The United Nations Environment Programme» has developed a useful database called the «Inventory of Trade Names
of Chemical Products Containing Ozone Depleting Substances and their Alternatives».
Not exact matches
By the way could the «BrainWashing» be from the uses
of those Funny Shampoos and
Products which are said to
contain so many bad
chemicals that could lead to cancers??! Any way I thought brainwashed one's are less human affectionate, rather acting as Robots in many ways so better check who does appear like that...!
Also, I really want to start using cleaner
products that don't
contain a lot
of chemicals, but wholesome plant based ingredients.
Warning: This
product contains a
chemical known to the State
of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm
-LSB-...] 6) Avoid toxic skin care
products that
contain a bunch
of chemicals.
They are pretty inexpensive and another plus: they're free
of the potentially toxic
chemicals that similar store - bought
products may
contain.
The reports come just a month after FDA findings suggested the risk assessor was unable to set a safe level
of melamine contamination in infant formulas after issuing a wider ruling on the
chemical's presence in food
products containing milk.
Natural: This means a
product may
contain natural ingredients, but this could be one ingredient among hundreds, or even thousands,
of chemicals and the natural ingredients may not be certified organic.
Currently in Australia, cosmetics (broadly defined as skin, hair, beauty, personal, baby, men's, candles — basically any
product that you find on the cosmetics floor
of a department store)
contain chemicals that have mostly never been tested for safety and that are used in cosmetics on the basis they are safe until proven otherwise.
This research has sparked a global movement away from
products containing BPA, as governments across the globe have banned or restricted the use
of the
chemical.
California's Proposition 65 requires the annual publication
of a list
of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity, and information must be made available to consumers about
products that may
contain listed substances.
The result: the more
products that parents used on their babies, the higher the concentrations
of phthalates found in their urine, leading to the hypothesis that phthalates enter children's bodies not only when substances
containing this
chemical enter through their mouths but also through their skin.
BPA - free
products don't
contain BPA, but they still
contain chemicals, asserts Dr. Bittner, who is also founder
of the testing company CertiChem.
Some
of the strongest household cleaning
products contain chemicals that can harm the environment and cause allergic reactions.
However, most
of these
products contain toxic
chemicals that are not at all safe to ingest or get in the eyes.
Some ingredients from just one
of the manufacturers we carry: — Recycled Rubber wood (clean, natural rubber wood recycled from rubber trees no longer able to produce latex); — Non-
Chemical Preservative Wood (stabilized using a
chemical - free kiln - drying process); — Non-Formaldehyde Glue (toys assembled using a non-formaldehyde glue in place
of the traditional toxic wood glue); — Water Based Dye (non-toxic, water based dyes to add accent colors to
products,
containing no heavy metal elements such as lead, mercury, etc..)
When shopping for a self - tanning
product, opt for a natural tanner that does not
contain a slew
of chemicals.
This manufacturer is fully confident in the safety
of its
products and even when the BPA scandal first hit the headlines, Advent did not have to recall any
of its baby bottles because they did not
contain the
chemical.
Products containing chemicals with false promises to slow down the signs
of aging may actually increase them due to the toxic nature
of the ingredients.
Many children's bath
products contain chemicals that may harm the babies and that is why when you are out there shopping for a baby wash, it is important that you get one
of the best all na... [Read more...] about Top 15 Best Natural Baby Washes
We all want the best for our babies, and when it comes to selecting gears and
products such as bibs for children, there are plenty
of factors to consider, such as whether the
product contains any harmful
chemicals or whether the child is allergic to any
of the components.
The other components
of the
chemical can be added piece by piece to any food, and the manufacturer legally doesn't have to state that the
product contains MSG - even if the components are all there.
BPA - free isn't all -
chemical - free, and even
products we would assume are safe
contain high levels
of estrogen exuding junk.
Some plastic
products may have labels saying they are free of bisphenol A. Products that do contain BPA are not required to list the chemical on th
products may have labels saying they are free
of bisphenol A.
Products that do contain BPA are not required to list the chemical on th
Products that do
contain BPA are not required to list the
chemical on the label.
The American
Chemical Society released the results
of a study on plastic baby teething
products that showed all
of them
contained endocrine - disrupting
chemicals that could affect child development.
The U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission has issued a final rule prohibiting children's toys and child care articles
containing more than 0.1 %
of certain phthalate
chemicals.
It is common to store a number
of potentially dangerous
chemicals under the kitchen & bathroom sinks or in the laundry room, such as drain cleaners, ammonia, and
products containing chlorine and various
chemical polishes, which are one
of the most common causes
of accidental child poisoning.
That said, it's very safe compared to
products that
contain loads
of chemicals.
A Confidence Rating
of «low» means that we do not have much faith that we have the whole story — a
product might not
contain the
Chemical of Concern it has been flagged with, or might
contain others; a Confidence Rating
of «high» means that we are highly confident we know the whole story, and would be quite surprised to learn otherwise.
These days you can choose from a wide range
of organic
products for babies and new moms, knowing they will not
contain harmful
chemicals.
Regular cleaning
products can
contain a lot
of chemicals and can be dangerous for your child as well as for the environment.
As
of January 2013, Britax required all
of its suppliers to eliminate certain
chemical flame retardants
containing bromine, chlorine or other halogens, from all components used in its car seats and all other
products — while still ensuring their ability to pass federal government standards for flammability.
The
chemical industry, which believes that the safety
of BPA is well documented by scientific research, focused on the fact that Canada isn't banning all
products containing BPA.
In their opinion, other common
products may
contain noxious
chemicals damaging their children's health, so natural mattress is still their choice regardless
of its high cost.
The end
product oftentimes
contains traces
of these
chemicals.
While the authors
of the new assessment agreed that people break down some
of the bisphenol A they absorb, they said since so many plastics and other
products containing it are in use that «virtually everybody» in developed countries has chronic, low - level exposure to the
chemical and measurable amounts
of its biologically active version.
The quality
of the mattress is exceptional and I feel certain that my baby is getting enough support, as well as comfort, each time she sleeps on it» — iParenting Award Reviewer «With so many baby
products containing toxic
chemicals these days, it's nice to have companies like Naturepedic that give us better choices.»
The Vermont Senate has voted to override Republican Governor Phil Scott's veto
of a bill that would give Vermont more power to regulate children's
products containing unsafe
chemicals.
Mahdi Abu - Omar, Purdue's R.B. Wetherill Professor
of Chemistry, holds a small vial
containing results
of a new catalytic process that can convert the lignin in wood into high - value
chemical products for use in fragrances and flavoring.
These — and thousands
of other
products we use every day —
contain chemicals made from petroleum.
Other research indicates it can be dangerous at the levels found in cosmetics, and nearly one fifth
of cosmetic
products contained the
chemical.
More than one - third
of the tested
products contained the same carcinogenic
chemical that was removed from children's pajamas in the late 1970s.
One item
contained three different flame retardants, and some
products had levels
of the
chemicals that made up as much as 12.5 percent
of the foam's weight, according to the study.
Sixty
of the 101 car seats, changing pads and other
products contain chlorinated Tris, the most common
chemical found.
Chemicals in toys: An Environmental Health News analysis of thousands of reports from America's largest companies shows that toys and other children's products contain low levels of dozens of industrial chemicals, including some unexpected ing
Chemicals in toys: An Environmental Health News analysis
of thousands
of reports from America's largest companies shows that toys and other children's
products contain low levels
of dozens
of industrial
chemicals, including some unexpected ing
chemicals, including some unexpected ingredients.
According to Bonn - Miller, a number
of products also
contained a significant amount
of THC — the
chemical compound in cannabis responsible for making a person feel «high» — which has been shown cause cognitive impairment and other adverse health effects.
They found 30 percent
of the
products in their database
contained at least one
of the 55 target
chemicals, and 13 percent
contained more than one.
Plastic also
contains additives,
chemicals added to improve the desirable properties
of the plastic
product.
One
of the biggest downsides to helpful industrial
products like, say, plastic, or female contraceptives, is that they
contain bad
chemicals called endocrine disrupters.
The EWGs teenage survey participants used an average
of 17 personal care
products every day,
containing an estimated 174 different ingredients, compared to the roughly 12
products and 168 different
chemicals they previously found that adult women each used daily.