It is perfectly legal to use ingredients linked to cancer, endocrine disruption, and reproductive
harm in personal care products, cosmetics, cleaning products and food packaging.
The test results showed that over 97 % of the children were exposed to phthalates widely used
in personal care products like perfume, lotions, and cosmetics; varnishes; and nutritional supplement or medication coatings.
You pick up the next bottle, see «parfum,» and wrinkle your nose because according to the Environmental Working group, fragrances often contain «chemicals associated with hormone disruption and allergic reactions, and many substances that have not been assessed for
safety in personal care products.»
The Green Moms asked questions about the safety of the tens of thousands of untested, unregulated chemicals used
in personal care products such as shampoos and household cleaners, and the presence of small amounts of probable carcinogens such as 1,4 dioxane and formaldehyde in products such as baby wash.
But the palm
oil in personal care products doesn't need to explicitly listed on labels — glycerin and stearic acid are sneaky names for it that often appear instead.
As I've explained before, I think the truth is somewhere in the middle with borax being generally safe to use in cleaning but
not in personal care products as much of the research on the actual dangers of borax is actually on boric acid (not the same thing chemically).
In addition to leading the way for other brands to begin removing toxins from their products, this shift could likely impact the global supply market in upcoming years, increasing the availability (and decreasing the cost) of higher quality plant - based ingredients or safer chemicals that could be used
in personal care products across markets.
Origins Organics has taken their natural premise one giant leap further changing the beauty landscape by providing consumers with a new
choice in personal care products through a collection of skin, body and hair care products certified to meet the USDA organic standards.
«I'm really honored to stand here today with Legislator Burke on this important issue, just as I was honored to stand with him a couple years ago when Erie County passed a law banning plastic
micro-beads in personal care products,» said Smith.
A study by University of Toledo researchers discovered that nano - titanium dioxide used
in personal care products reduced biological roles of bacteria after less than an hour of exposure.
Phthalates and
parabens in personal care products like lotions and shaving creams, and BPA in plastic bottles and on store receipts, are anti-androgens, meaning they disrupt the production and function of multiple hormones including testosterone.
According to the Environmental Working Group's website, which ranks ingredients
in personal care products from 1 - 10 (10 being most toxic), some of the most toxic ingredients in these bubble baths are:
It all started when Karen Behnke, a serial wellness entrepreneur, who built one of the first corporate wellness companies in the country, developed a keen
interest in personal care products upon becoming pregnant with her first child at the age of 40.
With the gorgeously green Colorado as her backdrop, AILLEA green beauty boutique founder Kathryn Murray Dickinson curates the
best in personal care products.
Senators Susan Collins and Dianne Feinstein have put forth The Personal Care Products Safety Act 2, which would establish a review process for ingredients used
in personal care products in the United States.
In processed foods and supplements, «maltodextrin» is a common culprit,
while in personal care products, «hydrolyzed wheat» and «vegetable protein» are the ingredients to avoid.
But the ingredient — a known carcinogen — is still commonly found
in personal care products made for adults such as hair straightening treatments, nail polish and eyelash glue.
The tiny plastic bits that serve as
exfoliants in personal care products are so small that they slip through municipal wastewater treatment, and end up in lakes, rivers and oceans.
When Emelyn Rodriguez started to do research as a result of her own sensitivities to chemical
additives in personal care products, she realized that others could greatly benefit from this research as well.