Posts Tagged ‘phthalates’
A Victory for Seekers of Natural Personal Care Products
Monday, August 27th, 2012Have you heard the news? Last week, on August 15th, 2012, corporate giant Johnson & Johnson—makers of products like Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, Aveeno, Neutrogena, ROC, and Clean & Clear—announced plans to remove several toxic chemicals from their products. Why this change of heart? You and me. Our voices, and our choices of where to spend [...]
Diabetes Risk Factors Include Obesity, Family History, and… Cosmetics?
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), if current trends continue, by 2050, one in three U.S. adults will have diabetes. Today, the disease is the leading cause of new cases of blindness, kidney failure, and limb amputations not related to accidents or injuries. In fact, a person with diabetes has a [...]
Ingredient Watch List: Synthetic Fragrance Exposes You to Hundreds of Chemicals
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012Yes, they make your products smell delightful, but if you could see how synthetic fragrances were made, you’d be less likely to be impressed. One fragrance in one personal care product—say, your bodywash—can consist of as many as 200 chemicals combined to come up with that particular scent. Problem is, there’s no way to know [...]
Ingredient Watch List: Phthalates, the Dangerous Hormone Disruptors
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012On March 27, 2012, Congress held the first hearing on cosmetics safety in more than 30 years. The hearing came about after a number of businesses and environmental groups urged the Energy and Commerce Committee to change regulations and phase out ingredients linked to hormone disruption and other health concerns—ingredients like phthalates. Known to disrupt [...]
