we're into it. Why? Because it's National Women's Health Week. It's also a...
EWG Shopper's Guide to Safe Cosmetics: It's Easy
If you're a regular Enviroblog reader, likely as not you've searched our Skin Deep database once or twice (or if you're like me, every time you head to the store). Maybe to find safer products for your baby, maybe to...
Toxic makeup all around the world
Breast cancer rates are rising all over the world, not just in the U.S. A recent World Health Organization report states that the disease has dramatically risen in the last 20 years, in some countries even doubling. The projection for...